811.20 Defense(M)/3364b: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

3935. Following just received from Ankara:

[Here follows text of telegram No. 345, September 18, 1 p.m., from the Ambassador in Turkey, printed on page 943.]

The Department is inclined to concur in Ambassador MacMurray’s suggestion, but desires you to consult with the British authorities and afford them an opportunity to comment before action is taken here.

In view of the great interest of the American Government in the question of chrome and of the urgency of the matter, a reply by Tuesday at the latest is urgently requested.

Meanwhile the Ambassador at Ankara has been instructed to reiterate to the Turkish authorities the great importance we attach to chrome, to point out that we have the matter under urgent consideration, and to request the Turkish Government to defer any decision until we have had an opportunity to present our views to the Turkish authorities.

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