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April 5, 1963

American Embassy Paris Telegram 4035 to the Secretary of State, Washington, DC

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Walter Stoessel, Political Adviser to SACEUR General Lemnitzer, informs the State Department that Secretary of Defense McNamara has written to Turkish Minister of Defense Sancar that a Polaris submarine “on duty” in the Mediterranean would visit the port of Izmir, in compliance with Sancar’s recommendation. Sancar was also informed that, during the Polaris visit on April 14-15, “selected guests will be accommodated.”


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National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 59, Subject-Numeric Files, 1963, Box 3743, DEF 19-3 TUR. Contributed by Bill Burr and Leopoldo Nuti.

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