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No. 783

SUbj ect I Fo~ Hport fl"Olll llro 11-a A. 1l1raohllann, Repreaen~tln ot thlt WAr Refugee Boal"d, 'o 1tr • .Tobn Pehle, Exeout1Te D1reot or ot t~ l'fal" RefUgee Board.

The Honorable

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The Beoretar,r ot Bt e t e , WnsM,.,~on.

1 baTe the booor to tol"W&&'d herewith a r oport from Mr. l l'& A• liLraoh•enn, Repre .. ntat1Te of the Ylal" Ret\lgfle BO£rd, to Ill". Jobn Poble, Exeout1n D1reotor ot the Yla.r Itetub-ee Boal'd, Wai!Wl'""' reiJ&l'di.ng ettorte wh1oh are belq ude b7 Mr. B11'e~ IUI4 the Elibaeq to reaoue oppreaaed D1nor1t1ea ~ AX1e-oeoup1e4 Euro~.

Laurence A. Steinhardt u. s. Allbauador to T\ll"kq

lSOOloaure t Report aa deaor1be4.

LAS/pe rue No. 840.1 'l'O the Depall'• ent in or1g1nal and hect ograph

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Dear 111r . Peblet

I • -loelM bnewUh _, poeUwtnN'7 pepcn -.u. 'be &OUnUu ot be BMrll'• prapu 1D t'111'b;r r-~ Ia •o AIIIIUS 10, 1~. :ta 01'41r \e au. teP .. 11 .. reed'•• I haft 41rt4e4 thle, u 111 rq pl'ftiMla re,_., 1D'o no •Jor ••oUoah:

(1 ) OO'f'erlq ~ baO'ta c "" aad ollroaoloeleal h'f'c1opMnt ot 0111' ft4'lltJ

(2) OOnelu111ona , oboel'ftUOila u 4 I'H- Q4at10ill.

Pol1t1oal .nn11 are JDO'f'UIIr wUh auoh r~4U;r 1n ~ &l144le J:aa1 llld the Balkan1 ~· *11J of 'Che altu&UOill Pe­tel"l'e4 'Co 1a ~ repoft .., ~ uaae...- .-a14enble ebaqe 'b;r $be tllle tble re..Ue ;rou. lt 11 Mpe4 _....., 'h8 repor'C w11l l ePn, boWit'CP t U I I 11111'4 Of ·- IMpl \MOll lilT M and rq u ... laWI blft 1a - wrk dlaJo1DI 'bl po:riod I'Ca1o4 abon.

A eub1equ1nt rep0l'11 Will be -1~ to 7011 1ft due OO'Ill'ae.

IAal I again otter rq ~ thuka to 70u, Uut Boar4, and ;rour a11oolaha f~W 1be tull IUl)por'C wb.18h 7011 han a.ooorded • •• w1 ~"' wb.loh I ooul.4 not haft tllnet1oal4.

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Mr. Jobn • · Peble, £xeout1Ye Dlreo-.r trar Re~ Boar4 1fu h1JaS'Oil

Deal' MI-. Peblea

In p!lreuaa .. ot r.Y s.a.-uauone tJ'Oil rou, tb.1e 11 a pftlt• tna17 repo~ 41elsiie4 ~ otter a p11'11H of tu retupe ain&UOD U 1 toaD4. U \Q)Oa rt Nhl'a ,. 'l'vUJ on .JUne 19, 1064, Md U.. ro..al'• ublnM •o date.

1. I U'J"ift4 1D ..... ,.. Oft laAq eYeftin8, ~, after a ooliforonoo w1 Ul. .AIIbatudor ~111Ml'4' 1 I -· ~OJWecl \bat Joel BN11411 had l.en !'Vk17, pror=·bl7 t.r .Jei'WI&l... 10M ~· prior •• rt an-1Y.l1n ~· After a·~ l»oheea Aab&ata40r s •e1Dbard11, J. o. 8'ePn4ale B«nn•''· K1a1ater ti'OII GHat DrUa1D te !\a'keJ, &D4 qeolt, 1t wae 4e..,.1De4 'hat I aboul4 rotv. a t oaoe •o c.uol.a:=;._111a1eter BIMI" 1a1'oftiH. u, Joel IWIID411 waa ted aA4 \IDC\11' IV1e' avn11l.&Doe b y tM BrlUall K111tal"7 I:atel1.1pn.oe.

on J\lae !2 I t=--r4.e4 to f'O\l a OOP7 ot rt rot~pOJ"t aubllittod to Allb&e•ll4or 8te1Dbard,, ooni'1Dg rq 1Dte1""11ew w1UI. .Joel Brandt an4 rt ®aern.Uoae and r eoo..-4&UOill oonneoted wUh ~ -ttere rol&Uft6 •o ,..1 Braa411'• Y1aU t 0 'l'llrkq.

Upon 1111 return to Ankara, I ••• ~ bf Allb&ealldDr 811e1nb&l'dt that we were lnnl'\10\e« to take no further aotl on 1ft 'he above IIAtter, IIAd ban aoh d &OOOJ'dlnglJ.

A telelfl"UU • a d bp&11Uit4 on tbl eubJeot lntoN!ftg the 80&1'4 ecmoerlliDg oe l1a1n et~rpe ;hlob wore beln8 taken 1n ooaneoUon wUh Uae propoe&l.a b7 re~ eentaUna ot tlae Jn1ah AgeJW7, tbl OeJ'Mil CoGeGl 1n hhnlNl, Jo"ph 8eh•l1• of tM Jolnt ~nnnt1oa CoJlllllttee , aa4 o~. In tb.11 OONIIOUOD, 11tq I add that tbl o1t7 ot Ietanbul, 'llblob at b .. t 11 a hotbed ot sou1p, waa r1ta nUl. tbl - 111 tantu U.a zetaen oonoeming the ao oelle4 Bralldt Pl"(lpoae.l11. AI a tlaal

~. l U.• U a -uor ot regret t hat .Joel hnAlt -. vge4 aa4 .,~ obU..4 b7 \be BPlUab to depart r- 'l'UI'b7 aa4 DOt retu.fte4 to h1o Jow1ab pr1nolpal.a 11114 tllll117 1A RlmCIU'7.

e. O!pl!lpUOMl OW• 111 tnulNl..

A. :IUuaUoa twad here up !If Al'1'1Yal.

Upon rq ~1val 1ft AIIJI:aloa, Allbaoeadm- e11e1Jibal'dt inlo-4 • ~-'• 11Aoe ., nWJorl to tbe IJJtUo4 B1lat11, o. l arge ..-.1" ot l'OpPeoontnUne ot Y&rloue Ol"pnhaUone trca the United stat01 11114 l'o.lost1ne bad al'!"lnd 111 ~IIJ'• In ~11' ual t o aeel ot 1ft tho roeouo ot l"'tugeee reproeentlns tllll1r own 'Golal OOil81l1tuento, and bcoo.uee ot 11 lack ot t a _S.J01t7 wUh 'lfbat had alreadT boon undor tllken and with ocm4U1one tor wah opeNUono 1n tuPu:r, a ooatllee4 an4 ohaotio e1tuat1on 'lfAI doToloplllg. J\4 a r esrult, a d1opropo1"111ontlte ~11 ot the Allbaell&dor' " u .. , and thrlt ot h1o al.roal'l)' ~reeoOd statt, wo.e be1llg cboorbed. Tho o1tua.­t1on had allo oroa111d .--• - nt f'or hill ae a result ot tho nuMl.'OUI diaoonnootOd app:roo.choo YJh1oh were being ~~ado by t lliiM 1Jld1Ylduale to the 'lul'killh Foreign ott1oo. AI reported to ;rou b7 Al:lbns oal'lor Bt einbArdt, an :r.rrana-ent boA boon ll&do by hill wltb tAo Secretar)" General ot thD l"orelgn ot1'1ce AoU:al1n, too pool all of 11bo reiiOUe aoUY1Uoe thr'OUall the ·~ o1al ropreaontAt1Te ot the ~or nctugoc ll«.l'4, UpOn r:q r eturn to '/l'Urke;r.

0 11 S'llll4q, J'l&no 2:1, Aabao aador Ste1Jihalodti 1nY1 t ed to h1o ~ tbl reproaoGtutlvoc ot tbe vo.r1ouo aaonoiu who bud ooa'f'OJ>Sed Qpoll 'lurk117 and who wore thaD 1n ~ tf¥1' a l~n and a dlocuodon of a now to a;rnohron1 ao tho ettoli'C 1 1ft,..

worlt tl'olZI 1\trltoy. At t b111 l uncheon 11here .wwre .l)l'lle.n'Ca Aabaa oAdOl' S~einhardtJ nobort lell;r, Oounaelor of SllbeaqJ I. A. JUrtMtwannJ Rerbort JtatlldJ ropreaenUng tho l'iar Retllp e BOlU'd.J D.r • .fooeph l!ohart£ 8114 Reuben ROIID1k1 Hpreoon~ Uvea of tho .U.Orloall JoJ.Dt D1atr1bi&Uon CO•U teeJ Dr • .flld&h L. UJl611U, Preol4ent ot the llel»-ow Un1-nroUr 1n Jtu'llallloa, and RA1'1"7 VUelee, both of tho IUMlo B:a1'C A4Y11017 COIIIIIi t toe ~ tho Aaor1can Jo1nt 1>1nr1buUon O...S.ttoe1 Oballl Jlarlao a nd ZeST 80hlnd 1 roproeentatt.,.. ~ tho .Tow11h Agonqr ll&Yld :!OhweUzer , roprooent&U'ftl of t bo Hl.._Ioa Dllcz-t1on AnooiatlOA (Hloa) 1 and .ro.oob Gr1ttel, repro­eentat1vo ot tllll .&gu4ath I eraal and tho Vaad Haahalah.

Alllbaeoado"' OU lll!laNt pointed out tbe 111pa11'­•ont 1n \be otforta to aohlOYo roaulte on tho o­poUtl'fl aa4 411Maneoh4 ball• with 11il11h tho nr1oua Ol"gQQ\1u.Uona wero &11te&~pt1ng t o 1'1vlot1011 1n t ho urgen~ t1old of roooue, He rooo-h4 t h<lt a 0enoral onrsll o...S.tteo be ol'f>&lll .. 4 to

ot ~ b.e orp.nl aa t101111 aootinlf ot the oo-oalled Aa:n, ,IOI"lP •

ot 1:1:111 a10'1nfr "" A.) WUh t!:ll IXO'lJUOD Of ttiO .U..oor4ant ~II oti'\IOit 'by the roprou:!tatln ot l:hl EM~IN)' Oo• uUtoo tor tho nooouo ot Je•• 1n a:.ropo, J.tr. Jabotlnalq, and 'b;r ur . Dononbofra of the Intlll'!m~1on.U Rnoue and Rtllof o~tuo, 'hi -•1na •• balwol\1ov.o aa4 otferod a proaleina , ~ct1oal O.ginn~.

Bartng 1oourod "M"' •m.a• approval t o ohooeo tho 10-o&ll od TI'OI'IIing .Cxoout1Vo 0o.IUI1U11 0 I 10leotod tb4 followi ng meaboroa Re~n Nuun11t, roproeontLQg tho Joint P1etr1but1on Conaittoo, Oba11l Darlaa, to» thl J ov111h 481~. Zeov llohind, and JJ.av14 5ol1W11hor, fbi f1ret ••U118 •• be14 at ~ ottlooo et thl United a• a toe CODo~ato o.nora.l 1n IetAillNl on N7 1'7, lOU. 'fbAI .wateo ot the aootlna are aU aolwl (Axhlblt D. ) With one oxoept 1on , a .. tlftga have been hold wookl;r .

