874.501/8–752
No. 1000
Memorandum by Major General
George H. Olmsted
1 to the Special Assistant to the Secretary
for Mutual Security Affairs (Martin)
secret
Washington
, 7 August 1952.
Subject:
- Police Equipment for Egyptian Government
- 1.
- Reference is made to memorandum from your office, dated 1 July 1952, subject as above.2 In this memorandum, your office requested that the Department of Defense explore every possibility of making available all items required for equipping three mobile police divisions for the Egyptian Government.
- 2.
- A study has been made of the list of equipment required by the Government of Egypt. It has been determined that all items required could be made available immediately upon receipt of an approved [Page 1850] request and funds. An administrative allocation was made of these items.
- 3.
- However, in accordance with the desire of the Department of State made known to this office, 28 July 1952, all action on this transaction has been stopped and the case is now being held in abeyance. The Department of the Army has removed the items from the agenda of the Allocations Committee (Army) and suspended all action which had begun to prepare the equipment for shipment.
- 4.
- This memorandum confirms verbal request of the State Department to suspend all action. It is requested this office be informed of any change in the aforementioned status which may be desired.
George
H. Olmsted