811.20 Defense (M)/391: Telegram
The Chargé in Turkey (Kelley) to the Secretary of State
[Received 3:05 p.m.]
107. My 158, September 25, 6 p.m. The Secretary General of the Foreign Office informed me this morning that the Turkish Government is pleased to comply with our request and has already granted to the British Government the desired permission with regard to the sale of chrome to us. He said that the Government had decided that it was more feasible to arrange for our purchase of Turkish chrome through Great Britain than through a direct transaction between the Turkish Government and the United States. The Turkish Ambassador in Washington has been advised of the Turkish Government’s action in this matter.