Office of the Historian

884.24/951: Telegram

The Consul at Asmara (Smith) to the Secretary of State

Asmara, February 1, 1943—10 a.m.
[Received 10:57 a.m.]

13. General Maxwell6 and Colonel Clark Commanding Officer Asmara will be at Addis Ababa February 9. Colonel Clark suggests [Page 84] I go up with him to report to the Department probable inquiries on lease-lend by Emperor. Shall I proceed?

Smith
  1. Maj. Gen. R. L. Maxwell, Commanding General, Services of Supply, U. S. Army Forces in the Middle East↩