'1'1:10 preeonoo of DP. Jlld4h L. Kasn••l &lluar l nvlon, alil&e:P ot thl Bxeout1ve aDd ? r•u&.l\ll'Ol' ot the Jev1eb ,\flenor1 all4 1>1' . Jo01ph SOh•na, .bropoo.n Dl rootor ot thl Jolat D1otPl'but1oa Oo1aUUo, na awet Ml.ptlll 1ft 4ot1n1na thl «*JooUno ot thiU' roepooUvo OJ'plllwt:lolle. 1'biJ ol1111JI&te4 oorta1ft h~"' and e&lltlloUna aoUY1t1 .. 1n whUh 'Gho orgll.n1aaUou wore 1n4ulg1~, eueh ao oo.pot1t1n h1441ne tw ahlp1 toP :rooouo. rhe7 ACNed t o pool 'heir crp•i!IAUou• r .. ou. aothit111 uader ti:IO ':'ar !lotupo :loud' 1 preczoaa. 'llbil.e oortaln dlitoronooo 1ft .. t hDd an4 obJoot1ve wore 'bOIII\d to CJ"Oat e -Dt&%7 dJ.vor~no .. of n e-. -of wldo4 .. baYo re))Orlo4 b7 hlogrN:I, U h oontt.­dontl.J' beU'"4 at t 1:11o o1t1Ag \!Ia' a 4811'00 ot banlonT on4 -poPII.U• lau 'Mea oo~l1obe4 between Ulo _._. ro,...oeata.Uvoo WbUb b&e el'•tnete4

t o a f &1.r oxtnt -rus.oo, lnMh Oftrlapplnc of aoUrtt¥, wane ot ofl'oll1, l.ft4 a.tl"'llnl tJooa ~· obJoot ot oavtna 11 .. 1.

"'"'"U o 1a a Ue' ot tu Gl'pAU&Uon• --.aeed 1n NUtt u4 J'tiiO'IIt acrtJ.nUtt 1a 't'qpkq1

the1r r epresenta tl.on lind aotl•ltlell.

3. R\e91!,

A. D!IOUIIIIiOftll With ~t&ltma. !'bl !'e11Ult11 aoh.l.end iii&L~ aa\liiUiO~'' w Wbloh had been .. tal»llllll*l between Cretat.mt ,_ua 1.11J\J.11ter to Ankar&, and IIG'"l.t on ., prt\'loue rtllit to 'l'UI'IIII;r, 1114 t o the r11!11111Pti81l of tl»,.. OORWNI\UOM at the MM ot Gilbert lllllon4 ot ~ llderu.U.OII&l n.e C!'t111 a\ Arllta:'n on Jul.¥ 21. !'11.11 oon tent• and reAl ta ot tbe•e 'Alk• were dhpattbed to J"'U b)" hlflgJ.'Opb and pouoh. l p1Ded trc. ~" oomrerMUnna, i\11 MpOPted to 70\l, the t'lrtbtr 00Piot1oa that CNt&laml per•­all.J 1 /1M a&1h&1 AfttOMICN, WN ... M"fiOplAg to 1dA a ...,nre ot 8'004-wlU t'rOII ov OO.OftiMIIt ~ their aoqn1e11oenos 1n the reqn11s~e ~~~ nn behalf ot the .Bo!U'C'l ' 11 1'!11101111 P~•

crnalaml'• agroeeaent to peftllt retuaeea t'rOII RID\88lT 1J!to Ul4 ~ IUR.n!l\ _, M !IN'1rnaU"ft attp . 'fbt 'r&II.UIIa~ U 'h111 lllto~tloft te Billa­prJ', t1pn1.&l.l7 b7 tbe lntel'ftat1onal. Red 011'01111 1ft llnlta:roa , 11 Nt~'>l'te4 to ba"ft had a 881uta1'7 ett.et.

A' .., •oolld ooar-ee with CNtdAIIII oa A\lgWit IS, be was ~4 to:ro 111.1 Ocm!l"'!!lent to PM'II1t the ftWI(;IU'l&!l ret~a«eu to t r•d" t.-po!"'U'll7 1n ~~~. wt.N 'hann•• onld be •tt.-ullhe4 tw "-• Yb1a lrttro4QOe4 a lliiW Ul4 peztaape -1 llitw.Uon fop~ nu.anl&De. Ylbere&e tour IIIC)t\thll ~ we were preaetas the Rwu.nttAn Ocr9'el'ft1Mnt to peratt the ••aouaUon ot al\7 nu.lber ot JIUIIN\1&1\ JewJ.IIh oUlSIIfta 110 a s to .. ~ ' blt1r p1raeou,o:r1, we 'ftl'll todq requeetlng ot tlw &&1111 Oc>ftnwent perll11ll10ft to'!' 'be ul!f' ot lte teJ'l"1to1'7' n• a 110 a-llect t~1'111'7 'II!Lt• ba'ftlll" tor re~e• tro111 11il neJ.#.bo:r, llllllfl:itU7. eret &lAIN .. tud 1q)On

tbe lrol\1 ot tbe a1tuo.t lon, ebooalllg to 1nhi'Sif'et oUP l"OC\UII I t tor -1\ll.~d •tei!POJOUT 1!1\'nllll" 1n R- r..nt.a o.1 M 1ndlaa~loa tbat we 11114 o.,noeded ~a to han beo011e Mfll tol" rehgeee. ltD:r d14 I' llllltll tAn¥ ettort to 4111coar-ae ~ 1n th111 a .. W'ts..oa, 'lll'gUs lndea4 that 11111 OIYYetti&IDt atl:!lltt.nUI\te tbe new eltw.Ltlml 1ft t-11 of 1'!111\ltl o '

!be recouo of re~a t1'0a the -• aaoelo,..te4 h ~ mo11tha ot Ap.."'11 (See EX211bU D) 11Ater1A117 dao-re,..•ud tlarlns the -•u ot MAT &114 .7\dM. 'l'ha r•cta 1eA41nS to th11 a1tunt1oll are t

fM bnlleb ot tbe 111 ohartarillg ~

• an4 111 l.q1~ t he gr'01Jr.4work unautllorlse4 ope,..uoa, t~~&~e4

"'",.. ... , •• ooaneote4 wtth o'bh1alllg ~ ea4 ant n..u ... entl.al tar ..._panauoa.

on Jll.l.J IS, I reported t'- clld1 t1cmal obah.olu 1ltl1ab ha4 &Pt.eea 411rUIJ ~.....,.. pertof. to e1tatnot u. ~ J4 Hf'¥•• tl'oll Ooutanaa (lbdllbU a.) After the earlier o'llnael.. ~ be~ on,...., tbe t1nal hurdle •• taken tl:rouah t tla •attorh ot All'buaal!.or 8te1nba.rdt with tha '1'11l1t1ah rore1p Oft1oe, 111 11 reeult ot ah1Cih the ldtcr pera1Ue4 the cnV, ot rotugeeo l)l 18a. tato 'l'llr'ka:r wttbout !urkieh Yiaaa, An4 arr4J~&'ed tor the '--41Ate 41apatoh ot the retllgeea 'b.J re.U t o Paleattaa. rou are a l readT t GIIll-1AJ" nth the 4eti!J.le and reut1ae cOII.Ileate4 with th1a DOn-nt .

In the Maallblb, otblr OO'I!P''MtlOJU &rOM 1n ..,.here at , A oJwnp o~ 1n the 11\temal att&lra of t:ba •peiaaUoD 1A

~~ wblot\, Oft MhAlt ctt tbll ""'* ~0)' group1 had bee11 =!rtes tlll HlHUOfl of retuae .. :a.n RI!Mnl.cl 1'lr •b&l4u\Uoe tct Ilhabul., &Pd. 1lb1oll 1:11114 '"- lA oha'p ot tho tMMielftl aetuh 11t prep&Pina the

ra~ .. tw 4epar\_, s.r. -- II!FnctrlOUI llr. i11M1 ralll"tl b1a bel\4. ft .are in:r-.4 tb4t ClUe perunaHtT, a etaaneh UOD.ln u« . .... .U.pd .. be ot .. ...,.,lal ... ,_ -1t1 ad41Uoe 1o 'be1n« a oloM tnen4 ot auu Antoneeou., bAY1tl4 la .. a appo1Atad &he ..-pr-.

••'-U•• ot \be .Tanlb S'ook YlrtU1 oontrol ot ~ oboioe ot •· to be -~ t:rca Gonnaau., eoa 1ot1q atorl .. han retlchll4 va, J'U\62•s All ta.. • .,. troe t ooooeta ot WJo. U••'• e:~tb'IIOI'tUMrf oapaoltloe aDd l ea4e J'IIh.lp ~ aocnaeatimla of 41lettanthe an4 an t.l'bltJ'IU'T ob•truau on-1•. At th1e W1'1t1nc, I tu1 1no11Aed t.o the .,._ that Mr. zua fCNIA a htfJN.T ooeplaz dtut~Uob oonneote4 With the oh01ce of rat'lqJeea

tor lllbarbtloe, aa4 Sa b11 seal to ptiPtU'II

h11 taat 1tl a t&lr -.nner agoo~ te h1a

llehU the titlal ftb&Pkatlon waa o011"l:lllt

de111J'ed.

In an attol"t t o dahfti&M thll -pOalt1on M4~-.,1o .. of tlu n.w -.onJ.satlon eet u p b7 the~ Qo.,.~t to t&aUUate reflleee traYelr I re.,...Wd lntoraaUOil of lllnllter er.tuama re«nNtns t he new~ 118111 . fbi Otflolal piC .. All UIIODt 011 tbll IUbJeot t'PcB lllhal .An~ftCoWil saa 4el1.,.re4 to

ae bel' 11 . 81Daftd of thlt lntCIJ'Datlaoal Red eros• ( r.xblblt r.)

On ~ ~. t he lllh~U.ol\&1 1\od c reu tr&nol~Utect ~ • tho tut of a ocble troll

ll1ha1 AntOileeeu to tblt lbaNUAil LtlpUon, Lhllon, 4ata4 .rul.T 18, 11b1.8h pro'llded tu:rthe

detail• oonoern1ng tbB Intar-1n1ate~ Ca.ftlttee (EXhlblt o. )

On Jul:t 1!1, 1A lUI e ttort t o 'bl'eat tho daaclloolt e!dstil'lg 1JI 1\._nu with rep.rct to

tile ohotoe ot tho ~ ot retucee11 to be

obo"n fer ~Uon _, leh.nbul, l oauae4 t o b&Ye del1""" to 1\Cro Zll•u tho aU•etwd laHar {bb' ll' t H. ) r.o CaT• p i'So:o to tMt t I tbrew ~ IQP~ ol tbe Wal' J\a,_.a BoaN

bah1D4 tbe ettorta et Ml', Gt-lttal of tba

V4&4 Raatsalala 1n bl• err-'• •• 4IIIPP aepara~o ab.\pe tvr tba ,.._ ot the people 1A

wbOII tbe Yaad HAAU&lAh M4 tbe AP4&th l aNel organhat1on• we:oo 1nteeoted. Bttol"ts to •­

otl:ler ab.\pe 414 not •- 4u1.J1c tba -th ot .,._,

On JlllJ 'nb, 11\toraaUoh -• t bat t blt ~ek, GIU'I'71na VM people had 1en CORnanu aA4 en rode t o I stanb;l. In Yl" of the f act thAt \hle YOJ'&ge 1a typ1oal of tM IUIIIJier 1n whJ.ob ea~tlon rr. Rw:wl1a wae taltl~~~r place b7 ... , U will be dee­orlbed 1n det aU1

lleleotlon• for t l\11 boat were M4e 1>7 the local orga!U &atlon ot the .lewbh Agenq 1n Buoht.l'eut t'J'om tlte ~-de of people who dnired 1:o trt\Yel on th11 ll'IJ.p. lJI ooneequ-•, eo•• Ol'der of prlor 1t7 bad to be eet &blhbe4. I n t he t1n1: place, pret er­enoo ••• g1Yon to oh11Aren, eepee1&ll7 t hooo troa Tranen1e1:l'1.a. 'fb.eae w.re 1eleot 1d wUb:lu1: reprd to party &t1'111aUon• or bAQkpoiiDd. Seaond 1n pr1or1t7 ware ret'llgen 1n l'lullinJ.a who ba4 Arr1Yed tro. o1:her oountr1••. 'l'be1r position waa 11011t J.noe oure , and t he7 1Utaw1ee we.re eeleohd without rof!IU'd. to po.rt7 art1l1at1ou. 'l'b1Jod were TOUAS agr1oultur&l worker• end 70uthl (Ob4lut~,) a11111larlT leliOted. f be 1'811111111D8 OU I were Oh01e11 troll &11011& AJ.on.bh, non- z1on1•t•, p1r1one who ftre aU1.11aU 4 or 1101: aUUiD.te4 with r.uuo&l parUe••. It 11 1n the 18leot 10Jl ot th11 lat or grcnap, hall the abOYe Ol"8&ft1a&t1one an4 tro• 1Dd1Y14uall not at1'111a ted wltb. theta, t hat the trloUon oooure d the plaoe of dlp&J;1:ure. Olrf'1oual7, eaoh orgaui~ n on exert• effort• to include tblt laJoot':81t nUIIber ot 1h own adbtrente, and 8tiT bade ot d1Y111oA would be oau.. tor oCIIll))l.a1Jlt &1 _. point.

