Office of the Historian

811.2300/70: Telegram

The High Commissioner in Turkey (Bristol) to the Secretary of State

Constantinople, March 6, 1924—noon.
[Received March 7—11 p.m.]

39. Department’s 35, February 28, 4 p.m.23 Permission received for flight to cross Turkish territory under following conditions:

1.
The American aviators should be advised that there do not exist in Turkey specially prepared landing places.
2.
Excepting in case of force majeure aeroplanes shall only land at the places which the inspectors of the Turkish air service shall designate.
3.
The aeroplanes shall follow after Aleppo the line Adana, Konia, Afion Karahissar, Ismet, San Stephano.
4.
As has been agreed upon officers in the Turkish air service shall be permitted to make a study of the American machines.

Bristol
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