October 29, 1931
ON THIS auspicious anniversary which the people of Turkey are celebrating today I take pleasure in extending to Your Excellency in my own name and on behalf of my fellow countrymen most cordial greetings and best wishes for your health and happiness and the continued prosperity of the Turkish Republic.
HERBERT HOOVER
[His Excellency Gazi Mustapha Kemal, President of the Turkish Republic, Ankara, Turkey]
Herbert Hoover, Message to President Mustapha Kemal on Turkey's Independence Day. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/206763