• S.e eeoUoll (b ) below. A. l!!parate repol'l on tbe YOT&p ot the lll'l BullNl, llet'bar&, Md IIOI'ln! b bei ng 1ent to TOU•

lila" tbl ,..~•• • " 4eeUne4 tw JliLleii'Cille, oae alflbt lllpetlt th_. .- eltpbaale 1101tld be plaaed ~poa the eeleo111en of z~••·

All the pu••IIIIW'IIo w1U e:~~eepU.0111 •• notoe4 below, halt 1ft4J:rS411&1 or oolleeUn !bi!IN::t:.a> pa .... porh and ~ian uU Yha•. 01\17 &.bcnl1 1.2 or 10 ha4 l'elteln4 Yllrltbh tranau 'l1au 1n 114•ano•, the l'tiii&1JI4er had nou . n •• \111411'a11oo4 wUh the fuPklah l"ol'tlisn Ottloe u tbl ruaU ot Ul'aa&e­aenh a!Lde b7 AIIMuadOJ' au llabai'O, that all wou14 be pe~Ue4 ti'UIIU ~ !'l&l'ke7 ae Pale.tlM naae bad been proa1114 by tbe Bl'l\leh llllba••7• You ban 1111'1&47 'DHII 1111b.l'lled ot the PBINl Wl4e1'oo e11and1q bet•••• tbe ill'lUih S.llaeq an4 the 'tw1t-11h l'ol"fllng Mt1ee •o tbe ett•o• that 11r1 .Jeoollh r•fll8ee eppearlllg on !uKllh 1011 would l"e'lo!.7e a PalliUM Ylaa.

Upon reoe1pt et ~ru.Uon t.bat 11be ••• en route •• t.aed1a tel7 adYl•d the Ui~[i Dlbaeq 111 Ankara, ln Wde1' tha t 11bl 'l'UPk1ah P'oNliPI ottloe 1n t'llftl eoll14 'be p nn noUoe . Due to 11he arr~eau whleh la4 b- ..u 'D7 M­ba nador n•llllh".Pdll, tbe ICilb&U7 as auured of the tull oooper .U on of bl!tb t he Turldell Forolp ot't1oe &114 \be !'Urk.leb K1nlltJ"7 of Coat!!WiloaUone, 1n oonneeiloll wttb tbe dla .. barkatton w111bou11 1'1lrlr.1eh Ylaea ot the refll&eee pl'OY1e1on of 11NDIU taoUltiee A.ll4 rallwat ~Uone. !be J[ybelt a ppeared 1n Istanbul harbor at about 2 t30 on UUi!C~.a.y aOI'tl1ng , IUJ.;r ftb,

A ua1.1 I!OOden ehlp w111h h1gtl deoltl and lltOMP propuldOD, the M* •• expeoted, With ea.e oro..Ung, 110 a ocOiiiiiiOdiu 4110 people. U oa.rr1e4 760 paeelllglt'e to Istanbul. 'J'hl ref\181ea "~"~ OI'OWded 1Ato '"1"7 palOS Of 11be eb1p1 and U Willi aurpP111ng t o tlnd \lut; tbe ueh tblalelfta wre not be1ac ueed for paeeengere. (AI an 1ntveet1f16 a14el1ght , 111 ... d h-1:'14 t hat 13 peop b -barJted on t .be boat 1A Oona1anaa w111hma1 paoaporh and wUhold RWI&II1an eXit peraUe, m el. were Ulepl.q on 11bh llftlllllborlaed boat.)

ll.-411' •he agreeaent w.lth the 1'ur.k1 eb au11bor1t1ea, tlle laabel!. pa .. cn«er • were required to real\ln on the 1h1p wblle 1n harbor. !he ex1sUJ18 pMeporta bad pt'WY10UI}7 bctftn DIHNI't!c! 011 S&tlll"dAJ aftlll'DOOID 1 whJ.le •tw ltaabak wa 8 nUll 1everal bourn fl'Ora the port ot X.tanbul, and lflll"' b rouC)lt ~· the BrU1eb l'naepo1'11 Conl;l'Ol Of1'1oe tor PAleatlne eaU?' Oltt:'U.­tloo.tlon. Tblt !ll'lUih were 111011: ooopereun6 and und.er llaJor 'llh1Hilll, wor lr.e4 t a P 11\to .,ar17 \alda;r aomJ.Ag to issue ell the aeoe u r.r1 PaleaUne ent1"7 Oert11'1oatea. file pusporte , 1no1udJng apeo1Al. traYel doounonts wh1oh tba ur1t1ab leaued on behalt ot tl~ 13 pa.a 11engera on th8 bod who hAd no ))11.118 -porle, we re than • uen to the ~.kleh 1 ol .Loe to«> tho nec .. aU)' trfiDillt •1eaa. " ' the ... , Uae tJ.Aal

&II ·=-~· ..... .... With .. 'fwok1ah 81&" Rail-• .,. 'N1a au rrrti&U.... '' Alappo, '71'1a.

u wUl " l'ltallt4 U..t taa. ~ t~trellll ott1H bl4 ~,.. aau..._. n•liiMH' •• ao­_1104&._ aa apprta1-•• total of 410 re~$U WH1117 011 taa. 'wlo--atl,y •rs1a• Cltb V«Yol fMa Ietanbul to Altppt. X. waa expeo,od , 'bill'etore, ' hat U would bt aeGOUU')' ' ' 41Yl4t tbll ~ puHa8fr t 1Jito n. ptllpl IUI4 ea t1111 or 5Pi"'T:ra1Ju, 'l'he Mla1ttft' or oo taU•e1 t~GwYD, pl'OT14t4 a apeti.&l tNla fo!' '1111 . &H118fN• .u a reaul, , ~ nu,.. «J''''P ltaft leh nbul 1a 0111 'Nln oa Mt.a., lftlliaC, Jul,y 10th.

rbe d h,J'l'blaUoa of Ule laabtk pteH..-ra ..... u followt l

2815 Olllldrell, of wt1ta 2U WIN oh1.14rea 1'Joa. !JoABPhtJ'la.

&15 retugHe aewl¥ U'l'lftd, of ·~ 'hero were two ,....a.,,, ho ~'L 25 1'01 .. 0 •ttl,y Yl& ~, &114 lMI llllllp1"lalll.

187 Ch&l.ft aiJI, wb1ob 1Jiel114e4 25 ,._ Pol.aa4 and tlcbt who hll4 .... ~*\ h P.••ala baa Odteea 4urlns tM '1ae of tbll Jl-ta. KCt;tat1rr.

20 A8\14&~ hl'&tl .... ro.

1!22 abed Z1on11h, non-Zlon1tta, and eo toJ1h, -'7159 '1'0 tIll

On btball ot tht ret" pee1 ~· epeolal prob-10111 ba4 to be aet, Ll .... t 11&4 to be ,_.4 ,_ tile \'urkhh ottltlalt 1ft ol'4or to pPGY14t f4104 r.. tbll J'ttl&ptt llhllt they ._... tUll a1teal'4 1be eld.p 1n 'ht haJ't)or, fhtro W1"' a441Uonal p robl•• • 1ft ttoiU'lJIC po:rwlnlon t o *a1n allk tflr the Obll4zoea,

'lhlt -· IU'J'UgOd bJ' Ul &~OJ' ·- allp ' doal7o

On.1J PJ'OP*I' aoore4Ut4 ,..pPeeMtaUne ._... pti'Wlttld to~·- boat, ftOP ooul4 uq p&Utllgel'

011 'he boat t llb 1 .. ,., ot lt Wb1le U •• 1ft t:be hal'I:Mir. Ooahot wU h 1lbe pa11engero • ae onl::r pott1blo 'biT 111aat of IPll ao•or beMa'•· '1'tw tbip Uttlt •• later ~ed cU.reotly to Ule I'IUlW¥ n au on, wh10b sbuta oa tlle Aal&tlo llde ot 'he DotrpboP\&11 the ... ~.,, tbero· debarked 1n an or4U'ly -.,, 1\1\4 woi'O

11oorSt4 d.lreot l;y to th4 Nil-.y. '!'be t ralJI lett wUh a polloo oaool't.

(b) !be IIi~ ~~~. ~·~· A.fter neke ot 8.tq1iMtiiiUlLdffisraP&iO iX~, 4bp&tiohlnr of •••.-ge• to Rlluftla 1ihl"011Cll 1114U'e0t ohaanel.e, "C::''"bUoae to 1:be 'lUNlllb J'ortip Office and a~ 1:o a.\4 1Ja pre .. lDa tor tibe 4~upe of tbe l»oata wll1oh wo!'o eohadlll.o4 to lean Conetianaa 11x -.roella ago, we MOd'N4 \he n••• en Aueuet 4 th&t lihtt ss !lfol1.na, BQl'INl. and lfetlt!U'! •~~~"• 111 tM Bl.Mlt sea. a route iiS"'Tetantnli. rtrst MpOPt II fli'OII the Blaok 8ea entP&DOI of the BoapltiD1'U wope Uur.t all tbl"ee 1'tlltla and then t.bs.t .­and tbe !lad en\ere4 the lo~J))Jorua. n

1n taot Olil7 tbe bad ~~&de popt. It on Augull1 5 with 308 , wb.o were db patohed to Palee111ne b7 re.1l on AUSUtt 9. ~ atol"f of the d181lstar oonneoted with the ablllllllc and dn~ ot the oo along 111 th the -oh!n ... ftUlUl1ng of the -hr haa be en 411-p&tohed to you telegrSII and l etter. 1'be :l!'l Bulbul a• repor h d, at fill re(lueat and at our 411"11Ct1<lft iiltWba l"lted 1te pauangOl"e at IgnaedD., a t'w-JcJ.IIh poJ"t oa tbe Blaolr. sea, 11114 ua4er ~ o.up1ooe ot the 'i'w:'ltl eh rted ere ao ont the f.OO , 111.-oluding t 1n r.acued troa the "M b~t 'bJ raU to I s tiAWl b7 the tlle TuJokla autbor1Uea. '1'be7 arri ved .1n l etanbW. on Auguat 1' nnd p:roond.ed. t o Palell11ne on August . 115.

Tbe aboCk of tho dlaaster to the G:; a atUl"all7 occadonod aer1ou. r cT1ow 1n bf the var1o~s reproaent~t1vos ot r ul1ot orgun1~ t1one r c.g:!ll'o1.1J14S the tuture acti on wh1oll allvuld b6 t~~•n t or reGcue ~o~1v1t1ee to ~ conducted b~ aea P'l••~• · The poo1t1on 111111 t aken b1' mo at the out -aet t h.:lt t h e catc.otropbe waa e.n ace ot w.su•, and that a a long ll.B the r 1Glta invol\-ed •~r• known to twa paaaen8era, it .., • • 1neu.ben11 upon Ill to prooeecl 1n our reaouo operc.t1ona. ( The loaa of the !!et!e£& wae tbe onl.J oanWllt:r, wberez.a e1t';ht 81m1l!.11" VoJ­%'~~• by othcu- vusel.a, IIIU11n8 unde:zt s1JD1l a r o1rowaetanooa , lw.C boon IUI)Oeuatul.ly COIIphted. ) on th1a poi nt , 1 11.111 jii"at otul t o the WtLr Retu"ee Jlourd t or 1ts procpt o\tp,POrt of t h1a pollo7.

