711.6712A/5: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Turkey ( Grew )
36. Your 50, April 11, 1 p.m. For your information. Treaty of arbitration with France of February 6, 1928, referred to in first paragraph Department’s 25, March 23, 11 a.m., should not be confused with negotiations which have been in progress with France since last December on the subject of a multilateral treaty for the renunciation of war. It is the arbitration treaty which is being proposed to countries outside of Latin-America and which it is planned to propose to Turkey shortly.
Notes transmitting correspondence with France regarding renunciation of war treaty are being delivered tomorrow in London, Berlin, Rome and Tokyo, together with preliminary draft of a treaty representing in a general way the form of renunciation of war treaty which the United States is prepared to sign with the French, British, German, Italian and Japanese governments and any other governments similarly disposed.
The texts of the notes and draft treaty will be made public here tomorrow afternoon and in Europe and Japan Saturday morning.
The United States would of course be glad to have Turkey become a party to the renunciation of war treaty if one is successfully negotiated.
See Monthly Political Reports for December, January and February.5
Instructions regarding (1) the Department’s intention to hand to the Turkish Ambassador the texts of an arbitration treaty and a conciliation treaty and (2) the renewal of our commercial modus vivendi with Turkey will be sent to you in the course of the next two days.
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