Turkey clamored for help in its feud with the Greeks over Cyprus. Iran called for U.S. missiles and more economic aid. Pakistan was particularly annoyed because the U.S. had just proposed $225 million aid to India, its neutralist neighbor and rival claimant of Kashmir. Iraq, the Baghdad Pact's one Arab member, demanded action on the Palestine question "the core of instability and restlessness in the Middle East." All four, who have dubbed themselves the "area" members of the Baghdad Pact to distinguish themselves from "donors" (meaning Britain and the U.S.), wanted more...
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