740.0011 European War 1939/11606: Telegram
The Consul General at Beirut (Engert) to the Secretary of State
[Received 3:10 p.m.]
184. Personal for the Under Secretary. May I suggest that you impress upon the British great importance especially at this time of not broadcasting unconfirmed reports regarding Syria. I refer for instance to the recent announcement that 400 Germans had arrived on the French hospital ship (see my 178, May 3074) or that German troops had landed at Latakia—refer my 181, May 31. As both French and natives listen eagerly to British broadcasts the present great confidence in their general accuracy will be undermined if they hear statements which they know to be incorrect.
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