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

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Memorandum by the Assistant to the Secretary of State (Gray) to the Under Secretary of State (Welles)

[Washington,] June 19, 1941.

Mr. Welles: When I saw him this morning, the Secretary asked me to pass along to you the following suggestion: that, in view of the recent Turkish-German Pact, our position vis-à-vis, and relations with Turkey be reconsidered to the extent of getting the views of our own defense agencies and those of the British. The foregoing applies particularly to priorities and material furnished to Turkey under the lend-lease legislation.

C. W. Gray