Office of the Historian

Attitude of the United States toward demands of the Soviet Union for the revision of the Turkish Straits regime and other matters affecting Turkish-Soviet relations 1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1945, vol. viii, pp. 1219–1293. For additional documentation on the Straits question, see Foreign Relations, The Conference of Berlin (The Potsdam Conference), 1945, vol. i, pp. 1010 ff. and ibid., vol. ii, pp. 1420 ff. See also Department of State, Near Eastern Series No. 5: The Problem of the Turkish Straits (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1947).

[653] The Ambassador in Turkey (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, August 9, 1946—2 p.m.
[Received 6:11 p.m.]

767.68119/8–946: Telegram

[654] The Ambassador in Turkey (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, August 10, 1946—5 p.m.
[Received 6:40 p.m.]

767.68119/8–1046: Telegram

[655] The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Durbrow) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, August 12, 1946—3 p.m.
[Received August 12—1:05 p.m.]

761.67/8–1246: Telegram

[656] The Ambassador in Turkey (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, August 12, 1946—4 p.m.
[Received 7:36 p.m.]

767.68119/8–1246: Telegram

[657] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Turkey (Wilson)

Washington, August 13, 1946—7 p.m.

767.68119/8–1246: Telegram

[658] The Ambassador in Turkey (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, August 15, 1946—5 p.m.
[Received August 16—8:30 a.m.]

767.68119/8–1546: Telegram

[659] The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, at Paris

Washington, August 15, 1946—6 p.m.

740.00119 Council/8–1546: Telegram

[660] The Ambassador in Turkey (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, August 15, 1946—6 p.m.
[Received August 16—8:21 a.m.]

767.68119/8–1546: Telegram

[661] Memorandum by the Acting Secretary of State to President Truman

Washington, August 16, 1946.

767.68119/8–1646

[662] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Turkey (Wilson)

Washington, August 16, 1946—1 p.m.

767.68119/8–1246: Telegram

[663] The Ambassador in Turkey (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, August 17, 1946—1 p.m.
[Received August 18—9:46 p.m.]

767.68119/8–1746: Telegram

[664] The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, at Paris

Washington, August 17, 1946—3 p.m.

740.00119 Council/8–1746: Telegram

[665] The Secretary of State to the Acting Secretary of State

Paris, August 17, 1946—4 p.m.
[Received August 17—11 a.m.]

767.68119/8–1746: Telegram

[666] The Ambassador in Turkey (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, August 18, 1946—7 p.m.
[Received 11:12 p.m.]

767.68119/8–1846: Telegram

[667] The Acting Secretary of State to the Soviet Chargé (Orekhov)

Washington, August 19, 1946.

767.68119/8–746

[668] The Ambassador in Turkey (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, August 19, 1946—7 p.m.
[Received August 20—12:31 a.m.]

767.68119/8–1946: Telegram

[669] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Acting Secretary of State

[Washington,] August 20, 1946.

767.68119/8–2046

[671] The Ambassador in Turkey (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, August 21, 1946—6 p.m.
[Received August 22—10 a.m.]

767.68119/8–2146: Telegram

[672] The Ambassador in Turkey (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, August 22, 1946—2 p.m.
[Received 7:85 p.m.]

767.68119/8–2246: Telegram

[673] The Ambassador in Turkey (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, August 23, 1946—11 a.m.
[Received August 24—6:03 a.m.]

767.68119/8–2346: Telegram

[674] The Ambassador in Turkey (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, August 26, 1946—3 p.m.
[Received August 26—2:13 p.m.]

767.68119/8–2646: Telegram

[676] The Acting Secretary of State to the French Ambassador (Bonnet)

Washington, August 29, 1946.

767.68119/8–1646

[677] The Ambassador in Turkey (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, September 9, 1946—6 p.m.
[Received 10:15 p.m.]

767.68119/9–946: Telegram

[678] The Chargé in Turkey (Bursley) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, September 26, 1946—1 p.m.
[Received September 27—10 a.m.]

767.68119/9–2646: Telegram

[679] The Chargé in Turkey (Bursley) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, September 26, 1946—6 p.m.
[Received September 27—3:56 p.m.]

767.68119/9–2646: Telegram

[680] The Chargé in Turkey (Bursley) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, September 27, 1946—1 p.m.
[Received October 3—12:15 p.m.]

767.68119/9–2746: Telegram

[681] The Chargé in Turkey (Bursley) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, September 30, 1946—8 p.m.
[Received October 1—9:40 a.m.]

767.68119/9–3046: Telegram