123 Hurley, Patrick J./110: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in Egypt (Kirk)
1677. Please endeavor to communicate the following message to Brigadier General Patrick J. Hurley who is understood to be in or near Cairo:
“The President has indicated his desire that you undertake a special mission for him in Iran. It is proposed that you have the title of Special Representative of the President with the rank of Ambassador and that you be given the temporary rank of Major General in the [Page 407] Army of the United States. It is anticipated that this assignment would last only a few weeks. Is this proposal agreeable to you?”50
- General Hurley, on a trip to Chungking, via New Delhi, did not receive this message until his return to Cairo on November 17, at which time he wired, “I am ready to undertake mission in Iran as indicated by President as soon as I receive directive outlining nature of mission.”↩