SENIOR INTERDEPARTMENTAL GROUP

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00826A001000010056-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 19, 2006
• Sequence Number: 56
• Publication Date: July 25, 1966
• Content Type: IR

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This document contains information affecting the
national defense of the United States, within the
meaning of Title 18, sections 793'~and 794, of the US
Code, as amended. Its transmission or revelation
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2. TURKEY
Turkish political and. military leaders are con-
tinuing their efforts to revise the terms under
which the US maintains its facilities in Turkey.
The US recently proposed a multiyear military
aid program on a smaller scale than the T1ir.ks had
expected. Subsequently, the implicit quid pro quo
relationship between US military aid and the facil-
ities tahich the US enjoys in Turkey has become,
quite explicit. General Tulga, the deputy chief'.
of the Turkish General Staff, recently affirmed
that military assistance v~iell beyond current~;off~rs
is a necessary condition for approval of any new US
activities. T~lga reasserted Turkish interest in
eventual joint, operation of all such .facilities in
Turkey.
The Turks are'increas'ing their ressure;.to have
aYiout 55 bilateral a reements
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nego is e o mee Tur is ega requirements..
Much of this reflects the Turks' posttivar sense
of independence--wrhieh'has flowered particularly
since the military revolution of May 1960--as well
as Turkish feelings'of frustration and unhappiness
over the Cyprus situation.
The. latest develbpme~t:. feeding anti-American-
ism is the surfacing of forged documents alleging
interference by US intelligence in Turkey's in-
ternal affairs. .The origin of these documents is
still unknown. Turkish Prime Minister Demirel has
strongly condemned them as an attempt to damage US-
Turkish relations.
Regardless of the outcome of this particizlar._af-
fair, however, the US clearly faces a more diffi-
cult operational and negotiatin climate in the
months immediatel ahead.
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3. CEYLON
Prime Minister Senanayake's coalition govern-
ment, troubled by domestic criticism and by its own
internal strains, appears-.hesitant at a time when
decisive action is necessary.
When Senanayake's nonaligned but moderately pro-
West government took office in N?.arch 1965, it in-
herited a multitude of economic, political, and so-
cial problems from Madame Bandaranaike's left-lean-
ing regime. The government has made strides toward
strengthening national unity, has dealt firmly with
leftist labor groups, and has inspired increased
foreign confidence and aid. Generally, however, it
has been slow in putting together clear-cut action
programs to handle such pressing political issues as
unemployment and the high cost of living.
Attempting to cover up its indecision and simul-
taneously to bolster public support, the government
has recently made clumsy diversionary attacks on
political side issues, thereby opening itself to at-
tack. The forthcoming trials of suspended army com-
mander Udugama and other army personnel for alleged
coup plotting may become another target of criticism
if the government's case is weak.
A further complidation has been caused by a
personal dispute between Senariayake and his second
in command, Minister of State J. R. Jayewardene,
,which has reportedly extended down into the cabinet.
A serious breach would probably disrupt the workings
of the government, but the two men have worked closely
together for many years and the chances are that they
will continue to realize their mutual dependence.
Meanwhile, the leftist opposition has been em-
boldened to mount more aggressive attempts to dis-
credit the~:government;.includn~ a general strike
tentatively planned for early August.
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4. EGYPT
Nasir has given further evidence that he intends
to pursue as vigorous and aggressive a foreign policy
in the Arab world as his present circumstances permit.
In his speech last Friday, Nasir virtually wrote
off further U5 aid, alleging that Congress had laid
down "impossible conditions." He charged that the
real reason for US reluctance to renew aid ins Egypt's
refusal to surrender on various foreign policy issues;
give up its intention to strike at the "base of ag-
gression" in Saudi Arabia if it is used as a base
against the~Yemeni revolutionary regime; give up its
determination to wage preventive war against Israel
if it acquires atomic weapons; modify its policy to-
ward Communist Cfiina;:and change Cairo's pro-Hanoi
attitude.
Nasir spelled out his new policy toward other
Arab states. He torpedoed the scheduled Arab "sum-
mit conference" and declared his open opposition to
"reactionary" Arab regimes such as Jordan, ':Saudi
Arabia, and Tunisia, as well as that of South Arabia.
He indicated that he would use what he could of
Egypt's resources to oppose these regimes and to
further the goals of the "progressive" Arab states
of Egypt, Algeria, and Syria.
Nasir's remarks portend subversive operations
in Saudi Arabia and Jordan, and even more terrorism
in Aden.
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