Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The Near East, South Asia, and Africa, The Far East, Volume V

811.20 Defense(M)Turkey/1010: Telegram

The Ambassador in Turkey (Steinhardt) to the Secretary of State

Ankara, April 23, 1944—11 p.m.
[Received April 25—4 a.m.]

739. With reference to my 717, April 21, the British Ambassador informed me last night that he had satisfied himself in the course of a talk with the Minister of Foreign Affairs that the prohibition of the further export of chrome from Turkey would not apply to shipments to Great Britain and the United States.

Steinhardt