File No. 367.65/7a
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Turkey (Morgenthau)
908. British Government has informed Department that United States vessel should on no account proceed to Smyrna or Vurla through blockaded area, as there would be extreme danger to the ship from mines. Navy Department has notified Chester and Des Moines not to enter blockaded or mined area except in case of urgent necessity. British Government suggests that if United States Government has undertaken removal of Italian colony at Vurla or Smyrna it should arrange with Turkish Government to embark them from Sighajik.