File No. 763.72/5815
The Acting Secretary of State to the Special Agent ( Morgenthau)1
Department surprised and disturbed by your 6702 as text of statement set out in cable seems to indicate a belief that you have been authorized to enter into negotiations looking towards a separate peace with Turkey.
Department desires to remind you that your final instructions were to deal solely with conditions of Jews in Palestine. This Government has been most careful not to express any opinion as to terms of peace, and the President hopes that no opinion was expressed at the conference which purported to be the views of this Government. Please report in detail as to purpose of conference and reason for stating views as coming from this Government.
The President requests that you and Frankfurter proceed to Cairo to carry out announced purpose of the mission, and that under no circumstances should you confer, discuss, or carry messages on any subject relating to the international situation in Turkey or bearing upon a separate peace.