~. RUII~ ah1pa. 1'he RIW.'LI\1an Oonr~at, it apj)iai'a, aolll." inn.r:tnoe hl.d l'ft'11Jed 1ta pol1q aA4 egrae4 to pei'Wlt tbe de])Cl'tvo ot Jaw1ah J'Ot\lg'le& tPaa tba.t ooun11J7. It nppllr'!ntl 7 bftd taken a0111e poa1t1'"1 etflpe to tao1l1tnte the de~ UJ'O of the waittnr, refUge.,.. 1t wna r l't!)('nao. tht\t tbe7 hA.(( otrere<l the utut of Ruun1an ehlpe for the &OTeodnt of retuge~e. ~be ~olee 1n Ia'anbul .baYe 1nd1od~ t heir' w11111\RIUIIA t o Moept the uae ot Ruaan11\11 boats a~t lllt!<Ut1<'n&l -• ot tr£1.11tt­po~e.t1on. One ot t hlt nuele l'lenttonod 111 the I\UI!IAnl M eh1p ~l>& 'JilUa. on ·'-'•611•t le, a •••~ wo.a r eo!tlYed &4 11. 8111Dnd o~ the lJiiemAt1onn.l. Rad Oroea t h.-.t the Alba Ju11a would be pl"frl)IU"Sd t o dttpn.rt w1th1.n appro~"taly ten M Till of the d4ttt lllllftt ianed. oth« JOe fi83 tollo'IP. Buoh boa te would aa11 Ulldor JlUIIW\1111'1 Red CJ"Oee J)l'Otaouan. ~re utU,l Hmn1ns the qu.,otton ae to whether addl­U onal RUIIINI1M bo&ta, aa a p!'llot1oal mn.ttar, wol.ll.d be eant to Iatl.lJ\bul. 11t t1U11 tiMe.

•· Other 'l'lrr.ltleh 11h1H 1n ooat~lat,.oa. 1'h8 aa111iig of 'Nl!tiah tioitethiii t OCiiijilehon ot a"peol al orr~anta oonoerntng the • oragee, n 1 thaae t!'tpe are unauthorbe4. !eobniolll}T, M¥ 'l'ID'Ideh bod l eartng Con•tan&a lft8t ban a pemlt t haret ozo. I t la tl111 teehn1oal1ty Wb1Cib b~ll allda ~ellbla up to the preeer.t the d1spatob of !'lu'kiah bo&h direotly tl'OIII I stRnbul to Con.atanaa. Bneral l arge 'l'Ur.ltleh belate lvln oome under dta­o~Ueton tor retugee r:~ovament. 'fba story ot the ss t art h kno1111 to ;you. 'l'M other boate bUd bHn otteNir b7 l ooal etea~teh1p agenoiee, MI!IOlY the OG Ana4olu and ~e 86 Akbel. All ot tbe cboYe a re over 666 ton, 1n 1ffi11Jllt, and 1t 11 to bfl JV)ted that no 'l'urk11h boat of ll!Ol"'! than 600 tons 1 11 per-111Ued to lean 'rurldah ntor o wUhout a epeo1Al poJ:'III1t . Suob a permit M il b_.en roqueeted tor the ss Anadolu.

In t lut aHnwhila, on JUl,y 27, " ' you w.~re 1atOI'IIed t elegrllph.\oall.)<, 1.he Turldoll oovam 111ant took etep• to rooall al.l ot Us ahlwtns tiii'O• t o reign wat s.ra . 'rbls waa tollond on August P, b7 the 'J'llrlt1ah ~tnre ot d1pl otUt1o Mid eoonoll\io :r.laU one 11'1tb tbe Gel'll&ll Oovern!Mn11. ObY1ouel.1, the Tnrltiah oovel'llJIOnt would not and M.e not 4111'1118 this Juncture :;:»e8ltted the ea111Jlg ot OJl)' ot ita 1b1pe, lara• or ~1. t rom i ta po~te, wntoh hD.a p reoludad the IIOY1!1Mnt ot t he S!J Tart (tbl mo•••ent of .ntoh had bean autbortsed 06 J\117 ? !Stb by Dde.bM01'1' tro111 l!Ulp.!'la) or IUI.1 ot

Cbe lloah Uclft MllUoae4. U aa4 *-' 'bit tU\IaUOil tle&Pt tlltrUl•Uf U peJWU tbt o.otl1"8 of~ •-J.a1 U» !Ia? Jib tffiateh •111 1M .. qs•••• .... " ...... 1.n ... eoT-· of .. ,.... • • ,..._ •• aau.a ••~n .. to IthlllN1, n 1'011\t to Pe.l•e•lae.

Rtftl'l'iJIS &&ala t o the " •Uttl.oe oouenu.nc ~U011 trc. Jh-•la 4v1JIC the tlrat eb -.u of ~ 7t&P (~U D), 7011 111.U aote $b&' llbit nltlber tf ,.,._. wbo uri'ft4 1JI IebalNl 1t7 Nil Dl.llillel't4 Oftl.7 110. All tf the .. "" 1n poeMetloa et 'I'Urklth traau Yleu wb1eb "" lanet 11114tP the ..,.._., htr tM ~Uoa of 111M b-aaau n-. ,.,. welt for JhMob-··· !be toati•''IIJ ,.._ 1'\IMl of 'bit JlalarUII o.Ye~tnt to put taolUUte

•o J"tfqtllt b&4 11a1te4 tbt -"· t re.'ftl1A8 ,._ It heN at. trlth tM allaiiiJt4 aUUIIAI ot tllt Ml1pr1aa Oofti __ , .....u t ... epo .. , u 1.8 p1.aAM4 117 .. tat

a new ot ,.._, •ranu "' ...u wlll ,..,~P oat of Jli!•enta. Wt &ft wUt1.JI& _ .. tar1J.7 fOP tbe 41'l'1Yal l.nto J\-1& of ~ Nflleetl who wlll. Ptotl'ft

prloPU)' b7 U 1a bt1q ..,_,t4 b)' eaa OP r&U..

Rtpr«1.nc •ta. IU"J'&"PPIIIIt of a1M Yll&t pep

... k , lMI a.e 1IOW !Mt,..._ a Pll410&l. 1'W'f1.1.1.ollt. 1.n Yin of tbe we.luallle an ..,.._at llbtPtb)' ~ ft~ lah OG'ft-At hat &gl'tM to 1111141 t...,._U 'lieu Oil

appllaaUoD t o !!!!Jl. I ' .. Of Jt .. WI» -.ppl.J fOP tbw, pl'OY1484 tbat UiiJ" hol4 Ulit pi!'DPU duo-nt t (­&:dlUU l I . !lale !Jipo,.._t ..,.. ... at 1.8 a rnolutloa-

1\17 41p&Pl'U'tl 1ll plnt1~e1 tllataaUng • • U do .. -.q of tbe tHhllloel. 'b&PI'Uft W1Wib extated, all4

wbJ.oh •• haYt belli attt llpUq t o break &twa elnM the l.notp Uon of the War Rtn.t;" aou.t.

a. !!alene

At UM tUM of tu ~ bl"'alt of n1aU.ou nth Ooi'IUIQ', tAl laaft'..., on ..... , M4 INo-.... t.a 1Jl OOOl"'J.IIa lhO- Clw I " 00'hii lilt to ab&AOM tM ho port. of fiU'Il& all4 lllarpo, Wb.lob ba4 boa OoftWl alll....., ..... all4 to l"'hoo lh a r.:r wl'-bla lbe boftort of hl...,.la to oao 41rt.U. (a oorate~~F ooo, d tbal). tbla 1Dt..,..t1oa -• eoat1~4 to • b7 BabbtMff, ... , .... b 1111alnor to Aatu&.

Dr. n1174 R. llh•k,• aa aoooptet aatbtrUJ Oil BalsU-la, waa -nUo4 utd blo tJ.4 ool.1o1to4 1q M . Rlo adY1ao an4 attbtaftoo ban Moa iJinJ.~o. All 1Dto~eedJ.A1'7 wu l"'q11onet 'bT Dr. Blii.Cik to llrlq to tbe 1'!'1110 IU.A1•torlt a UIDU.OII \b4l •-"""'- d­tnobe4 (bblbU 1) proelaoJ.T at lbt U... *Ill lbe ~aa IU.Alahr to !'larb7, Ba1abaaott, bad bHII 1&1~ to 8of1a tor ...-• oou'laltanoa. 1 aa l"'Uabll' 1ato,_.. 'bat ~~ qooltll •-•1184• •• pl&Hd 'bot'or. .....,.... Oil OP about l\&17 !1. 'l'JDoot 48;1'1 later, liiPOft hlt rotua to ADk&ra, Bthbuot1' Nq110tto4 aa laloM'low wltll .. , Ulo:o p 11:1'. 8 11M1111 of Oo 1at-Uoaal Rot Crott. oa l'lll.7 24, •• "­po"t4 1D _, ... uoro, 1G17 ! t, 1 ooato'"d wUh 8ala'lle.M1't. Be .. poaoset to .. ..,. w-u• tas lbe prOtons Goft,_.D, •• oahpl"1o&lJ.T O;Jpoto4 1ft .PP1M1p1o to IIIII poa1UCIII 11akoll b7 lbe prniou• ... .,._ nl!tUnr so 111Mr1Utt and .Jawo, an4 lba11 U wolll.d 11akt 1 gpadual t11ope• 11o _.Uol'llto UM oo..UUono ot lbe Jnt, a t 'l'tll u 110 fao1.U.tato tbell' INDtpoi"C..,. Uon oul or ll!gl P"1&. .., ab aaott wu trtuparont 111 hla ottol"' to ttak - M&nl"' ot lbe -b 6tt1re4 goalS w1U of lbe Goorol'lllllld ot tbt 11ft1tod ftatot d We Uao 1aa lbe ol'U1a1 pollUoa1 pet&Uaa ot tho llaln&DOY Qo;uueat. I 4,dote1Det to exploit th1t to- lho utMot.

At 1lbe OCIIIOl'lltlOD ot ., 11a1k, 1 J'eqldttod ot Ualabanott, 1aa Ylt• .bf lbe 1IDIII'b1guou potlU.on be bad taken nga.l'd1Df the 1111uaUon, that ho 'put 111 1n wr1t1ft8" thro'lllb a 1ott•r addre11od t o 11. 81110ft4. lolueb to ., IV'PI'l••• he agzoeod to 4o 10 b7 1 P••• the tellow1Qg 4.,-. I tllr'1lher reqiMIItet por.lttioll ' o publlah the lottor, ter Wblah be 11lattd ~ l'.cnlld bt obUgo4 to l"'ti1YO IUilborlaat1oa tr... h1• OOnfta­

•••· At 12 - \be tol.low1Dg ~. the aoto wao 4oUYtPid tlb1eh oon'alao4 a eatosol'1o&l er1Uo1• et \be prn1ouo B1&18U'1aa OO'foftolltftt an4 ltl pollt111

w l'i'Oi XES tO lMP., l'relf1411lt ot 11~ Aaerloan COllege 1n aor1a. ,.._ Oo'obe1' 1J• 1949 to .1\ant 30, 1Q64, spedal A81htaal 1D tho Ort1p AWtilliU!')' Ser'F181 fd \be ~~~~~~' ot Gtate. Cal1M to tbe J>r111dono7 ot I.Caab'lal Oollop•, Ia~u'b'lll, llq 1, 1,...

1n relaUoa to trea•aeat ot ataorlU .. 11114 Jowhb queeUoae, aa4 wbloh eouoll4de4 aD4 collftl'M4

. hll pi'OIUeoe relah4 1ft thl r-aeln«· ~ abo• tllll leUop, Dr. 81a0k 4eeoP1lM4 U &I a nluable 40cnaon,, and eao wb.1eh .. bll4 .,_., l"lflbt to u• u a bade toP bol41ftg the Bal8aPlaa ClenmMDt to tllll pl'OIIle .. , now tr1Yon 111 WP1UJ16, ae-1ft8 1bat t he pPOAieo ot that 0.Wl'Nl01lt oaa 'be resar4o4 aa g1 .... D 111 rood f aUh.

