867.24/4–2145: Telegram
The Chargé in Turkey (Packer) to the Secretary of State
Ankara, April 21,
1945—11 a.m.
[Received 6:55 p.m.]
[Received 6:55 p.m.]
542. The British Embassy here has received instructions from the Foreign Office at London formally to inform the Turk Government that Lend-Lease goods of American origin furnished to Turkey through British channels are outside the scope of the Anglo-Turk armaments credit and obligations in respect of the deliveries of such items are owed direct to the United States Government by the Turk Government.
A copy of the British note which was prepared after consultation with me is being forwarded by airmail.
Sent to Department; repeated to London as 3 [32?].
Packer