Sir Ronald Campbell
You will see from the attached
note by Colonel Vogel of the Joint-Staff
Mission that, perhaps partly as a result
of conversations which took place on hoard
H.M.S.  "Prince of Wales", the War Department
now agree with our view that it is very
desirable in order to maintain the good will
and active assistance of Turkey from the
strategic point of view that the U.S.G.
should if possible continue to make war
material available for Turkey. Furthermore,
I understand from Colonel Vogel that there
are certain supplies - though not of the
most vital materials - which can in fact
be made available to Turkey from this country
without interfering with supplies for Britain.
On the other hand, I understand
from Colonel Vogel and also Mr. Pinsent
that there seems to have been some misunder-
standing somewhere on the British supply
side regarding H.M.G.'s policy in the matter.
Some of our people seem to have been arguing
that supplies from this country should not
be sent to Turkey.    This divergent attitude
on the British side - which has been taken
despite clear indications from the Krnbassy
both to the Supply Council and the Joint
Staff Mission as to H.fcl.tr. 's policy - has
naturally rather puzzled the Americans.
Hov/ever, steps are now being taken by the
Supply people and the Joint Staff Mission
to put matters right.
Mr. Pinsent tells me that he had
to refer my letter of August 25th (G185/10/U1)
to New York and that he has not yet got an
ansv/er.    He agrees, hov/ever,   that in view of
the information supplied by Colonel Vogel
both as to the attitude of the U.S. Army
and the fact that there are supplies which
can be made available for Turkey, we need not
delay taking action on paragraph 5 of P.O.
telegram U688 - especially since Hugessen
has since reported that his U.S. colleague
and he himself made representations to the
S.D. on the subject.    That being so, perhaps
when you see Mr. Welles and Mr. Hull today
you could again remind them of Lord
Halifax's earlier representations on the
subject and explain that H.M.G. feel that
owing to recent developments as explained in
telegram U688 it would be particularly
helpful at the present moment if the U. 3.0.
could give the Turks some further assurance
as to the availability of supplies from this
country.    You might perhaps,as is suggested by
Lordon( (with modifications by Hugessen), hint
that if the Turks could be told that they
would get priority immediately after those
countries which are actually belligerent,
this would be a help, but I am not sure that
we should stress this point.    The important
thing, I think, is that the American
Ambassador in Angora should do all he can
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Minutes.
to encourage the Turks at this moment to
feel that they can still rely not only on
U.S. sympathy but on their material help
as well.
August
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