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The discussion then turned to the role of the Sixth Fleet in the
Mediterranean. (National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC
Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–028, NSC Meeting—The
Mediterranean 6/17/70) The full account of this NSC meeting is scheduled
for publication in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XLI, Western
Europe; NATO, 1969–1972.
284. National Security Decision Memorandum 67 1
TO
The Secretary of State
The Secretary of Defense
SUBJECT
Military Supply Policy Toward Greece
Greece 723
Washington, June 25, 1970.
Based on the NSC discussion of June 17 2 and the memorandum
from the Chairman of the NSC Under Secretaries Committee, “Resumption
of Deliveries of Suspended Military Shipments to Greece,” 3
the President has approved the following as the principal elements in
a course of action to implement the decision to resume arms shipments
to Greece:
—Prime Minister Papadopoulos may be told in advance and in
strictest confidence of the U.S. intention to resume military shipments
after, in our judgment, such resumption will no longer seriously jeopardize
the Foreign Military Sales bill and assuming legislative authority
for such resumption.
—In this connection, he may be told that our target for resumption
is about September 1.
—The Prime Minister should be further informed that in connection
with the resumption it is anticipated that there will be further specific
steps which we can cite as further evidence of progress toward
full constitutional government. The Prime Minister can be told that the
U.S. takes at face value and accepts without reservation his assurances
on moving toward parliamentary democracy.
1
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional
Files (H-Files), Box H–217, National Security Decision Memoranda, NSDM 67. Secret;
Nodis; Exclusively Eyes Only. A copy was sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff.
2
See Document 283.
3
Document 278.