811.20290B/3: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Egypt (Kirk)
Washington, November
12, 1942—5 p.m.
1406. From the Under Secretary. Colonel Harold B. Hoskins has been instructed to proceed to Cairo to conduct a survey for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Department and the President, with whom I have discussed the subject, are interested in facilitating his mission and I shall appreciate your giving him assistance and advice in accomplishing his purpose. [Welles.]
Hull