Yes, that would make sense. I've never thought that way. Aegean cities of Turkey might be worth considering in that case.

I would look at Batman (yes, a real city in Turkey!). I think the first refinery was created in 40s there which is consistent with your discovery. But the issue is Batman officially became a ‘city’ in 1990. Perhaps @mesutuyar.bsky.social may have a guess.

Thanks, Gill! Interestingly, the memorandum was penned immediately after a meeting attended by the representatives of the Admiralty and WO. So, both names could be possible, but Dallas is the most plausible person.

Thanks very much Jock! Yes, Alister seems to be the most likely author of this memo because it was produced by the WO about the Ottoman Empire.

Thanks very much! I believe he was working in Room 40 in 1914. The minute sheet seems to be the WO one. Also, the memo contains details mostly about military intelligence rather than naval intelligence. But this is the closest guess so far! @nsistuk.bsky.social

That’s possible. I’ll check the WO list to see if I can find anything associated with this.

It doesn't specifically say, but it looks like DMO produced the memo.

It could be. I also checked names starting with A but couldn’t find anything. It can also be initials of a department.