Office of the Historian

811.20 Defense (M) Turkey/842: Telegram

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

Ankara, October 27, 1943—noon.
[Received October 28—12:25 p.m.]

1766. My 1720, October 18. Under instructions from London, British Ambassador took up with Foreign Minister yesterday question of delivery of the additional 135,000 tons of chrome to Germany with a view to persuading Numan that Germans should not be accorded priority in matter of delivery of the 135,000 tons as has been case in respect to the 45,000 tons. Numan stated he had assumed we would take that position and he would do everything possible to reduce deliveries to Germany.

Kelley