Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1940, The British Commonwealth, The Soviet Union, The Near East and Africa, Volume III

811.20 Defense (M)/467: Telegram

The Chargé in Turkey ( Kelley ) to the Secretary of State

Ankara , October 9, 1940—5 p.m.
[Received 6:50 p.m.]

166. Department’s 74, Oct. 4, 6 p.m. The Foreign Office having informed me that the Turkish Government was not disposed to take the initiative in formally advising the British Government of its position in the matter but that it would gladly and promptly give its formal consent to the resale to us of Turkish chrome if the British Government would make inquiry of it preferably through the British Embassy here, I took the matter up with the British Commercial Attaché, and he informed me today that the British Embassy would make formal inquiry immediately.

I shall continue to follow the matter closely with a view to expediting as much as possible the receipt by the British Government of the Turkish Government’s formal consent.

Kelley