INCOMING TELEGRAM I ACTION COPY · Departmen pf Stat ERMANENT REcoRn copy 57 Action EUR r CONFIDENTIAL 9 nntrol 819 8 1cv· t' ' 11 ' 7 ' l Hec'd April 10 1963 5 53 p m Info FROM Paris ss TO Secretary of State G NEA NO 4136 April 10 8 p m f G SMF PR p USIA NSC INR CIA NSA OSD ARMY NAVY AIR RMR ACTION ANKARA PRIORITY 49 INFORMATI ON DEPARTMENT 4136 ROME 347 FROM STOESSEL SHAPE will make following news release 1600Z Apri l 12 for simultaneous release if desired by MOD Turkey US SECDEL and CINCSOUTH The USS SAM HOUSTON will pay a two-day courtesy call to Izmir Turkey commencing April 14 The visit has been arranged jointly by SACEUR and the Turkish and American Governments as an indication of their mutual interest in the increased defensive strength of the Atlantic Alliance in the Eastern Mediterranean area U S HOUSTON is one _ three Polaris Submarines assigned to neral Lyman L Le zer Supreme Allied Commander Europe S CEUR for duty in the Mediterranean Its visit to Izmir under the command of Captain William P Willis USN will provide an opportunity for distinguished Turkish officials to v ew this latest weapon system to be assigned to defens e of Allied Command Europe tfill SCP-4 0 cJ rn Tl •