Editorial Note
In a note of July 25, 1949 to the Secretary of State, the Egyptian Ambassador, Mohamed Kamil Bey Abdul Rahim, reiterated an earlier Egyptian request of June 10 for United States support towards bringing to an end the arms embargo imposed by the Security Council (see telegram 573, June 11, to Cairo, page 1115). The Ambassador cited the damaging effects of the embargo on trade and stated that the embargo was a hindrance to Egypt’s industrial and economic development, as well as to her program of defense. He noted that United States goods needed for Egypt’s development were among the articles covered by the embargo. The Ambassador requested the United States to take into account the cessation of hostilities in Palestine and the conclusion of all armistice agreements, including the Syrian Armistice signed the preceding week, (501.BB Palestine/7–2549)