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File No. 867.48/521

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Turkey ( Elkus)

[Telegram]
Washington, January 18, 1917, 5 p.m.

3280. Your 2387, January 8. Red Cross and Committee for Syrian Relief state that Djemal Pasha’s request would largely divert relief supplies from original purposes for which funds were solicited. If possible have all supplies landed and distributed at Beirut. Only if absolutely necessary concession may be made to have one-fourth landed at Jaffa, on condition that Philip3 and Red Cross representatives from Beirut proceed to Jaffa and supervise distribution there.

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  1. Hoffman Philip, Counselor of the Embassy at Constantinople.↩