740.0011 EW 1939/31965: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Egypt (Kirk)
us urgent
1748. On November 10 the Office of Censorship requested the British Censorship representative in Washington to take particular pains to suppress any disclosures which might indicate the movement of high officials of the United States. The British replied that appropriate steps would be taken at once.
Despite this assurance a message from the United Press in Cairo to the United Press in New York via London was passed on November 13. The message in question referred to the closing of Mena House Hotel to the public and states this action possibly foreshadowed international developments and anticipated visits and conversations of great portent.
United States Censorship protested to British Censorship which replied there was no point in stopping message in London since security already compromised. American Censorship pointed out that British controlled censorship in Cairo and asked that vigorous steps be taken at Cairo to prevent further disclosures.
Please take this matter up immediately with Mr. Casey or such other British authorities as you consider proper and reinforce the request that immediate and vigorous steps be taken to prevent such disclosures.
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