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Ext 3463/45 ‘American invitation to Turkish Military Officers & Prince Peter of Greece to visit India, China & Burma.’ [16r] (31/80)
The record is made up of 1 file (39 folios). It was created in 13 Jul 1945-6 Oct 1945. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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We recently heard from H*M* Ambassador Istanbul (via the
- Foreign Office) that General Giles the Gomnanding General
of the U.S« Forces in the Mediterranean, with a £ number of
American Officers, had invited a party of Turkish Military
~ Officers, including the Deputy Chief of Staff,.to visit India,
China and Bimna by air. On receiving this information it
seemed hwwlffio us that the Americans should take it upon
themselves to invite a party of Turkish Officers to visit
British territory without apparently bothering to consult
any British authority beforehand. We accordingly asked the
. Foreign Office to request H.M. Ambassador Istanbul to warn the
Turkish Government that- the party would need Indian visas
before entering India apd we, at the same time, consulted
India by telegramf Simultaneously the Foreign Office sent a
telegram to the Political Adviser, S.E.A.C., asking for
* SAG SEA* s views. Our telegram to India wps crossed py
one from them (flag M A") stating that they had been approached
by the U.S. Commissioner in India asking them to agree to
the visit of the party which was stated to consist not only
of the Americans and the Turks, but also of Prince Peter of
Greece. The telegram stated that the party were due to
leave Cairo on the 21st July and to spend a few days in
Ceylon en route via India to Chungking and to sp%nd a day or
two in Delhi on the Way back to Cairo.
It seems probable that the U.S. Conmissioner was asked
by General Giles to make this approach to the Government
of India as a result of seme hint dropped to him by H.M.
Ambassador Istanbul and it is a pity that the application
was not made earlier in order to give reasonable time for its
consideration, thief
After consultation with the Whitehall Departments
concerned, we replied to the Government of India as in
the/
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The file contains notes, telegrams, and letters, regarding: the invitation by General Ritter and General Giles, of the United States of America, to five Turkish Army officers, including the Deputy Chief of Staff and the Director of Military Training, and Prince Peter of Greece, to pay a short visit to India, China and Burma, travelling in General Giles’s aircraft; and the omission by the United States military authorities to seek prior consent for the visit from the Government of India and South East Asia Command.
It largely consists of: copies of telegrams between the Foreign Office and the Supreme Allied Command South East Asia, and between the Foreign Office and Sir Maurice Peterson (British Ambassador to Turkey), Istanbul; and telegrams from the Secretary of State for India to the Government of India, External Affairs Department. It also includes copies of correspondence between British Chargé d’Affaires at Washington and the United States Department of State.
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- 1 file (39 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 39; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-39; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Ext 3463/45 ‘American invitation to Turkish Military Officers & Prince Peter of Greece to visit India, China & Burma.’
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- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:9v, 11r:18v, 18v:39r, back-i, back
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