867.24/756: Telegram
The Ambassador in Turkey (Steinhardt) to the Secretary of State
[Received 7:29 p.m.]
1247. Department’s 600, July 12, 8 p.m. Although Foreign Minister and other high officials of Foreign Office have had frequent opportunities during past 3 months to comment to me on proposed master Lend-Lease agreement none of them has brought up subject. This may well be due to fact they have been giving consideration at same time to British proposal for a Lend-Lease agreement. In absence of instructions from Department I have refrained from bringing up subject. I shall of course promptly report any reaction from Foreign Minister and assume that should Department desire me to inquire as to present status of matter it will so instruct me.93
- In telegram No. 626, July 22, 10 p.m., the Department indicated that an inquiry should be made on an informal basis.↩