123G193/3a

The Acting Secretary of State to the Agent and Consul General at Cairo (Gary), before leaving for his post

Sir: Referring to your appointment by the President as Agent and Consul General of the United States at Cairo, Egypt, I have to inform you that this Government is advised through the American Ambassador at London1 that, for the present, the British Government would prefer that no formal letter of credence be issued to you but that that Government would, upon the receipt of official notification of your appointment, secure for you the same measure of effective recognition as is enjoyed by your colleagues of equal rank at Cairo. The Ambassador further advises that it is the policy of the British Foreign Office not to issue exequaturs in respect of foreign consular appointments in Egypt in the present circumstances.

The American Ambassador at London has been given instructions by cable1 to notify the British Government officially of your appointment and to request it to secure for you the recognition promised.

You are, therefore, instructed, on your arrival in Cairo, to exhibit this letter to the appropriate authorities as an identification of your official status, both as Agent and Consul General of the United States of America at Cairo, Egypt.

I am [etc.]

Frank L. Polk
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