File No. 867.4016/278
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Turkey (Philip)
2484. Department transmits for your information following quotation from note [of] French Ambassador:
My Government informs me that reports recently received from reliable and concurrent sources in Syria describe the situation of the inhabitants as being very trying: the people are subjected to exactions of all kinds, brutal treatment, exile and imprisonment, and there would seem to be ground for a fear that the murders which are more and more frequent will in the near future degenerate into a methodical massacre like that which was practised on the Armenians.
Before taking up this matter with Turkish Government, Department desires any information on subject you can discreetly secure.