File No. 763.72/439
The Ambassador in Turkey (Morgenthau) to the Secretary of State
American Embassy,
Constantinople, August 7, 1914, 3 p.m.
[Received August 16, 6 p.m.]
Constantinople, August 7, 1914, 3 p.m.
[Received August 16, 6 p.m.]
[Telegram]
Turkish Cabinet divided. Minister[s] of Marine and Finance favor France; Minister of War influenced by German military commission favors alliance with Germany. Sentiment developing in favor of an invasion of the Caucasus. Minister of the Interior counsels moderation and neutrality. It is feared that Turkey, taking advantage of general conditions, may abrogate capitulations.
Morgenthau