Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1942, The Near East and Africa, Volume IV

884.001 Selassie I/377

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Egypt (Kirk)

No. 280

Washington, October 27, 1942.

There are enclosed two communications addressed by the President to His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia.³⁸ It is desired that these two communications be forwarded by the Legation to the Consul at Asmara, Eritrea, by safe means and that the Legation request the Consul at Asmara to arrange for the transmission of these communications by safe means to the Emperor of Ethiopia at Addis Ababa.³⁹

Very truly yours,

For the Secretary of State:

Sumner Welles

38. Dated July 23, and October 23, p. 114 and supra, respectively.
39. The letters were delivered to the Emperor on December 3, 1942, by Colonel Clark of the American Mission at Asmara.