Documents / FOIA release
This is a compilation of Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) briefing notes to the Director of INR, mostly dated June 12, 1968, with some from June 6, 1968. The notes cover world events, including student riots in Paris, East German passport and visa rules for West Germans, a UN resolution on South West Africa, a change of Komsomol leadership, Sino-Nepalese relations, and the Colombian presidential resignation crisis. Unrest in Senegal and Somalia is also covered. None of the notes discuss UFOs.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE GIST: Progress In Cyprus Talks TO: The Director, INR DATE: June 7, 1968 TIME: 4:45 p.m. SOURCE(S) CLASS./CONTROL(S) TDCSDE-315/02003-68 7 June, 1968 Source: Georkatzis Secret/Noform/Controlled Dissem Cyprus House President Clerides briefed the Council of Ministers June 6 on his talks in Beirut with Turkish Cyp. leader Denktash Clerides pleased with progress of talks and prospect of working out reasonable settlement through talks due to resume in Cyprus June 24. Understood from Denktash Turks will not insist on veto powers over future executive and legislative decisions. Council of Ministers remained skeptical of Turkish intentions; voiced concern over current trip to Ankara by Turk Cyp. MinDef Oreh who they think will urge hard line. Nicosia 1916 7 June, 1968 Secret Turk Charge' called on US Charge' to express concern at second fatal shooting in last few days of Turk Cypriot by Greek Cypriots, pointed out jeopardy in which such incidenta place local talks. Yavuzalp (Turk Charge') said Beirut talks ground for "guarded optimism". In response to question re purpose of Oreh trip to Ankara, acknowledged Oreh would join in discussion of Beirut trip, but also deal with other questions of more routine nature.
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 132 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.