PP041oate4 oft .Balabanott• e repro .. nta Uoftl 1n "~' ot hie <.loYol"ftMft11 a e YIJ'bAll.T Milo ta • and eat forth ln wlrUlAS 1n 1lbo atoroea14 lottO!' ot .1\.llJ' 1?5 1 tor a o bla~ 1141b'ee•4 to Jlo &!IMM (see 8¥ No. l.3'Pl ot o7\ll7 28) t &JI4 1n now of \ho N p1dlJ obllngiJIC pol111Ual aUuU.on OOMOOhd with 8ulgar1a '• a~ent04 otf oP11e to wttb&Paw troa 11&1.1 oontJ'Ol, l 114dre .. e4 a note to r.lle .Bulgarian Oonmaent, asain ~ an 1Dtlll'II041&J'J', 4aUd Aug~at 1 ( JI'.xh1bU .J). !he poet tlon t akm liJ .. fo.r t he " ar 1\etllgee Board waea 1) "- would not be aat1et1o4 UDtll tbo two Mf&rloue anU-Je wbb l aw a were oo~letelJ 1"8't'Olre4t 2 ) '.l'bl Jlulgt&rlan CloYemaent aat: deaon et l"t\te wUbo'" dolaJ lte 1Jl­t ent1on to J'01Jiotato and reoonetl~te lte.-n Jewlah c1Unnrr to tba eaao poat lN ot dlp1t7 AftCl ab111t7 f or eolt-euat-•• whlah 1 t UIJOJ!ed pl"lor to the war1 3) The Blllga)'lan ~"' wae t o peralt t bo exit w1tbout delQ ot all Blllaarlan oUlaefte YOlua­tuU¥ dee1r1ng to l&&Ye ll\alprla tot' P&lutlfte, and all por •one tl"om ~&r7 or other oo~trlee J'equlr-1118 BulgtU""lan 11rafta1 t taaUUloa wePO to be aoool!'dod thea tot' tn•ol to 'l'urkq en route t o Pal.eetlne.

On Auguat 15, a1i 8¥ J'OCIUe• t, BU.ab&M:S" &114 1 .. t again a t tho hoae of IL Slaoftd 1n AU&.N, and I p!'Uellte4 1ibe &bo't'e deli&D48 to hla. '!be J"OIIUlh Of Chi a 11l,H't'10W WOl'O Ppoll' .. d to )'OU 1ft 11111 Ito o lJ!3 ot August 7. Dl 1144U~on to the 1Jlf01'11D.Uon 41e­ololll4 tho!'i111n, I bed ~ lllpreaal on that BAlabanotf ••• 'Pl a¥1ng tor ttmo• and ao .. e d Dot to poeeoa e eutt'lolent powel' aucouetl&ll)' to pPOU hla OoYerr.ent tor 8¥ 4 .. 41Dd& • It eboul4 be I"OOO:rdod \hat be ·~ preeaed e)'lllp&t~ wUb 01111' obJeoU'f'le. 'l'he tau fill !\u .. 1an d0111ftaUoft ot Bulp:rla, wh1ob bo had exppeaeed 1n 1117 preYloua lll'Gol"'f'iew. appeared to haft been 41111-pated fi"'OI h1a allld 111 this 10oolld lft"C:er'\'lew, 'rhlt ottorh be1ag 11&4o b7 hU Oonl'll•en• to ......... tt­eel.t etie p b)' atop tl'aal '111114er 'he llaa1 JOU were 41e­UnoUJ retlAotod 1ft hla repruantaUofta tb&' 1e etr1ctUPOa ap.lnet the J ewe were a l1age<llJ Jlad.-1.alpoeo4. I te alu'OgaUon fd lbe aaU.-.tewtlh l awe ltlould ba oae e 't'1deno e ot lh will to break witb. tla&l oont :rol and the reueeJ'U on or 111e 1114epon4enoa aa a IIUit1on.

ln ooMeoUon wUh 1ibl repeal ot 11be .uli1-JewiUl le.wa, u nat be bomo 1n 111n4 that onl7 l&rlluen1 oan wte tbleo l awa o111 ot ez1denoe. 88817aft0'1 4ou no1i poa1111 1iblr powor 1io do 10 bJ' deo"'' aor 11'1 h1a pre11n1i ;10UUoal a11iuUon, would he appear tnalined to tl.¥ !.n the t ace ot h!e Nau-oontl'Ollld I'Ar1AJMn1i.

On Auguet 17, Ga.b1'7AM't' wddenl)' oonvoked Parll­aaout into an ••rseno:r a11a1on. In W.a epeeoh betoJOII Par1&~~ent he atated , &1101\8 ot her 1ihinga, t he t ollo-1ngt

0 Deo1cl..a.l.J , the Jewlllh quaa1i1on w at be ll.qu14ate4 &DIS "' canach1&n thla wUhou1i oaudng natr .ad 't'aln oonn1oh ana INtterlJ~ga , d.ther 1io 1ihe Jlulgar1an peopl e , 1io 1te ne1gh0ora or to ita colle~.. ( oontreru).

"In othe~ • orda, 1ibe !ulsar1an people bJ 1te a.oh 11U11i keep 1n Iliad 11be wtildom (pPU41111Ce) 4111 to~. 1'b1a 11 -the B1llg&r1an GoveJ1'11a ent \hlnke 1ihl<t 1n 1ibe JWN ot bullan11i;r, 1t baa 1i1Mt ;r.1gh1i to ask f ro• ita bi gger OOIU'a4ee (pre-blT tlw Clenaans) wbo al'Ct oovered wUll woundl and wbo bave been entUled in 1ill1a etNggle, not to au the ( D11lcar1M) people 1io bl11d a peOJ>l e wh!oh hu eo 11111\7 t111ee bled, a people whloh haa no o~r doell'Ct but to rank lteelt wi th d1gn1ty 1D tile new world , • h1oh after eo 111411T autt:ertngs 1 t l:w.e set about to oonet ruct; . •

1 waa ln/orged 1D adv&lloe ot the speftoh t h!lt the question of the "liqu1dat1on of the J ewlah probl .. • would constitute an eaeenU al par1i ot tbD pl"Ogr8111 ooD­neotec\ with Bulgaria' • e ttorte to W1 thdraw troa the war, whloh s.srf&DOV waa alao requutlnc Parll~~Ja.n1; to l ogllll&o. In t h la OOlllacUOD, 1 wne lnto~ld on Augua1; 7 thnt auch a pl"Opoaed - .rseno;y oonvooat1on wa a 1n proepect, and that \he queet1011 rel..a\1Dg to the Jewtah popql.aU on ot J)ulgQr1a would not be 1nolu4e4 1n t bl agendaJ that 1t wao oone14.,etl a 11Uba1d11lrf pl"Obla . 1 1.tlmed1atoly took tsnerget1o II&Ail.ll'QI to relntoroe our pod uon to the et1'eol0 that , 11.1 long as oo-oal.led "llllrclnberg• l an re•lllnld on tbe BulgariAn boolr.e, i t could onl.7 be 1ntorpreted. u a oont1Daaneo ot a policy IUider •hloh tile o&l'IU.nal J)l'1no1pl o ot tho fta&1 d.Ootr1ne was roh.lne:l . At 1lh1e 111"1 tl.na1 1 81!1 1nfodlled that t ha abl"Of~tlon ot the la•• i a &n eaeent1al part of Parlia­ment • pl"'gr&a \UI4or aonei4era,ion, 4illd 1t appe"--'e hDpetul. that t hq wlll be wUh4.rGwn.

Pl0ft11' ,.... .. -Plewtl

EwoC•4ll ! Dl!pnltaa P..-JI.It 'f141a

ll1oper,..4 JJl 'fU'1CNa '-IWia and Y1Uapa

roc.,_

1000 """" .. 1000 pereou :1100 pe ........ 4000 pe-u :1000-.....

1.8 , 1500 ptNOftl

461 000 peraona

an .. ob&nse ..Uoh took plaN i n on Jul7 81 10... 87 •lr- ot tll1a

oxo!>allge , 1!11:$ Jew111b reh&'H• &l'r11'1ne n- u.. oonoontKUon D&II;>O ot ...... ~el.MI\ Md VUhl • ..., UOhanpd tor 113 Oo.._.,o troa EgrpC, IIOUCh At1'1oo. &ft4 P.,_taclne. 'lh1a ox:tbanp took plue 1n Iato.nb\11, un4t1' the o.ua!'looo ot the 'l"ur1<1111> R~ Oreooon\. Tho 4UteronU&l ln tb4o 1\UWMPO ot poraona exob&nse, ln .tuab the ..-,. ot -.oa exo .. 4~ tile ltWibor ot Jowlab rotupea.

'lbe 211:$ ...,_. wore oloooen b7 the Ooobpo on o.n unlmoWil bula t..,., a l .lot ot 800 ,._. auba1Uo4 1>7 \be Jowiab 11gen07. !'bt rohfl'l••· wno wore du­t1n04 tor l>eJ.•••1no, au had oloeo rolatlveo ...,_ e141Jl& tho:., or ftro " '"""" t 1on1oto. 'tbe.7 wore in poooe1 o1on ot o~ltioatoo 1••~4 b7 tho P&lao­t1na a. .. e...,..nt ac tile •"'lli'"•Uon or tho Joeieh Agmq, thereotter t...,.•ined 1>7 ""' Britlab OOYemaonc to tbto prohct1ng ponr. The &t\Uhed otatioUoll]. cl&t& (hhlbit I) ....., proY1dod rel"1'd1nc tll1o exoiWlfl'J group.

lle are intora~ that tbero ,..,..1n three u tour t boul&nd exohange oert1tt catea ot the ~ ... -.. nuoaed oh&l'aoto~ ouhtan41nc , bllt tb4o Dl"1U.all oon'•"4 that thtt ..,... no1: 1D pooeee.ton of All1' a441t:1ona.l exahanp •a'leJ"'1.1..,

A aeparate n port 1a belng atilt to 7011, ooataa-1ni t1guree Wloll wre IUJ)pUed b7 1nt02'1le4 1ndlrti~Jaala 00111ng h'oll Bergea.-llelaea, wbo "re 1no1uao4 1n tm exoh&np gJ"OUp, eeU1ftC forth ~e n•bara IUI4 naUoo­alUlae qf the 1nbr'ft .. D lt1ll in BeJ"pn-!lellen. lCou will note tha~ a ll&bltMtial m~~~ber aro .naUoMll of Y&rloua O•trlll aod SOuth Allar1oan oo~~nh•ita. ~•e cl.ata lliiQ' be uaet\11 1n ~ n ent tbnt 4nelol)lll•h pel'­m.it an uohange ot t he IID14e1'11 o t O•tl'lll and llo\l~ Aaarioan paeaporta tor OeNan ru~Uonale not 7et of­tend tore~.

D. Reaoue b:f lanA ,_ llul.~.L&, Ylitb t )UI ex­oe~t10ft Of 11 0~2 pefiOnt ifio~eianted t belll.tVel "' the 'llll'k.lab. bordel' witbllllt Tul'kUh t 1'4na1 t vi•• 1n 111&7 aJI4 e&J'l7 JUne, 1111gM<Uon tJooa .Bulgar14 haa been legal und b{ land, HDwever, aa will be notod. r- tlle eta111et oe 1n G:xhibit s.

