CYPRUS (DCI Briefing for 21 July WSAG Meeting)
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Moscow has made no significant comment on the Turkish invasion of Cyprus beyond the official government statement last night, which denied that all Soviet forces had been put on alert.
DCI briefing text — LOC-HAK-471-4-4-0, CIA, 1974-07-21
For the time being, the Greek military appear to have drawn back from extreme military moves -- such as an attack across the Evros. Today's reports of Turk[ish] [r]einforcement and air attacks on Cyprus have brought Greece to the verge of withdrawal from NATO, however.
DCI briefing text — LOC-HAK-471-4-4-0, CIA, 1974-07-21 · CIA correctly forecasts the NATO rupture three weeks before it happened on 14 August
Document metadata
| Reference | LOC-HAK-471-4-4-0 |
|---|---|
| Originating body | CIA — Director of Central Intelligence |
| Date | 1974-07-21 |
| Document type | intelligence_memo |
| Classification | Top Secret |
| Archive | CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room (CREST) (US) |
| Provenance | Released 28 Feb 2011. Canonical /document/loc-hak-471-4-4-0 sits behind a bot wall; /print/2060178 resolves. |