123 B 773/147c: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the High Commissioner in Turkey (Bristol)
25. The President having particularly in mind your future career in the Navy directs me to inform you that he does not feel you should be asked to remain in Turkey after June 1st next. While the loss to this Government inevitable in the termination of your present mission is keenly appreciated by the President and by myself we realize that to prolong your stay in Turkey beyond June 1st might interfere with the plans of the Navy Department. It is my earnest desire to cooperate with the Navy Department to the fullest possible extent to the end that your services in Turkey may receive the recognition they so clearly deserve.
In view of the foregoing you may proceed to Washington at your convenience. Your transportation and that of Mrs. Bristol, as well as the transportation of your household effects, to the United States will of course be defrayed by this Department in accordance with the travel regulations.
It is understood that the Secretary of the Navy will issue you appropriate orders as Commander of the Naval Detachment in the Eastern Mediterranean.