Report of the House Select Committee on Intelligence (Pike Committee) — section II.B.6 "Cyprus — failure of intelligence and policy"
US House Select Committee on Intelligence PIKE report
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Hearings were to be focused on State Department's handling of intelligence, and of Dr. Kissinger's role therein[.] Those hearings had to be canceled[.]
PIKE-1975-CYPRUS, US House Select Committee on Intelligence, 1976-02-16
Mr. Boyatt had, in fact, advised the Committee staff that he vigorously criticized the handling of intelligence at the time of [the] Cyprus crisis.
PIKE-1975-CYPRUS, US House Select Committee on Intelligence, 1976-02-16
Four events were chosen for hearings: the 1973 Mid-East war, the 1974 Cyprus coup, the 1974 Portuguese coup, and the 1968 TET offensive in Vietnam.
PIKE-1975-CYPRUS, US House Select Committee on Intelligence, 1976-02-16
Document metadata
| Reference | PIKE-1975-CYPRUS |
|---|---|
| Originating body | US House Select Committee on Intelligence — Rep. Otis Pike |
| Date | 1976-02-16 |
| Document type | report |
| Archive | Pike Committee Report (US House Select Committee on Intelligence) (US) |
| Provenance | Official report suppressed; leaked text published by the Village Voice, 16 Feb 1976. |
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The United States had adequate advance warning of the Greek move against Makarios.
Congress classified Cyprus 1974 as one of four warning failures.