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

740.00112 European War 1939/2405: Telegram

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

Beirut , March 26, 1941—9 a.m.
[Received March 26—8:30 a.m.]

87. Department’s 37, March 19, and 41, March 22. The High Commissioner has requested me to express to the Secretary of State his sincere appreciation of the efforts made in Washington to bring about an arrangement which would enable Syria to resume a more normal economic life. He thought much sympathetic understanding had been shown by the American and British Governments of the problems which confronted Vichy and himself.

Repeated to Vichy.

Engert