File No. 367.11/2076a
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Sweden ( Morris)
219. Request Swedish Government to instruct Swedish Minister, Constantinople, to investigate and cable full report concerning status Americans remaining in Turkey and as to their opportunities for leaving the country. Information particularly desired as to whether any obstacles are put in the way of Americans leaving, and especially whether American men between 18 and 45 are prohibited from leaving. If the Turkish Government is in fact preventing the departure of these men the Department will be much embarrassed, inasmuch as it has been preparing to facilitate the departure of unofficial Turkish subjects from the United States.