740.0011 European War 1939/12800: Telegram
The Minister in Egypt (Kirk) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 5—6:57 a.m.]
862. My 670, June 7, 1 p.m., and previous. I have been given to understand that the feasibility of supplying the required aircraft to Middle East by air routes is being exhaustively considered in London. In the meanwhile the chief urgent requirement is for United States vessels to carry to Red Sea ports the aircraft and motorized vehicles [Page 284] which are now ready for shipment in the United States and furthermore there is continued insistence on immediate necessity of sending American experts and ferry pilots to assist in the preparation and handling of American material at Takoradi and elsewhere.