(2014-0130-F) Investigation of the Whereabouts of the U.S. Citizens Who Have Been Missing from Cyprus since 1974

2 folders, approximately 102 pages

This collection consists of records related to Ambassador Robert S. Dillon’s “Report to Congress on the Investigation of the Whereabouts of the U.S. Citizens Who Have Been Missing from Cyprus Since 1974.” The report was in response to Public Law 103-372, which called for an investigation into the disappearance of five U.S. Citizens (Andreas Kassapis, Kyriacos Hadjichristoudias, Socrates Kapsouris, Christos Libertos, and Kyriacos “Jack” Sophocleous) missing since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in the Summer of 1974. In addition to Dillon’s Report, this collection also includes a memorandum to the President, transmittal letters, and a Department of State press statement.

The materials in FOIA 2014-0130-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. On May 22, 1998, President Clinton signed and submitted the “Report to Congress on the Investigation of the Whereabouts of the U.S. Citizens Who Have Been Missing from Cyprus Since 1974”. The report, written by Ambassador Robert S. Dillon, was in response to Public Law 103-372, which called for an investigation into the whereabouts of five U.S. Citizens missing since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in the summer of 1974. Dillon’s investigation confirmed the death of one of those missing, 17 year old Andreas Kassapis, whose remains were found buried in a field near his hometown of Asha. The investigation concluded that the remaining four men, Kyriacos Hadjichristoudias, Socrates Kapsouris, Christos Libertos, and Kyriacos “Jack” Sophocleous, most likely did not survive. In addition to Ambassador Dillon’s report, records responsive to this request include a May 12, 1998 memorandum from Samuel Berger and Larry Stein to President Clinton summarizing the report. Also included are transmittal letters to Congress and a press statement made by Department of State spokesman James Rubin.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collections areas—Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Records Management Systems.

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 2201) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions.

Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA).

Staff Archivist, 2013. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2014-0130-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System
NSC Records Management
[Cyprus and Missing and Rpt]
9802613 [1] [OA/ID 2029]
9802613 [2] [OA/ID 2029]