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THE PRESIDENT AT SEA WINANT REPORTS THE TEXTS OF DECLARATIONS
SUBMITTED BY THE BRITISH AND SOVIET GOVERNMENTS COMMA
RESPECTIVELY COMMA TO THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT ASSURING THE
TURKISH GOVERNMENT THAT THE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF TURKEY WILL
BE SCRUPULOUSLY OBSERVED BY GREAT BRITIAN AND THE SOVIET UNION AND
THAT IF TURKEY IS ATTACKED BY ANY EUROPEAN POWER COMMA GREAT
BRITAIN AND THE SOVIET UNION ARE PREPARED TO RENDER EVERY HELP
PERIOD WINANT ADDS THAT ACCORDING TO THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR IN
ANKARA COMMA THE SOVIET DECLARATION HAS GREATLY PLEASED THE
TURKISH GOVERNMENT AND THAT THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT WISHES TO
MAKE BOTH DECLARATIONS PUBLIC PERIOD THE BRITISH HAVE AGREED TO
THIS SEMICOLON SOVIET PERMISSION IS EXPECTED PERIOD PARA LEAHY
REPORTS THAT ACCORDING TO WEYGANDS
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THE PRESI.T).ENT AT SEA X ~"/INANT REPORTS THE TEXTS OF I)ECLARATIONS-
SUSWI TTED 'ely THE 8RIT I SH AN~ 8OV lET GOVEi~NM‚IIT8 CO,'-:,I'~A RESF'EOT I
VEL.
 
CONt,4A TO TI,'E TURKISH-GOVERNsCENT ASSUFtlNC, THE T~JRKISH
C..-OVERN'4Ef{T' THAT THE TERRITORIAL IPTECR!T OF TURKEY ~ILL SE
SCRUPULOUSLY
OBSERVED BY GREAT [RITIAN AND THE SOVIET UPION A,-~
                                                                          ,-,]) 'THAT IF TURKEy IS ATTACKED BY
.ANY EUROPEAI't P Oi,'~ER CO~t~A GREAT BRITAIN 'AND-THE
SOVIET UN ION ARE PREPARELT3 RENDER EVERY HELP PER I OD ~iINANT ADDS
THAT ACCORDING TO THE 'BRITIG{..I Ai,BAGSA.DOR IN ANKARA COMMA THE
'" SOVIET ]}ECLARATION HAS 6'F1EATLY PLEASED. ]'FIE      TURKISH
C.-O'VERNMENT AND
zTHAT TH‚ TURKISH      C, 0VERH!,-IENT ?il SHES TO )AAKE BO'TH ~ECLARAT I
O,,,SPUBL
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  PERIO~ THE BRITISH HAVE AGREED TO THIS 8E~JICOLO? GOVIET PER~JISSiD
  IS EXPECTED PERIOD PARA LEAHY REPORTS THAT ACCORDING TO WEYGANDS
 
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