Foreign Relations of the United States, 1951, The Near East and Africa, Volume V

780.5/12–1751: Telegram

The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Cumming) to the Department of State ¹

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Moscow, December 17, 1951—1 p. m.

1030. Re para 5 Deptel 417, December 14.² At meeting this morning with Fr, Brit and Turk Ambs, Turk said instructions from Ankara dated December 15 authorized him deliver MEC note in association with rest of us. We agreed that unless any one of us instructed contrary to deliver notes at half hour intervals beginning 5 p. m. Moscow time Tuesday December 18. Fr Amb suggested texts be released in respective capitals 4 p.m., Paris time Wednesday, December 19.

Urgent reply requested.³

Cumming

1. Repeated niact to Paris, Ankara, and London.
2. Same as telegram 522 to Ankara, December 14, supra.
3. In telegram 523 to Ankara of December 17, Kopper, signing for Secretary Acheson, requested “Reply in clear urgently affirmative or negative to fol question: ‘Is Turk Govt now generally satisfy re dely [delivery] notes on MEC?’” (780.5/12–1251) In telegram 546 from Ankara of December 18, Ambassador Wadsworth replied that the Turkish Foreign Office had confirmed that the Turkish Ambassador in Moscow would present Turkey’s note “today” provided the Soviet Foreign Office would receive the representatives. In telegram 548 of December 18, from Ankara, Ambassador Wadsworth informed the Department of State of some last minute changes in the Turkish note (780.5/12–1851).