1 tile maber a~1tU4

to t\u'kt7 1n tl'Uilt 00. Bulcar A 4luPlft8 the tlrat au 110nthll ot 1~4 • • • re1a t1Vel7 smallt •oe peroone, 11U1lucUIIIJ 4.8 ehll~n uader the obildren•a cohe•e. Aa 1D the uaN of R-.nia, ILU)e furldah truel t rtaaa per week ba4 bectn a graod ~~~ tor- Sot1a. 1'he princi ple ot rotua1ng exit pBJ'aih to Jewbh people i n Bu],gari a m4 gre&tl7 llP,pllrod the lAnd t1ow tJ'OD that count:r7.

rt'OI:I time t o t l.Jle u ba.d bean I'Qporh d that the Bulgarian border wao entirely oloaed. to Jonah retugeea, A ~er ot oontl1ot1n~ ator 1as on th1a point were re­ported, We t~ore intoned t ll4t the border bad been olea~ 1 t hat exU Tlao.o were haued 1n aoae o1 t1ee eutd not in otheNl thet ex18t Tha• were p lll'lll,ted tor wo11en Alld obildren and tor oon exoepUns thoee baheon the agee ot 18 o.nl\ 61SJ \hat exit Tillllll are haued to eVarTOne, eTen tor men bet ween tho ages ot 18 and •5, b~t t hnt i n t h h 1natance ('aoh oan 1e conaldor ed 11ld1Y1dual.l7 and hanclled on 1.ta merite. A reo1tal ot tlaae atorioa 1Uuatr11tea tbe cU t t1oult;y 1D d&tem..ln1ng t be exaot a1.tuat1on wh1ob t h en axieted 1n 1>\ll.g<U"l ct . !311lce tbe beg1nn1ng ot M:r , however, t here bao been an 1noreaae 1n em.1grd1on f rom Bull(aria lndl~Ung a pparentl7 the Gon rnment ' • reviled a"u;;Ae towal'de 8lll1gr.&tlon. l'ro• Julf 1 t o JUl¥ 180 1~, 59 peraona arriTOd in I atanbul trom Bulgaria, wl:l1ch i e a atmat~ntW 1Doreaae 1D t he rate aa compared IIIith anragee tor the pa•' aix JJOntha, b ut atUl on the whole p1t1tully m all.

ne·>!"88tmt At1oD.e ho.d been IU4o al one t1~e to t ha Turk1&b. aut bol'1tiea t o eeoure their oonaent t o admJt int o 'l'urkiall terr1tor;r all r e rug.ee l'rolt Blil8arh wbo 1111J,ht a ppeAr a t i'la border, eTen th :Juab they tai,pd not bl 1n pooaeu .lon ot 'llurk1ah trAne1 t Til&a. Auurallo .. had b een given to the ~k11h r orolgn ottioe b:r the Brit1&b Dtbaaq ~t all J .,w1ah r etugeea appenring 1n Turkey would be gi ven PaJ.••*1n• ~igrft,ioa Yl ....

(!hla ~. a general aaevranoe a nd doee no' rola~e eolel:r \o re"'seu OM11ftS bon Dulglll'i.a. ) l,ppro~

. riate 1nnuot1on1 WGro uent 'o Coho 'turld.ah bol'der b;r 1ibo t'oro1sn ottS.oo, • n 4 ole-.en or twelve po:r­eona actually dld pr aoent tboaoelves at the h'ont1er durlng l.l"f u.,:l .tune. 'l'bo;y 1'H!rll &.:r-reot ed by t he turK1oh ~uthor1t1oo, ~d attor 1nvoet1gat1un were X'itlea ectd tor Ollward t:ranlpol't4t1on to ~&leu­tine. Gubaequentl;y, in June, • even other peopltl preecmtfltl thell .. lvea " ' the tronUer. 7bey wore t~en lnt o oustody b:r the 1urxteb au­t bor 1 t U a . Approa oacu wore l!lo.d ~t to the Turkish Fore16ft Ott1ct t o aeoure the1l' reloaae and acl-111 .. 1on 1nto "urker. 'lbe P'o:retgn ottioo agreed ~ eend t ba neouear;y 1netrvot1ona t o the tJoonucn-, bu,, pr ior to t M 1r &M'ival, all aeven wer e .,.,_ turned to Bulnurb.. B.tnotl thon t heJOe hAv , boon no 1ll.o,~Jal entr.l.ea trnn t~ land boJ'der fro• Bulgaria. (sub .. ~tuentl.7, t b& aeven people 1nd1-v1due.llJ' reapp&U'aci a t the border 111\d ••re n.d­•1,ted i nto •urke:r Upon tho b~eia ot tho author-1zat1ona g1ven. "le are cone1.d'lr1ng ho'<' 1lh1 o preo~en~ •1gh1; be lllllplQTed to ban 1\dd.l.tl onal l1ate eent to the bo~er; aoe a l ao Exb1b1~ P. )

In ~txplrulat1on o:t tho toroogoJ.ng, t he l'UJ:"kitlb a'GUtude hl\e been th.'\1< 1t 1 a no~ puaeiblc to doterll1ne who 18 a r,enu1ne retug!l~t and 'll'lto 18 a. pol1Uo~l agent e t tempting t o onter the oount rt . I n­volYed 1n tbie qlleet l on 1tr tblo pol1t 1o&l r.e1.'1 t1oneh1p be~aun Turkey and Bulgaria . Howovor, usroemont baa been reaobed with tho ~k1eh author 1t1ee ( eea Kxh!b1 t P) IL8 rl\[}orted to yo u on August 9th, 1n t he oop7 ot the tele~ from the llrltlah Dlbaa11 t o 1te l"otto1gn o:tn ce in London, tor a4-111ea1on 1nt o Turkiah torr1to~ ot ~ nu.bor ot retugeea presenting t llemaolves at the tront l.er 11'1thout 'lurll:1eb trwt8U Y1au but who &1'e ln poeaeao1on ot 1dent 1t ylng doowaente, aa ea t toroth 1n t he ag reement . Stopa m-e under .. ay h ~nlte adV4111iage ot t he .. new tacll1t1ee. Up to t he pt'i!e­un~ , w1t h t he except i ons noted, onl :r thoee people who have aot1111U7 b~en 1n possuaion ot l'ur ll:1eh transit Via£>.1 have b .. n ailmltt ed 1n1io the oountr:y 1'rol!l B•Jl.garl.a.

'1'h1e appea.re to narrow tha problaa enU ral.J' to tha t 1eld ot tranapol'taUOil taollU1es i nto lllld t roll Bul~u-1a., t on.Ns .mt.oll we &zoe 'benctlng our attorte.

• • •-• to lv• • 'biG N11U'IIII4 -.pt7. ,_ s.at__.UM at baad U 11 11011 ellal" tDe1MP pae.-gve WIN not .-.uo&o4 'booauo ot OJ..ttlelll.U.oe ONab4 b7 11M Blll.pl'lafte (tbu'e AI - · Cl\III UOil P18&J'dlrl8 1M a4octUAC7 Of ent1117 ~lotona), or booa\1 .. of 41ffll\lltlol orea t ld b7 11hl ~.rkteh ooael&la t o , e1no1 ~ propoeld p&IIOJ\811"1 baA ao tul'ld..tl 1I I'C'IrleU •hao. 1n a ft ortort 11o lloar v.p 1be cr-ntlft, w wude 1M end of Mal' &Mtiwr llb1p, ~ -. •••• " avp.a, pJ"eoadtou 11u.n to ll.dYanoo Cl&&t eafiQ proY1e1oft1 all bo •••· U A I 4of1A1\el7 lliabl1obe4, WI API a4nlld1 that tb1 1'w'llt1ab Ce~anl ta ~~ s a•• ofttolal MUOI to tbl Bulp..l'lllll &\1\bor!Uoa \bat J .. l.tl rerup .. ooul4 aot 'bo Mb &J'ke4 11111111 the Coanl r ooi1Y04 lrJ)OOlth 1ae"1:rwtlollo rr- Mk&ra. A. tb1P4 aU• p 11 wao aa4o b7 UdJIB & Bul,,.rtan 'bod , &Jid wo aro a4Yhld u. t thb elton U.kowie1 ta1l14 bo0&\111 of 111}11 wh1eh ~ t'\lrk1.tl Coftal&l &a4 the !\lrkleh lldauq took rt.--.-Yll tbl llu1-gar1 &A auihor1111l lo

111 a 1:11111'• boa AAb&eu4or BCI11llt..uod11, )'01.1 WIN 1afO~I4 ~1, d UI to ~ 11nltJ.ng Of 11be IIGI WarU~ 1M 8\llp l'laft alltbor 1UII had wUb­drnwn PI u1on t o r-llou e lhlpa to bil uUllald tor r•tugeu . !be Blo\lpl'lAI\e teared lh1 lo .. ot add t U oft&l -.11 lblpe , and 1ba Ool'IU.I\1 alll11l1M4 t bet tbl &clnnap 1fal Ml414 fer 11111\&P)' lJ'U'PO I I Io AI a 1'11\&lt no 1Nfteport&Uoa tor l e& ~~ •a1 aYAUabl1 4ur1ng IWI1 , md ~fP'C111orll fl'OII \ bat 00\lft\JT Ol&lldo

!'beN waa no quteti.on 1.ll 0111' 1:11nd1 , llonnr, but 11h&t a •WiahnU&l _...., ... ot rehgeea ooul4 bo 1n1Uah4 troa 8\llprh t o InADw l b7 boa1 1t the abowo 111obftloll.111ol oould bl oworooeo. 1 are ac!Ylll d , t or llr.UQ)~ ths1 there weN at l1aot 1, 000 70'IIIl8 poopll 1.ft frlU'1& prepared and ro&47 t o go t o Pal 1etla1. ~ugh the &ae1e1anoe at t he Illlbaaq, t bl qu11U on of the dl perturo ot tbl 80 Yt:S &lad 'be P1Joia • • 1 prooen11o4 M 1hl 'lllrklah r oro Ott1o1 , W 1&. J;ollq eoev.rod .. ~rtaa-'ton tor \be11 boQa to p~OI4 boa Y&J'fta. In a441tton, tbl 1'uftlah ~•18n Ottt .. baa oaoow'Ap4 &Jid au~r11114 'be OOilUJNOIII ...... llt of \hell or o tber 11a1lar ~a'• 1n a olPo\llt, pl~l,tlfta 11 IUIA1 • • aoo ~'~tuaoe• a ••a& to arP1YI 1.ll ~, pro•141d f aoUttt .. to:r oftW&Pd traa1porta Uoa \o P&lu'1A• oan bo Qft'lllCe4 . All po1elbl1 1rtorh &ad N OOUOII &PO bUng 1Wplo71d 1lo upodlt o the •oYiaeJ&t of tbo1o lblpa. I bawo bo1n 41acnueu.c wU il the AB'al7• lllblpplng A8er\CQ', Op i Nttnr Ylllllo

tl'oa te•u))u). lllaro\ijjll the lllllJcaae •• e.zpl­VW po .. lblllUU of ~118 a441U-l IJI&l­p.riaa ablp e l.ft I!MI .... , ol a .a4UII unu ot 1'0tu~··

6. B&eprz.

!'M '"'~"~ •u• bo!'ell .u .lonob pooplo l.ft ftllncu7 lMIIUatd)' tollowlq tho ooo~t1011 'b7 •a. Oc:t ene on !larch lt, 19«, lo too well ll::ftown •o requiN olabOraUon here . 'l'he eUpo ' ekea 1»)' ,,_ llaJ.le 1ft their PJI'Oil'ft8 ot ann1hlldloa are d•&llod 1A a repor' .-do aYail­alllo ' o • 1n Iole.Nnal (.&xhibU •>• fbe opood wU b 'lbioh the o.-. oxulllo4 Sllell' barbarioaa 1A ~ 1o referred to 1a tbo 1n•on-1ow b)' ..

wUh .Joel Bra.nil\ 1n O&lro on hi•• ~, 1964 . "Wba' hal boon dono 1a Oenlan)' , Aua,Na, OuohoelAYekla, .m4 l'ol.alld 1A 7euoe bae been 4ono l n truncat7 1n

a ' " -11:•' '1M- U all •- about YeJ7 qulokl7 •• • he ea14 . Ettorh to otreo•ute reeouo ti'OII II\ID8IU'7 'hro\1811 OOWl,rlOI ocMJ' 'ban .U Balltene 1A1o 'tv.lr.o7 fop H ttleMnC 1n Paloetlfto aro 1tno11n to 7011. 11G4or pr .. eftC oll"-etanoeo, 41Not •1gr..at1oa t roa 11~ 1o not po.,l .,lo. Jlot'\lfpoe, e o oaa, a&.lr.o tutlr •A¥ oanWIU'd thl'o• !Mienla all4 theDOe to lluJ.a&~rla and Twlr.•T•

A. Ol~et1no . YO .. nt. Ae roporl:od t o )'ou 1n oUP JfO. , J\Ui 2P., a e))AJ'H 110\f ••n c ot re"'Po t ratt1o t'l>o• R\IJipl'J aoro• • the boA:rdve lnto Rla&Ala bAa been opoP<\Clft8 elnoe Nuoob, lMt , and u 11 Npol"'led tha' . ... ;,eoo to .COO b&Ye oro.,o4 the borders ln\o 1\-s.& 1n t h11 _,, t'h1e lnel adoe u~ ana ret\apu troa Folan4 and aloftltJ.& who bad prev1oual1 Mode ~•lP _, to H~, In epU e of a 0ol'lll!.ll- llal)1red RIIIUnlan deoreo threat­onlng the death penalt7 tor retugeu oro .. l ng tiiM border Ulep111 ud tor> &JI10IIO ... s..ung 11Mt11 the 'l\laMlena have oloeod ' boll" O)'Oe to t h1e c~t1o. It h bopo4 tba' a l.ar~r QOY monc oan he etraotu­ated tJuoou&b tlhll .. tb04, M4 with Al l IIOAII8 At 0\lJ' 41apoea1 we baYO o1100~d tbe aaenq Clbarp4 wUh th1a oporauon, t o s.noreue U e pe:rooanel All4 auppl•ent Ue ea-.c1e• t o Cba' eJ14, It _,, 'be polntod c:.u' 'bat Cb1a •Y•aont 1a oonplox -.n4 Nqu1rc~• a hlgb d~t&r" ll ot un.dorsround organJ.aaU on . 'l'ho NeiiUa at Ch11 wrUlng bew 'been onl)' op0 10&dlo, bu\ ll reoiDt l"~'ti lndloat .. a la.rgtr rlow ot Nfllaw6e aoi"'ae •~ boNo!". CYe17 otto:rt 1e 'bolnc udo \0 eYAOUde tho .. JNI\&pea fro• Jl!manta a t tb1 ew-U.ae~ 110111nt.

