Foreign Service of the Un·ited States of America TELEGR OUTGOING American Embassy R J 1E SECREl' Charge Control EMB 272 Date March 19 1963 0945 ACTI CN Secstate WASHINGTOO PRIORITY INFO Amernbassy ANKARA 1890 This telegram consists of 2· pagee C py 93 Amembassy PARIS TOPOL of 17 copies sertes A 75 DISTM RU• AMB MIN AIJIIN MDA-2 USIS POL-2 EC PARIS AU3O FOR STOESSEL AND McGUIRE Reference Department telegrams 1772 and 1778 and POLTO 1155 1 nbassy has stressed to FCNOFF cagiati Head NATO Section point -t- made Deptel 1772 and POOOFF undertook coordinate matter promptly w1th Italian 'c5 MAAG-2 A'ITS military authorities POLIT LSN-2 TU of notes would help ensure full coordination all around 2 18 lch MAAG At same time however FCNOFF made point early exchange I-' advises Embassy that as of March 18 MOD officials with whom it in touch re this matter were etill without official instructions from own r e April 1 date for diactivating and initiating dismantling of Jupiters political authoritiesJ While FCNOFF action noted above will presumably complete this circuit Embassy agrees early exchange of notes would help buttpn up matter promptly Accordingly request signing authority for Ambassador Minister 3 In stressing to FCNOFF importance achieving now full servioe-to- service coordination in order ensure dismantling within period requested by OOI Embassy made point that action to be completed within 25 days includes removal from Italy of nose oones warheads and guidance systems and laying missiles in horizontal poeition but that salvage of missile hulls and SECRET REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS -----·-· Classificalion 11 ri fr1 ' 1 • sbllt c- t riu - t c i 1 r D• f'tte Bl F-c a'lff t' - · • ' a d L '01 c k • 1r · · • 11D • • ' - OFFICIAL FILE COPY · DECLASSIFIED Authority l t 9 J 9dl 0 LEGR Foreign Service of the United States of America OUTGOING SECRfil' Control C lassi f scalfo n Charge -2- Date disposal of associated administrative equipment gro llld support equipment is enonnous task which might take as long as six-eight months CSgiati replied within 25- day period above schedule will meet GOI request inasmuch as contemplated action clearly renders missiles inoperative SCP-1 MDA MRGannett ms 3 19 63 DECLASSIFIED Authority r NO REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS PROHIBITED UNLESS UHCLASSlf lED Classification s -· s · t • u ni·-· i - • di n TJ • ilJ P • • f U t •· _ t t _ m• • i•t- 1 ' OF F l IAL FILE COPY 1 q 9 0 t ' '