890D.00/710b: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Bullitt)
368. Princeton University, which is operating an archeological expedition in the Sanjak of Alexandretta on behalf of a group of [Page 1037] American institutions, has received indications that the work of its expedition and one operating in the same area under the direction of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago may be jeopardized by the current Franco-Turkish negotiations concerning the Sanjak. The rights of these American institutions would appear to be safeguarded fully by Article 14 of the Syrian Mandate to the benefits of which the United States is entitled under the American-French Convention of April 4, 1924. Please make inquiry at the Foreign Office and endeavor to obtain assurances that the rights of these institutions will not be adversely affected by any decisions which may be reached with respect to the Sanjak.