Minutes of Meeting of the Washington Special Actions Group
NSC / WSAG FRUS wsag_minutes Top Secret
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To partition or divide the island.
William Colby (DCI) — FRUS 1969-76 v30 D91, NSC / WSAG, 1974-07-17 · Answering what the Turks would want
Oh, I think they'll try to avoid having to move. I didn't mean to say that we think they'll move. I think they'll try the diplomatic route first, but may feel in the end that they have to move in.
William Colby (DCI) — FRUS 1969-76 v30 D91, NSC / WSAG, 1974-07-17 · The DCI declines to predict the intervention while conceding it may come
Well, Henry, I agree with Bill's assessment. But I don't really know why. I don't think the Turks will move in (on Cyprus). They may make some noise, but I don't think they'll move.
William Clements (Deputy Secretary of Defense) — FRUS 1969-76 v30 D91, NSC / WSAG, 1974-07-17 · Three days before the landing
Document metadata
| Reference | FRUS 1969-76 v30 D91 |
|---|---|
| Originating body | NSC / WSAG — Kissinger, Colby, Clements |
| Date | 1974-07-17 10:10-10:48 |
| Document type | wsag_minutes |
| Classification | Top Secret |
| Archive | Foreign Relations of the United States — Office of the Historian (US) |
| Provenance | Three days before the landing |
Claims this document bears on
Turkey was increasingly likely to intervene militarily in Cyprus.
The DCI concedes the possibility while declining to predict it — a hedge, not a warning.
Turkey was increasingly likely to intervene militarily in Cyprus.
Deputy Secretary of Defense, three days before the landing.
The DCI names the objective on 17 July.
Assessments recorded from this document
- CIA — moderate (1974-07-17) · "To partition or divide the island"
- Department of Defense — unlikely (1974-07-17) · "I don't think the Turks will move in"
- CIA — moderate (1974-07-17) · "may feel in the end that they have to move in"
Entities
William ColbyWilliam ClementsNational Security Council / WSAGTurkeyCyprus