883.7962/7–1144: Telegram

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

1969. After some effort I obtained from the Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs an aide-mémoire dated July 11, regarding Almaza Airport in reply to mine referred to in telegram No. 1840, June 29, 8 p.m. The text is being sent in the telegram immediately following.

This matter was also discussed informally between our Commercial Attaché5 and the British Commercial Counselor who promised to supply what information he could. After a delay of 2 weeks the latter read over the telephone a brief prepared statement of which the text also is given in the telegram following.

Further information is being assembled and will be reported in due course.

Tuck
  1. Karl L. Rankin.