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...America. At the same time, President Ford invited Caramanlis to Washington, an invitation the Premier turned down as untimely. Privately, Washington officials felt aggrieved by the Greek attitude. There was, they claimed, little the U.S. could do to stop the Turks, short of using the might of the Sixth Fleet...
...fighters of the Greek air force that were to provide more than 15% of the combat planes available to NATO'S southern command (Greece, Turkey, Italy and the U.S.); and the Greek navy's seven submarines and 13 destroyers and destroyer escorts that helped the U.S. Sixth Fleet in maintaining a balance in the eastern Mediterranean with the increasing Soviet naval presence. No longer will the movement of Greek troops be coordinated by NATO, nor will they participate in joint maneuvers and training exercises. It is even possible that Greece will withdraw from the alliance's computer...
...exist in Greece under a bilateral Athens-Washington treaty not directly related to NATO. Greece could break the treaty, though at week's end, it had given no indication that it would do so. Loss of the sites would deprive America of its antisubmarine warfare base and Sixth Fleet resupply facilities at Crete's Suda Bay (described by one U.S. officer as "one of the best natural harbors in the world"). It would also mean giving up bases on Crete and near the Bulgarian border, where tactical nuclear warheads are stockpiled...
...flag and employ American sailors. Because such ships cost much more to build and operate than foreign vessels, almost no imported oil is carried in them now. Indeed, to meet the bill's requirements, the capacity of the nation's tanker fleet would have to be dramatically enlarged, costing billions, and the Government would have to raise its subsidies to shipbuilders and operators by no less than $800 million over the next five years. In addition, the bill would violate 30 U.S. treaties with other governments outlawing preferences for commercial cargoes...
They have made most of their mileage out of that versatile rhetorical jalopy, national security. Particularly after the recent oil embargo, argue the lawmakers, America must build up its own fleet to insure delivery of oil from abroad. But how would U.S.-flag tankers help if foreign producers again cut off the source of oil? Supporters do not answer the question, and so far it has failed to impede the progress of this expensive piece of legislation...