It 1e of ln,_,, to note here thAt 1Jl tho

p.r .. mt olrellllltiUIOOI 1n RllftPI'7 a lllllllbe r ot peepla

wbo OMape4 troa 61oftld.a '0 R111181U7 aM IIOW aU-.ptlq '• "'1ll'll M 61oYakl&o 11&11'7 t. J ewien people 1ll IOilropean OOWIU'leo todQ- u apparontlF a rela,J.yo aatt•••

t&J'l7 1ll J1llF we wro adY1oe4 t hat tbe lloodlah IAIW\Uoa ill .0.4apee' haa 4eolare4 tbat U h wil.llag '• «rt•' en,,. •• 6we4en 'o Jn18h ooaon an4 olU.l.Aren ,.,..,,. Bllfti"''F on colldltt.oa 'bd all aooephblo rre&' J*'lll' sun---· t hat libq would h an l!lnden at Uoo l at .. , wUb1JI \breo JO<U'O foJ' Pa1oohno, tbe lhiUod Ungc\0111 OJ' tbo Uni ted scatoo, (Mo indication bao boon r eoe1oo4 b)' uo &loh would 1nd1ol\to wblthoJ' 'h1o aeano thfto fll\l"e tl!oa 'be date ot entey lato 80I!dtlft or three reare at'teJ' tbe hl'l!lln~t1oa ot '.be -.r. Dl ad.-41 t 1on, theJ'O wUl rou.in the quoeU on of traA . .­pol'tl\t1on f,_ ~1"7 to 811eden 11hioh, b)' tbo aoat 41Nct route, 'IIOill~ 1nwl n poueaeJ.on ~ Oel'lllan tl'antl t naru~.)

In one of M7 cOAnrea tlona wttb c~etziana he expreeood eopec1al 1n tereot !n .belplng ln t-rrAf18V1iJnto for tM lef;Al .MOvement ot Rungw·h A Nt\l89BII lnto ~. t o dlepl ooa t b11 i l l egal tra.f t io, of 11h10b he a ppelll'ld to be ~~owaru 1 and to ootablllb loglt1Mato baooa tor t ho•• enterins HumanS.a. (Sea abovo, Oeotion :3 A.)

A par snthotioal rafo\"8noe to thot move~IIAint ot r atugooo Ollt of Hw~eRr:r into J'll80ol&Y1a 1e 1n oJ'd )p, In 1111 OOIIYOra&tiou on All8'lst 8 oUh Baroa Th101"7'7, CounHlor of the JIIIA86r1an l.agaU on at Ankara , l quoGtlonod h1a rogaJ'dlng the t ea81-b U 1ty ot \be -.on111ent or reooue 1n th'lt 41rootl.on. I ref erred to the m unteJ.nou• territory •hleh ba4 been described to ae u pe rlouo tor re1'li88U to eUI'IliO\IIlt 1A their etrorto to onape. DAron 'l'hle l'I'J' was UAaed a t th11 refarc.noe, et aUng t hat be ba4 vl ol'ed tho abovo-deoorlbed te~1COJ'1 on frequen t oooa•l.ono, and t hat 1t oonotltutad a t1at plaln, ml nue &IV p!qoio&l be.&&rdu, but that t hel'e wero o cher danjpl'e i nooloed tor the ref'a&'au , who would fllld u aooeooaJ:7 1io t NTel on foot t or aaiQ' • 11•• wi thout -an of w ooer..

App~U-ent17 &I A trom t bll liAr

C&llbol..lG Chlii'Ctll. tlvo Illter­natlonal ned Orooe, Uut r;,;ed1llh Oeool'lllllont, tbe &wieR OoYol'll-.nt , aad o~r llft1iro.l et>UI'Oea, tb.e ll\.lnfJarlan Oo'"'rn•nt dettJlWJ..nod to a ppeaoo an ArOUIIId pablJ.O bF O~ferl~ OODOOOdonO an(! ollgbt

.. euoraU oae to ao111e 4ea1paie4 .. ouono ot 1he H11DC&r1e.n Jn111b popu.laUOIIo 1'b1a aonon, to 11111 beat of our lulowle<!ge, oee,u•re4 ao..,. Uaa about July 18 , l~Mf-, and ... , repon 64 te :rou 111 WIT tele­SJ'OII llo . 101 of Ju:J.y 11.

ln rq 1ftten1ew wU h Ba.roD ThUw,, above r of erre4 io1 on A~ot 8 t h.e r oad ~ .. A trano~ U on fJ'oll illl Hungc..rlu cioo"o wb1oh be repor1o4 ha4 boll! 1eeua4 and publ1 t he4 in nMltr al aourou oa J\.11)' 19. a:xhlbU 1'1 h a OOPJ' fd the ~ t ·anald1on of 1he a otual ton l a ter tran•Uted to • • b7 BaJOOa i h1• 1"1"l'• A\ • preaut lfl'1~1 ~ decree baa no t reaulh4 1.11 .._, -olpaUon, &l.thoqh w .ban ha4 IIIIOont'lrlled re~P1ia t~ Uae to Uao t ba.t A maa-ber YIU'11ftg ftoOII one to two 1bouoaa4 t't!t\ap .. were being organ1&e4 on t he border of IIWlgtl.l'J fop de-parture ~\lgh R\llll&ld.& t o 'f\lrlteJ• Cono•rtU.Dc t he JUl7 18 , de-, U rell&1ne ~ be , .. n whether 1 t oan be tranalata4 1ato aotla&l departurea b:r the ohl l dren un4er 1ha age of 101 an4 •lie apeo1&1 groupa of 8200 f..Uila t~ ,._ 1'&l.1111ne ou11t-1Aiatoa "" repor114 to .baTe be• deUftl'04 tbftvp the swiaa J.ep11oa 1JI AnltAI'& to 1he atd.aa Lep Uoa 1n !Ndll!)ll11 &lao through 'olb. Papal ltllllo1o.

It 1a t o bl noted hi I.'C t hat Baron 'Zh1eft7 oxp.,..a aed aoae akep1:10111!1 reg(il'41ng the prao1il.­bUi t)' of thla plan 1n W.a oorm~raaUon with • · When I preoa e4 b1R to br ondtlft 1lho bc.oe tor thO 1nul ua1on of largo1• nUDbera of JeW'iah 1111 Uonw 1n nun;;;ar7 , h~t 1nai&ted tllll.t we abould f 1rnt 4eter­m1no whether the f1rst n t G.I)lol con\111ned i n t bl dtoree QOllld auooee.t, Bo ret.ned t o ll.be d11't1-oul 1:7 1n " olll'i.Ag u ana of t r lllla:;»'l'tllUon, but au'baeqt~Dt 11'141oat1o.ln a 1n h tanblll ~at t hat t he Oclr:uno Aa.n not 70t a pproYed t ho J!Ungar1aa <1eor 11e , :u~d are not ;;al'l;i tt1ng tile rofuaeu to depart . 'l'hia Y ll& r e;o<)rt ad to you in our tGl eg-raa No. lJ!?, .hUQ'\1&10 10 .

on lolinJ.ato:r

to e;1'IUR f or "'\raDOe of -lJ.Jul U il llll:aMPa of ratugeu ~ t~UaprJ. 01'1 llug-.Aa~ 5 , oretu anu NporSod t o • t hat lua GoTe-­rae.ft t hnd AuthoriHd s \IOia tae111 ~eni but fe-"4 • oolla1dtr1ai tbt llita'f¥ 'bolalJlA& ot l\1111aJ\1111l • •••"• an4 ihe UaUa11eu i~aed tbe"'bf \lpM f004 1114 bouina f .. U1Uea \bat ibltoe N~eeo 110ulA b-e obf.l'gn ·of, ... ~lM ...,..,•••••· Cll'ataJ.aa wao p l'luod _. •• t o ~· tit• la1o O.VeMUtiQt te pttra11 ...... .. ,..... to ...a1a .. poMl"11¥ 1a BuM.nia, with •hi ~lae tba• we waoult be Ullo •

~P~ ' tbt requialtea rfll' 11bt 0hafta•, lhl'o\lall tbe aed.lwa er \he lnhJ"D&UOA&l Red cro... A npl7 1'1'011 Cra~JUnu, wbo h eouult~ JllaaMJOea'\, to th1a urgent .-.ques ll 1a IIOMOhrllJ' aWIUU4.

HI• Jl ar repre~ntat1on• wore &&da ~ Dll.l.AliMotf 1 BltlgU'ian M1D1ator \o AAkar&, to pa.w-­Mlt t ho t'l'&llalt thro\llh Bulga ria of ~1&1\ .rewa h 'IW1tl1Q8 Chrougb fluma nia en l."Q\lte t o ~7 Ucl evcmtutJ.l.l7 to PaleeU na. B•lnbenoft OOAI Mt.d t o preu bl.a Oovol'IIIMnt to otter tm11l'IUMII and edt v1aaa tor theao r etuga .. when t.he7 an-lved, •.aa­whll a /Jir. Kellq, cwroe d t Art&lrea a. l . , r equ.atad ot tbe ~Ill!. h'Ore1gn 01'f1~ that antl'MOII Y1 1 &1 into turlt117 ror t .b& nbove x-etarre4 t o ;refuse~t a be grl\llt n<l, and that t ho1r Tttridllll Logut;1one at lluda­pod, nuo.h&raa t and ~la be ao notU1ecl, \'be 'l'urkJ.ab I'G"1sn ott1ca agreed t o do ao, and no\1-f 1't(S l.tr. Xelhr tlnt auoh A\lthor1aaUona bail 'be• t elefP't"pbed biJ' the ~UJ'klah Po.N1gn Ottl.oe t o the three A.forea&ld LolfllJ.ona. lfa requaatod -.;bat ~~ 1n·to1'1aut1on he lllpiU'Cell to tbe .-.prasent ut1vea ot the Xnto~Uoaal. Red <ll'Osa 1n the t hreu ll&hlU1a oap1te\a liT .II. $1aonll.. AnkaN rep.-.81ln\ l\t1W ot the Ilth !'l'ln Uon&l lied Croaa.

n-o. 1lbe abon u uy be a .. n t ba t tbe doora Int o tV1d out ot tbe t; wo B.U.ka.o a11.telUte oollll\J'1t• poe rtrtulll.lT op-d hom ~ t eohnical point ot vion fl'ff' ap proo1Allla 110veumta ot re~;aoa out ot Ktmlf&r y , PII'0•14ad tlw11 the boU l aMelt llti t he 1hlll1J<~r1111l 'border oan be bx-obn. \1a to.ra awtr.aa1J\il oureelvea to th.la t uok 11hro\18h wha&avel' m~an• oll'fl OIV101labla t o UO 1n 'l'u1'kq • As p1'1tY1o\lalT NnU one4, bowavar, tihe 'ba a1o d1tt1oult7 eo 1\P.r aa we nre 1at0ftla4 11 tbe a'bHMI of Gevmaa avPNYal to'ft' thll Cl.apanu.-. or t.ba H\lft8tll'1.an Jawa.

