740.00119 Council/9–3046: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Caffery)
5192. For McDermott84 from White.85 UP late today carried following:
“Wash—Turkey has asked US and Brit for advice on how to ans Russia’s new demands for joint control Dardanelles, hi adm source sed. Source sed State Dept wld seek opinion Army–Navy leaders before replying to Turkey, probably sometime this week.”
In answer deluge questions, following given for attribution Dept spokesman:
“The Department is informed of the Soviet note to the Turkish Government by the broadcast from Moscow and through a translation furnished the American Embassy at Ankara by the Turkish Foreign Office. Although no specific request has been received for the views of this Government, it is not improbable that following procedures heretofore followed, should this Government think it advisable to amplify its views as expressed in its note of August 19 to the Soviet Government, it would make them available to the Soviet, Turkish and [Page 869] British Governments. Although no plans to this effect have been made, in the normal course the matter would be considered in regular meetings of the Secretaries of State, War and Navy.
Repeated to Ankara.86 [White.]
- Michael J. McDermott, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Press Relations.↩
- Lincoln White, Executive Assistant to Mr. McDermott.↩
- As telegram 675. In airgram A–236, October 2, from Ankara, the Chargé stated that this telegram arrived “most opportunely just prior to the conversation I had with the Secretary General of the Foreign Office, to whom I made known its contents. I also informed the British Ambassador.” (767.68119/10–246)↩