File No. 867.48/542
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Turkey ( Elkus)
[Telegram]
Washington,
February 15, 1917, 4 p.m.
3352. Your 2457.4 Prior to severing diplomatic relations with Germany, Department had desired consent of Turkish Government [Page 539] for Caesar to enter Mersine. Both Des Moines and Caesar, however, have been ordered to remain Alexandria until further notice.
Lansing
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