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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).

[682] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France ( Caffery )

Washington , September 30, 1946—9 p.m.

740.00119 Council/9–3046: Telegram

[683] The Chargé in the United Kingdom ( Gallman ) to the Secretary of State

London , October 2, 1946—1 p.m.
[Received October 2—7:53 a.m.]

767.68119/10–246: Telegram

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

Ankara , October 2, 1946—5 p.m.
[Received October 3—3:45 p.m.]

767.68119/10–246: Telegram

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

Ankara , October 3, 1946—9 p.m.
[Received October 4—3:51 a.m.]

767.68119/10–346: Telegram

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

Washington , October 4, 1946—7 p.m.

740.00119 Council/10–346: Telegram

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

Ankara , October 4, 1946.
[Received October 5—2:35 a.m.]

767.68119/10–446: Telegram

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

Washington , October 5, 1946—4 p.m.

767.68119/10–546: Telegram

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

Washington , October 8, 1946.

767.68119/10–846

[690] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union ( Smith )

Washington , October 8, 1946—noon.

767.68119/10–846: Telegram

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

Washington , October 8, 1946—7 p.m.

767.68119/10–546: Telegram

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

Ankara , October 15, 1946—2 p.m.
[Received 9:14 p.m.]

767.68119/10–1546: Telegram

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

Ankara , October 19, 1946.
[Received November 20.]

767.68119/10–1946

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

Ankara , November 1, 1946—11 a.m.
[Received 5:05 p.m.]

767.68110/11–146: Telegram

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

Ankara , November 13, 1946—8 p.m.
[Received 11:58 p.m.]

767.68119/11–1346: Telegram

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

Ankara , November 25, 1946—3 p.m.
[Received 3:05 p.m.]

701.6761/11–2546: Telegram

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

Ankara , December 30, 1946—2 p.m.
[Received 6:51 p.m.]

761.67/12–3046: Telegram