Why Did Cyprus Coup Surprise U.S.?
CIA (Directorate of Intelligence records) CIA-CREST report
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CIA-RDP94T00754R000100230009-7, CIA (Directorate of Intelligence records), 1975-10-03 · FRAGMENT — the basis on which a 3 July CIA report discounted a coup
a moderate line while playing for time
CIA-RDP94T00754R000100230009-7, CIA (Directorate of Intelligence records), 1975-10-03 · FRAGMENT — how the Daily National Intelligence Bulletin of 15 July still characterised Ioannides
a coup was in the works
CIA-RDP94T00754R000100230009-7, CIA (Directorate of Intelligence records), 1975-10-03 · FRAGMENT, not a continuous block — what Ioannides told a CIA officer about a month before the coup
Document metadata
| Reference | CIA-RDP94T00754R000100230009-7 |
|---|---|
| Originating body | CIA (Directorate of Intelligence records) — Press item on the Pike Committee inquiry |
| Date | 1975-10-03 |
| Document type | report |
| Archive | CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room (CREST) (US) |
| Provenance | Held in CIA records; content is a press account of the House Select Committee inquiry. Fragments only — not a continuous verbatim block. |
Claims this document bears on
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The United States had adequate advance warning of the Greek move against Makarios.
The bulletin of the morning of the coup still read Ioannides as playing for time.
Assessments recorded from this document
- CIA — low (1974-07-15) · "playing for time"
Information provenance
- same_underlying_source (inferred) → FRUS 1969-76 v30 D148 — The press account of the Pike inquiry and the INR post-mortem both describe the same CIA reporting chain of 29 May – 15 July 1974.