740.5/8–1750: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Iran
302. As you are no doubt aware, this Gov under considerable pressure from Turkey for inclusion in NAT and implications this question are currently being discussed in Dept. Turkey cld not of course be included without similar inclusion Greece and this raises serious problem status of Iran.
By terms of treaty NAT confined to “Eur” states and inclusion Iran wld require renegot. Furthermore it seems doubtful other pact states wld willingly agree inclusion a country remote from defense area involved and at moment at least a definite mil liability.
However, during course of past few years in public statements by US and UK officials and by gen US approach to problems in area, Iran has become associated with Greece and Turkey and it seems reasonable to suppose that if Greece and Turkey were included in NAT [Page 220] and Iran left out, Irans wld feel themselves abandoned and there might be repercussions of most serious nature. While whole question still in discussion stage and all possible ramifications and alternate solutions being examined, it wld be most helpful have ur analysis at this time of reaction of Iran to inclusion Greece and Turkey in NAT without making some clear commitment to Iran whether connected with NAT or not.