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advice that General Norstad had given to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Admiral Radford said that it would be very difficult at the present
eology suggested by Mr. Cutler.
Secretary Wilson expressed great
anxtety about the expenses which were being incurred in Turkey and
in similar areas by the Department of Defense.
Secretary Wilson expressed agreement with Admiral Radford's
position, and the President, looking around at the members of the
Council, predicted that some day they would all come to believe him
when he said that NSC policy reports acted upon by the National Se-
curity Council should not be transmitted in their verbatim form to
the subordinates of the members of the Council or to our diplomatic
establishments abroad.
After further discussion by Secretary Wilson and other men-
bers of the Council, Mr. Cutler suggested that .-:--./7.... 1) including the portions which the Joint Chiefs of Staff wished to delete,
should remsin in the policy paper.
The President agreed to this suggestion, and made inquiry as to the size and character of over-all.
U. S. assistance to Turkey.
He said he wished the relevant facts in
the case in order to write a personal letter to General Norstad. In
the ensuing discussion, Secretary Dulles and Admirel Radford pointed
out with emphasis that despite the costs, our assistance to Turkey
was certainly one of the better bargains for our money.
The Presi-
dent said he did not doubt this, but that Turkey, a poor country,
could get along better with a amalier and more efficient force. Mr.
Cutler requested Admiral Radford to supply him with the facts requested by the President for his use in writing to General Norstad.
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as proposed by the Bureau of the Budget.
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Discussed the draft statement of policy on the subject
contained in NSC 5708/1, prepared by the NSC Planning
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