Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1941, The British Commonwealth; The Near East and Africa, Volume III

890D.927/145: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Consul General at Beirut (Engert)

Washington, July 24, 1941.

145. Following from Oriental Institute:

“Please ask present Government Syria¹⁴ confirm Fakhariyah concession.”¹⁵

Welles

14. Established after the occupation of Syria by the British-Free French forces; for correspondence on this subject, see pp. 725 ff.
15. Concession confirmed, April 14, 1942.