Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1940, The British Commonwealth, The Soviet Union, The Near East and Africa, Volume III

740.0011 European War 1939/7304a: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Egypt (Fish)

Washington, December 26, 1940—9 p.m.

162. Please report whether or not combat operations of any kind have recently taken place on or over the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Straits of Bab el Mandeb.

Hull