By far, Turkey was the most active avenue of rescue in the spring of 1944.  Even with Hirschmann back in the United States, Ambassador Steinhardt continued to deal with administrative matters related to rescue in Turkey.  In France, there were about 800 Jews claiming Turkish nationality. Most had immigrated to France in the 1920s and had lost Turkish citizenship due to certain Turkish laws (about registering with the embassy, returning to Turkey every so often, etc).  Still, any tenuous claim to citizenship could be enough to save you in wartime.  In this cable, Steinhardt agreed that the WRB should approach the Turkish ambassador in Washington to encourage him to contact his government to intervene with Vichy France to release these Jews.  Steinhardt was working in Ankara, but they might have a better chance of success if the request came from multiple sides.