j1 INCOMING TELEGRAM ACTION COPY 1 Department f State PERMANENT aEcoRo coPv -- - 39- 32 SECR F T · · ·· · Act ion EUR r-- Info FROM Ankara ss TO SR Control 12 O14 _J_ 18 F' I B c'd February 18 1963 10 12 a m Secretary of State y AH NO 970 February 18 6 p m G SP L H NIACT BTF NEA SMF DAC p OP RMR ACTION DEPARTMENT 970 INFORMATION PARIS NIACT 140 ROME PRIORITY 120 PARIS FOR FINI ETTER AND SACEUR EMBTEL 964 J rf Following ceremony this afternoon commemorating eleventh anniversary of Turkish entry NATO Erkin told me he had read draft memorandum to NAC and was endeavoring clear it in time for February 20 meeting As of present he had only one suggestion which was concerning phrase in third paragraph that Polaris missiles would be deployed in the Mediterranean He felt this term too general and that there should be ome indication of their being specially assigned in respect Italy and Turkey Purpose of his uggestion in l ine consistent Tu kish feeling that Polaris has remoteness which lessens its appeal and that as consequence anything which serves link it more directly with cot- ntries concerned is useful Asked if h e was passing this on to Birgi Erkin said wou appreciate our conmrunicating it on his behalf - HARE co --r fT1 0 DT lu t med b Ru1 '1 • c o 0 1J 4 SECRET • This copy must be r etnrned to RMi R cenhal files with REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS ggqul l 'W'6l'l Jfl - IFIED