Office of the Historian

868.48/291

The Acting High Commissioner at Constantinople (Dolbeare) to the Secretary of State

Constantinople, November 25, 1922.
[Received January 4, 1923.]
No. 577

Sir: I have the honor to enclose for the information of the Department copy of a report from the Senior Naval Officer at Smyrna, dated October 20, 1922, giving a summary of the evacuation of refugees from that city, and the agencies by which it was accomplished. Although it is a “supplementary report” this includes all previous reports and is a final statement.

I have [etc.]

Frederic R. Dolbeare
[Enclosure]

The Senior Naval Officer Present at Smyrna (Powell) to the Commander, U. S. Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters (Bristol)

U. S. S. “Edsall”, Smyrna, 20 October, 1922.

1. The following is a supplementary report of evacuations from Smyrna and vicinity:

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Evacuated by
British, Brit. Nationals 3000
French, French Nationals 7000
Italians, Italian Nationals 11000
U. S. Destroyers 2080
Winona 1800 U. S. Commandeered.
Constantinopoli 2000 Disrelcom guarantee.
Dotch 5000 Russian—NER guarantee
Casey 600 Disrelcom guarantee
British Ships 40954 Greek Charter under British Control, British ships commandeered by British PNTO, and one British ship Disrelcom guarantee.
Greek Ships 140046 U. S. Control.
Total evacuated from Smyrna 213480
Chesme—British ships and in U. S. Destroyer 6700 Assisted by French Destroyer.
Vourla—Greek ships 10400 U. S. Control and in U. S. Destroyers.
Aivali—Greek & British Ships 15200 U. S. Control
Cape Helles 3800 In British Ship—Sabino
Kuluk—Greek Ships 1052 U. S. Control
Makri,—Greek Ships 2000 U. S. Control
Adalia—Greek Ships 8005 U. S. Control
Port of Alaya—Greek Ships 600 U. S. Control
Rhodes—Greek Ships 1350 U. S. Control
Total from vicinity of Smyrna 49107
Grand total 262587
Halsey Powell