Greece - US Department of State

318. Memorandum by Secretary of State Rogers 1
TO
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of Defense
The Attorney General
The Secretary of the Interior
The Secretary of Agriculture
The Secretary of Commerce
The Secretary of Labor
The Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
The Secretary of Transportation
SUBJECT
Official Visits to Greece 2
Greece 799
Washington, June 25, 1971.
I remain concerned at the failure of the Greek regime to carry out
its commitment to move ahead toward a constitutional order, and as
you know there is also Congressional concern over developments in
Greece. Thus, in order to avoid misunderstanding or misinterpretation
of our attitude in this matter, both within Greece and in the Congress,
I consider it desirable to limit visits to Greece by senior U.S. Government
officials to those cases where overriding need clearly exists.
I would therefore appreciate if we could be kept informed of proposed
visits by any senior officials of your agency to Greece, and consulted
before accepting invitations or scheduling such visits.
William P. Rogers
1 Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 594,
Country Files—Middle East, Greece, Vol. II 1 Nov 1970–31 Dec 1971. Secret.
2 In a November 18, 1969, letter for Nutter, Sisco had requested that the Department
of Defense clear all official, including general officers’, visits with the Department
of State. In a December 4 reply to Sisco, Nutter had agreed to clear all civilian visits but
insisted that military officers would not be subjected to this clearance. (Both are in Washington
National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Subject Files: FRC 330 72 A 6309,
Greece, 121–333, 1969)