740.00119 European War/8–2844: Telegram
The Ambassador in Turkey (Steinhardt) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 30—12:32 a.m.]
1585. ReDeptel 743, August 25.38 The British Ambassador informed me today that he has received instructions dated April [August?] 27 to send Kisseloff to Cairo immediately and to make every effort to expedite the return to Istanbul of Moshanoff (who has returned to Sofia from Istanbul) with a view to his prompt departure for Cairo. The Ambassador is at present endeavoring to persuade Kisseloff to leave immediately for Cairo although the latter prefers to await Moshanoff’s return to Istanbul.
Hugessen assumes from his most recent instructions that Washington and Moscow have now accepted London’s view that the negotiations should be conducted in Cairo.
Repeated to Moscow and Cairo.
- Not printed; it reported Bulgarian developments (740.00119 E.W./8–2544).↩