517. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State1
2510. For the Acting Secretary. Kirkpatrick telephoned me just now to convey an urgent message from Prime Minister, who wished us to know that HMG very much appreciated the position taken by US yesterday in the Security Council. HMG hoped that particularly since Soviet situation is currently obscure, we had no thought of urging British and French to leave Egypt before arrival UN police force. He said appears Soviets likely, if they have not already begun, to move air units into Syria. Situation fully under control at Port Said and going very well at Suez though still some resistance there.2
- Source: Department of State, Central Files, 684A.86/11–656. Secret; Niact. Received at 6:34 a.m. Repeated to Paris.↩
- At 6:44 a.m. that morning, the Department of State received from the Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, Rear Echelon, Rear Admiral Walter J. Price, a telegram indicating that, according to the British Defense Ministry, British amphibious forces had landed at 060430Z (4:30 a.m. London time, November 6) at Port Said, Egypt. (Telegram 060726Z from CINCNELM Rear Echelon; ibid., 684A.86/11–656)↩