1>. l ha Cathollo Churob. P\&l'auan' t o our i nfGP­IlU>Uor. &t tlii leadeN Of tha Catbolle Chl&roh turougbou11 thAt wox-ld bad aada at i'Oll8 r e pl'aasnte.­U ona to the flwtg~<rlan Gove-nt llo oeau tbe Op).a .. aa1ona, pe;raa<lut1ona , and depor t .. t1ona ol \be .rew1 all populllUon of 11\IAga.ry , X v1a1 t a ll ~ .Papal llwto1o l n Ia"-llb\ll, Uon dgnor Al\86 lol . llonot..ll1 , w1 t h u • 1 .. 11o (a) tllank1ng 111111 trw t.ha u na\&ftae .rcndno6. b:y h1Ja 1n ll.l.a s1iPOng talagl'll..,hio rep,.. .. nu­t1on& 111 lludApeat on tbot aubJeot, and ( b) rtqta&a\-1nf' \ hat turhioe.- II 'OPI be ~U.da 110 urt• t h e r elaaH ot tl\o llat.1-Jruns-r1.an (ll'1p oo a parnoutad people. M paoial ratorenoa 'I'U rude 07 .. to Uw repor\adlJ' large Hungarian po))u.lo.ti on 1lbo were t eahn10All)< dfl'f l nad a a mmbapa of t ha J onah l'!loe b7 l.he Haa1a1 but who bad b ean e<>nvertell to Catbol 1o1aw 1n 11M

~oont gea-ti10B, 01' 11boH puoento Ol' otb_. t.med.l.•te anooe\ore bl\4 been .o oo~o'Med.

f'or t.bo rooord, 11 abolil4 be 11de4 tlbd tM Catbollo .hle~, wh1tlh 8JIJ071 a l.nrp 1ntluonoe 1n M\lnfr•.J"1 , ;ook llllUIIIllll apontaneoua mae.euroe t o ~scue llungar1IIJI Jewlah c1 ' l u no wltm•ever poaoUilo. 'l'h18 WI\~ l'IJI IIl'hd t o TOU 1n rq Mo. 131, Ami8UII' 12, altd r'ftln t u tlo 1lhe b&pUem ot thaul&Mda ot 'HIIl\g&J'laft Jewa 1l'l 1\S.r-rald ebel t er .. , lll Q S.te or ene~Uo !lad pt'Ot eete.

It wo.a a1 so rcpon od to ua that tho stront; ~oteate b7 r&d1o , l eatlets , and other monne intro­duced. bT tho ear Re~gee Sonl'd l'.nd other \Jlllted Bt lltee OoYerlllllnt l en4cru , hM hAd e a: .l,ut&J7 ettoct upon tbe HlmB..rll-ll Government. I t .la reoo.­l'lended that th1o 11011111 ot prooalll'e bs oont1nue4 1n all poss1blo vnrlnU une trou tho llnlted otdoa 11114 neutral eow'Oee. Do.ron ft:Uerrr, l.n hlo 1Jltor­v1ew, oonoeded (not 1D so IIUinJ" word a) tba t thO PJ:"Oe­ours uga.Lno t the lle.zlll h&u bM<OIKt the reoolut1on of tllc lltlllf1,.rlt-.n Gov ernment t o ttllto the met.ouree 1n tbe July 18 odlot, end to et1t ten l tc ~no~ AL~net tho 1l'lo1p1ent lla.d. llUho4"e whlob had btHtn repo!'ted to ue 11'1 Iet .. nbul . .'har e ar e tendtmo1e e t oward the lntro4uc t1oa ot a .or e oonse~nt1vs Runearl an Uovern meot ~t t his wti t.l.ng, &114 all " et\Ae oboul4 b4 011p~ld to enooure.ga thle 81'011P l n Ue reole­tanoe t o t hii Na1.1s.

Fli'Cllll \he above oonolueion, all. report n 1ncu. ... oate tbtl t tho ext reae p!n'C'toutlona <:>nd deporta tion• havu t 01• t he 11101110nt ended 1n ltWliPU'1· Th e otr1c\uroe plaood UpOJ'I the Jewish populat101l, bows•or, eUU roW!lln 111 fOJ'Oe , aro onero\.111 and 'be~t~u· deecr1pt lon. l'ol1Uoal. 1ntorMt1on roftcll lns us, o1U:Hlltl.ng nth 11\loll :tact a toe are nvallable, ln41onte tha.t tbl Mun!PlriM leader s thtllleel voe are 'bs.ok~acldng ll.nd tea.r =he ul t lrulte oonaequffLIO&I! ->t t ho1r Y1e1ou.a nnd extt'O.Yli6SI\' acti on townrd.s thelr J uw111h pOlJ11-l a t1on. JuJ the wnr' s end seem 1nerttoaobl )l t o be oloo1n{r 1l'l upon tb..,. &lld the1r oonaolonoee , they avpoar Also to be l.ook1ng t or •a " II¥ ou t •. thle ls our 1000cnt ot opportun1t;y a.'\d 1t ellr.•ul.d. bo oxplol.tld to tho utmo1t .

lt 18 tor the above reWIOn that W1) have 1"800C11lltn<lell that oe.ue1oo11 11\d aUjpllo.'ltcd Jn•eemN troe t.be Doal'd, fro- aoutral OoverMt:tGI'Ita, the filllllroll, and th:l'oufV! nor:Y poellble fl'1m4 ot li\Uipl7, be b:ro~ too b .a..r ~ the Hllllgarl&ne at tb.la U.Mo

'l'he wortt ot tbe Bot<J'd u a dr1v1ng t o-. an4 oat&l7\lo agan' 1ft t.ouling wpoD the Bungar1aa

'1. CIIN ....

!INr NS'f'II .... Ut1ft1 1a .,.,...,. O..J.dv

ruoue r- ....._ .. wl'lld.A theb pii'OY1Jieo, aat ban ad4.NIN4l tbtelel'ftl to tb11 pbuo or tboll'

aao1pluftt 1D Ulo rou. .. 1 .. ~·

our bolt 1aroNilUon cl1oolo101 \bat there are llotWOOJ\ fi.YO &114 e13bt thouaad Jow11h people 1ft

Cllrfloe wbo N tbo preoont at load are 1n ootlp&J'­

&Uft l&tot,, oUbor 1D 11&1\41 ore OP 1a tftrPUOI'J ooatrollod 111¥, \be I!IAM ( .. Uoul U.llol'&UOII Fl'ollt).

\'heN wro abo &PPftxaatolr 21000 111 b1cU.n« 1a

AUiolll an4 Ulo rtoJ.ftltT• 1'bl l&Uer .-,OJ' 11

be1ftJ OOIIt1miAl.lJ' Poduood "' \be •-" ot tho Oonapo

and 111¥ \be •••po or tbD11 'IIIIo aro able t o rtn4 oo•

IIO&fte f'op fiM1JlC t o l&ri'J'•

'1'2\o orsanuatlon ot \he .... _. ot \be Jewlllll people 1a CIPoooo ..._.,.ISh na-Uoa to 'l'lart.q .... exooocl1ng1J 4Ututllt. n ,..,.,....4- u.­botol"' an OPgaa1saUol\ ooal4 be oot llP t'er taaat pul'pote &ad ptat 1ato opo Uon. rbll uo of tbreo

ol' four ka:r'Ak• ••• ' "oUN4 wltb lbe oerw1o01 ot tho IMOUOIJT 0...-k boat Mpt&Uo wbo luaew 0..8

torrltorlal •10r.a 11\U.li.Ml.)', &84 tbo -•n-.t

of J..ub rqlUYOI ,_ CIINIOI W 'l'VItq ...

theMe to Pale1t1fto boiJilJI alloat Ootoberi 1~. 'nil t ol.low1ng table lllow1 tho .,..,.. or peo~o roocn.te4

"'- Oreloe boll Ootob ... , 1~, to tho Oftd Of JUAo, 1~.

october tbloough DOctlllber, 1M3 300

J~,l.M6 • rebl'\1&1'7 211

JlaJ'U • .&p:rll lft

- 'N

,.. to. -htal

.,..

'f8waJ'da 11.be 1114411 of "'-• l -. 1ah.-4 ll:t \be •snq 1D Xaballul ~J'IM wUh .-.. opea:-a11J.Oilt 11ha11, 4.- to a 1aa of a H.eo 1a ~, a11 111b1eh t.be a:-of\lpoa eou14 be 4e'lluke4, Glo l'e- floca OI'IOM 1D 1lh11 -1' M4 Mue4. Ia e oaaequeneo, lUI 1 .. 1eh ",.._ .. &1'1'1Yt4 r.v. Grtooe 4111'11W thlt Math of ~, 11114 u •• ae11 •ul AII6Uii 1 1111a11 uwo wu Noe1n4 1D I .ehlllNl tha11 OU ~:P IOftU!Ipft11 Of 40 p411"110111 IU'1'1n4 111 t'l&JotEe7 All4 .. N &11 lair.

lfl aH lllto__,_ 11ba11 OIIOII,J)e fro. &.-nt 'b7 people now 1n b14iaa 11~, ftlr P'U'POMt of .­tr1p to 1'v.zttq, lt M11 Utf1A111111. '1'.be J'lr.c-ee uo 'Dro1lgllt ,_ •-• h lllllloaa, aa 1elaa4 ott the WHir. a1Al,.,_, with ~ aa11naa11 ot u. iWII whllo 1ft 1'011\e to Sllllooa IUI4 1lb11e •U1Jis 11b.ere. To b rlns 11h•• ref'ace" tl"'OI h14lna 1n A11blna to J:IIMI& to toft8l"'P M 11.bere woul4 be ci&llprous ~ 11.1ae ret~aQe .. , Wile•• theu 111"7"1nl 111 ~Qabe- oou14 be 111M4 'f • •• bo&U ""' to lulloaa 11o OYan de 11h•· .be ohlet p~n, tbePet'l:lre~ oonUIIIIed t o be ti'8AipCI!'1:aUcm n-o. t.be •••• -ot ot ~- t o the 'fulotdah ooaoe, tor wh11b a 'L'ul'kJ.ab baae • •• reqll1rl4. It be­ob'lloua tb.&t Ul.e IIOYitlent r.. h bOoa ooul4 be e1ap11t1e4 &D4 expan4e4 1t there wel"8 a baee on tbe t'urkllh -1111 •heN the" people ooul!l land and wheN the llh1p1 oollld 'be rer..lle4 . "''aoh a baae 'IOU14 ''"' ae a po1n11 of •-wU.eaUon with a. . ....

bu1l oontimWIS 81111graU on tro• 'l'urllq to Palenlno ot Jnleh p10pl.1

;

re e141Aa 1n ~· tONtJ' ocnant17. Oel'tala OfttJIOQe roa•rloiloae wh1ol:l en•• 1a 'lUrk.ey and 11biob, 1ft .W.t1ant1al aeaaure, atteot tbl Jewleb people who are resarded heft u a a1Aor111y po.ap, baft per-­ouaded eoae ot the Jew a here to nlpate. the J'U1hltaa tax (VM"llk) on aiftorltiea wbtob -.. leY1ed ln Turkey a JOar ago baa aube~ant1&ll.T re4uoe4 •o eoonc.lo Pl&1n a 13Jtp aeoUon ot ~· lewS.eh peop1e. Ai a reaul 1; ot thia atao•phere, a rmabe• ot Jen ba•o len ~ ~•rr, eapeoJ.al.lJ the .7•--f!h 701Rh, whoat pl"'aptota a1 11ht pzoeaent JIOilent 1n ll~J BN Mtber dill.