767.68119/404: Telegram
The Special Mission at Lausanne to the Secretary of State
[Received 10:45 a.m.]
242. Massigli,76 acting under instructions from Paris and presumably representing Allied Powers, proposed to Ismet last night that if Turks would state in writing what they were willing to concede on capitulations and on economic clauses, as indicated in their personal conversations with Montagna and others, the Allies were prepared to sign the treaty.
Turkish delegation withdrew and after an hour informed Massigli that Turks had made their reply to the Allies last Sunday; that it was now up to the Allies to inform the Turks in writing of the present Allied point of view; that everybody had run away from Lausanne and that they would go back to Angora and consult with their people.
Ismet stated he was glad conference has not been broken off and that after his journey to Angora he would be glad to resume negotiations if Allies desired.
Ismet departed this morning for Angora via Bucharest and Constanza leaving about half of his delegation who depart tomorrow.
Repeated to Rome and Constantinople.
- Secretary general of the Lausanne Conference.↩