783.003/383: Telegram
The Minister in Egypt ( Kirk ) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 9—9:29 a.m.]
1097. The Department’s mail instruction No. 537, March 7, 1941. The compilation of the supplementary information regarding American institutions is virtually complete and the Legation contemplates forwarding this material to the Foreign Office at an early date. It is not believed, however, that any useful purpose would be served by the submission of an interpretation of the exchange of letters at Montreux as suggested in the Department’s instruction under reference in view of the fact that meanwhile [apparent omission] the Department’s telegraphic instruction No. 144 of May 12, 8 p.m., on the basis of which representations have been made twice to Egyptian Government with regard to the matter of foreign schools as reported in my 998, July 22, noon.79 In the circumstances it is believed that further discussions at the time would serve only to complicate the issue. This point has been discussed with the British Embassy which is in entire agreement and which expects shortly to submit the supplementary information regarding British establishments as a routine matter without comment.
The list of American institutions is the same as that enclosed with the Legation’s despatch No. 2281 [2282] of December 21, 194079 with the omission of the Rockefeller Foundation as authorized by the Department’s instruction No. 521 of December 26, 1940,79 with the listing of the Peniel American Mission, Port Said, as a religious institution, and addition of the following schools: (1) The three schools of the Pentecost Faith Mission mentioned in the despatch under reference; (2) an American Mission sub-primary school at Quesna; and (3) a primary school of the Church of God Mission at Alexandria.
The Department’s telegraphic approval of the above is requested.