Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1914, Supplement, The World War

File No. 883.00/49

The Consul General at Cairo ( Arnold ) to the Secretary of State

American Consulate General,
Cairo , December 11, 1914, 10 p.m.
[Received December 12, 10 p.m.]

[Telegram]

Prince Hussein, uncle of Khedive, rumored about to be proclaimed by British as Sultan of Egypt. If occurrence transpires and if diplomatic agents invited to be present at the ceremony, telegraph instructions in view of attitude of Turkey toward Egypt.

Arnold