Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1940, The British Commonwealth, The Soviet Union, The Near East and Africa, Volume III

740.0011 European War 1939/6838: Telegram

The Minister in Yugoslavia (Lane) to the Secretary of State

Belgrade, November 23, 1940—5 p.m.
[Received November 23—3:42 p.m.]

543. We were informed by a member of the Turkish Embassy this morning that his Government has notified the Yugoslav Government that if Bulgaria moves against Greece, Turkey is definitely decided to come into the war. He added that although they had no precise information, they estimated the number of German troops in Rumania at 180,000 (see my telegram No. 542 of today).

Repeated to Ankara.

Lane