740.00119 E.W./7–2144: Telegram
The Consul General at Istanbul (Berry) to the Secretary of State
[Received 8:10 p.m.]
431R93. Source of information from Bulgarian Government just transmitted to Department has been ordered to Sofia to discuss the situation. He would like and is willing to wait for some statement to the American attitude on a Balkan settlement. It would be helpful to Bulgaria in her present dilemma, source says, to know whether American Government desires settlement in Balkans most likely to promote Balkan peace and prosperous peaceful Bulgarian state within frontiers to be established at peace conference.
With reference to paragraph 4 of telegram No. 430R92 of July 21, noon, source would like take back with him to Sofia a statement that Washington notes with satisfaction Bulgaria will not fire on American planes passing over but not attacking Bulgarian territory and that attention of American commanders has been drawn to this fact.
Please advise me urgently whether anything in nature of these two replies can be transmitted to source.
No distribution made from Istanbul of this telegram.