No. 485
Editorial Note
On May 8, Ambassador Warren reported that Prime Minister Menderes had asked him to ascertain whether he might visit the United States at the end of the month to discuss a 4-year military and economic program for Turkey. (Telegrams 1171 and 1172 from Ankara, both May 8; 782.5 MSP/5–854) Following subsequent exchanges of cables between Washington and Ankara, it was decided to invite the Prime Minister for a visit early in June. Menderes arrived in Washington on June 1 accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Zorlu, Defense Minister Etem Menderes, Foreign Office Under Secretary Birgi, and Chief of Staff General Baransel. Further documentation on the background and preparation for the visit is in file 782.13. Records of Menderes’ conversations with President Eisenhower on June 2 and with Secretary Dulles on June 2 and 4 are printed infra and as Documents 487 and 488. For text of the telegram [Page 944] summarizing the United States response to the proposed Turkish 4-year program, see Document 489. For text of the communiqué issued at the end of the Prime Minister’s visit and sometimes referred to as the Menderes-Stassen Communiqué, see Department of State Bulletin, June 14, 1954, pages 912–913.