Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1945, The Near East and Africa, Volume VIII

867N.01/10–2445

Memorandum by the Director of the Office of Near Eastern and African Affairs (Henderson) to the Secretary of State

Washington, October 24, 1945.

[Here follows section regarding Palestine, printed on page 787.]

Turkish Straits:

When Lord Halifax sees you at 2:30 this afternoon, he will request that we delay our communication to the Turkish Government on the Straits question until the British Government had had an opportunity to comment. We gave the British Embassy today a copy of the note⁷⁵ we plan to send to Turkey on this subject.

Our telegram to the American Embassy in Ankara instructing it to transmit our proposals to the Turkish Government is attached and ready for signature. In view of the British request, you may desire that this telegram be held up temporarily.

Loy W. Henderson

75. A copy of this note was sent by Mr. Henderson to Michael R. Wright, Counselor of the British Embassy. Regarding the note, see footnote 68, p. 1258.