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...Suez, might have been disastrous. Last week, when Anthony Eden (who reportedly dislikes Menemencioglu) complained that German warships, disguised as merchantmen, had been allowed to cruise through Turkey's Dardanelles, Ankara had to give in. Numan Menemencioglu took the fall, handed over his portfolio to Premier Sükrü Saracoglu. But nobody thought brilliant Mr. Menemencioglu was out for a very long count...
...Ankara last week the Turkish General Staff suspended talks with a British military mission after a month of inconclusive palaver. Premier Sükrü Saracoglu immediately called in foreign correspondents, gave them a 50-minute exposition of Turkey's present position. The effect of his talk: Turkey is still sympathetic to the Allied cause but is not yet ready to fight...
Ismet Inönü, President of Turkey, Sükrü Saracoglu, Turkey's Prime Minister, and Numan Menemencioglu, Foreign Minister, inherited a policy from the man who built up Turkey from the ruins of a degenerate empire. That policy: no entanglement with foreign powers. The great Kamâl Atatürk laid it as a cornerstone of modern Turkey's international relations. Time modified it while he still lived: to maintain Turkey's tottering economy he had to arrange some foreign loans. War modified it still further after Kamâl Atat...
...nearly four years neutrality has served the Turks and served the Allies. Now that it threatens to block the way for Allied armies, a choice must be made again. When the choice is made, Sükrü Saracoglu will probably present it to the world. Standing between grim, retiring President Ismet Inönü, Turkey's unquestioned leader, and brilliant, chronically ill Foreign Minister Numan Menemencioglu, Saracoglu is their front to other nations' statesmen...
...More Like An American . . ." That Turkey has been able to keep the delicate balance between war & peace for nearly four years is due in no small measure to the character of Sükrü Saracoglu. He has been charged with being pro-Axis, but if his likes, dislikes, foibles and friendships are a clue, there can be no question that he would like to see the Allies...