867.24/842: Telegram
The Ambassador in Turkey (Steinhardt) to the Secretary of State
[Received January 1, 1944—10:34 a.m.]
2122. In conversation with the Minister for Foreign Affairs last night (Department’s 792, September 30, Embassy’s 1806, November 4, Department’s 980, December 28 [29])1 I urged him to expedite his reply to our most recent proposal in connection with the master Lend-Lease agreement and stressed the desirability of concluding the agreement as soon as possible. Numan said he had been delayed in making his reply to us by a desire to study the British proposals in connection with our agreement. He added that he expected to be in a position shortly after the first of the year to conclude an agreement with us and indicated that he did not anticipate any difficulties.
- Telegrams No. 1806 and No. 980 not printed; in telegram No. 980 (867.24/807) the Department had requested the Ambassador to ascertain the Turkish reaction to the proposal advanced in telegram No. 792.↩