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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

TO BE KEPT UNDER LOCK AND KEY.

It is requested that special care may be taken to ensure the secrecy of this document.

133

ECRE T.

t.0.s. (40) 240.

WAR CABINET.

CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE.

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COPY NO.

240

ASSISTANCE TO TURKEY,

(Previous Paper No. C.O.S. (40) 203).

Memorandum by the Chief of the Imperial General Staff.

1.

In accordance with the instructions issued to them in the telegrams annexed to Papers Nos, C.0.S. (39) 173 and C.0.S. (40) 203, the three Commanders-in-Chief in the Middle East have examined plans, in consultation with General Weygand, for giving assistance to Turkey. The Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, has now telegraphed that the result of these discussions has been embodied in an agreed report to the Turkish General Staff, the gist of which is given in the telegram (No. 7162 dated 11th February) at Annex 1.

2. In a further telegram (No. 7221 dated 18th February) the Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, asked for guidance in discussing with the Turks the financial implications of the work needed on aerodromes, ports, and communications to make them adequate for the needs of the Anglo-French forces. So far as the Army is affected, a very rough estimate of costs is:-

Provision of piers and improvement of facilities at Kilia and Gelibolu.....

(a)

(b) Construction of the road Kilia-

Edirne, allowing for the Turks providing free labour...

£. ..40,000

..160,000

To this must be added the cost of the necessary plant and motor transport for road metalling..

(c) Provision of a pier at Tekirdag

if used as a temporary base during the completion of work on (a) and (b)..

* not attached

-1-

500,000

10,000

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