U.S. SECURITY POLICY TOWARD TURKEY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-126-4-1-6
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: September 23, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 16, 1975
• Content Type: MEMO

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/09/23: LOC-HAK-126-4-1-6
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON. D,C. 20506
SECRET (XGD
National Security Study Memorandum 227
July 16, 1975
The Secretary of Defense
The Deputy Secretary of State
The Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: U. S. Security Policy Toward Turkey
The President has directed that a comprehensive review of U. S. security
policy toward Turkey be undertaken on a priority basis. The study should
identify U. S. interests, including those interests as they relate to NATO,
and offer recommendations for U. S. policy aimed at their protection,
particularly in the context of bilateral negotiations that may be requested
by Turkey on the status of U. S. installations in that country. The study
should take into account such factors as:
The nature of the U. S. military presence in Turkey, and its
relationship to specific U. S. security interests;
The relative priority of U. S. bases and facilities in terms of their
contribution to U. S. and NATO security;
Turkish objectives regarding the U. S. presence in the country and
specific US-Turkish bilateral agreements;
The presence of nuclear weapons in Turkey;
:.> Turkey's needs for economic and military assistance and possible
U. S. initiatives to satisfy those needs;
__ The impact of restoration of U. S. military aid to Turkey and a
resolution of the Cyprus crisis on US-Turkish relations;
-.- The impact of US-Turkish bases and facilities negotiations on
overall Turkish-NATO defense arrangements.
Classified by Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft
 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/09/23: LOC-HAK-126-4-1-6
SECRET (XGDS) 2
The President has directed that the study be undertaken by an NSC inter-
agency group comprising representatives of the addressees of this memo-
randum and a representative of the NSC staff and under the chairmanship
.of the' Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. The study should
be forwarded no later than August 1, 1975 for consideration.
cc: The Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Director, National Security Agency