File No. 367.11/2038

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Sweden ( Morris)

[Telegram]

194. Your 341, May 8. For Constantinople:

Your [May] 2 in regard to difficulties made against departure from Turkey of American men between 18 and 45. If the Turkish Government is in fact preventing their departure the Department would be much embarrassed, inasmuch as it was preparing to facilitate [Page 249] the departure of unofficial Turkish subjects from the United States to Bergen on May 19 by securing safe-conducts from the British and French Governments. Please so inform Sublime Porte and cable reply.

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