Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1941, The British Commonwealth; The Near East and Africa, Volume III

740.0011 European War 1939/9717: Telegram

The Ambassador in Turkey (MacMurray) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, April 7, 1941—7 p.m.
[Received 7:01 p.m.]

90. [For] Secretary and Under Secretary. Although feeling in all Turkish circles is outraged by German attack on Yugoslavia⁴⁷ and Greece,⁴⁸ present indications point to this Government’s maintaining a negative if not indeed aloof attitude unless its own territories are threatened or possibly unless Bulgaria joins in the German attack.

Repeated to Athens, Belgrade.

MacMurray

47. See vol. ii, pp. 937 ff.
48. See vol. ii, pp. 714 ff.