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As Turkish pressure for admission to NATO grew, the matter began receiving greater attention in Washington. On 9 September 1950 the Joint Chiefs of Staff directed a memo to the secretary of defense indicating the reasons behind their disagreement with Turkish inclusion in the pact.
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© 1990 George McGhee
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McGhee, G. (1990). Turkish Entry into NATO: The United States’ Role, 1950–51. In: The US-Turkish-NATO Middle East Connection. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20503-5_6
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