890D.01/5–3145: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister to Syria and Lebanon (Wadsworth)
170. Reurtel 170, May 31. In response to message from President Quwatly, please deliver to him the following message from the President:
“I deeply deplore the loss of life and the destruction which you have described in your letter to me. You may be assured that this Govt has followed the recent tragic events in Syria with most serious attention and concern.
You now doubtless know of what we have done to make our attitude clear to the entire world, and the action we have taken in order that the destruction and loss of life in Syria should cease. I sincerely hope that from this point on it will be possible to compose all differences in a peaceable manner. Harry S. Truman.”