Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The Near East, South Asia, and Africa, The Far East, Volume V

811.20 Defense(M)Turkey/838: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Turkey (Steinhardt)

Washington, February 21, 1944—6 p.m.

135. Department fully shares FEA’s¹⁰ expressed concern over substantially increased rate of Turkish chrome shipments to Germany during past 3 months. We understand from British here that your British colleague has lodged a protest with Minister for Foreign Affairs. After consultation with your British colleague, please make such representations or take such action as you jointly agree would be most effective. In this connection assurances given Embassy last fall and reported in Embassy’s 1720 of October 18¹¹ would appear to provide secure basis for vigorous protest.

Stettinius

10. Foreign Economic Administration.
11. Foreign Relations, 1943, vol. iv, p. 1165.