767.68119/157: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Special Mission at Lausanne
[Paraphrase]
Washington
,
November 20, 1922—7
p.m.
3. Your telegram no. 1 of November 19. There is no objection to your having informal preliminary conversations, at your discretion, [Page 1042] with Turks or any others. You should, of course, keep in mind that you are not authorized to make any commitments except on instructions from the Department.
Hughes