Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1940, The British Commonwealth, The Soviet Union, The Near East and Africa, Volume III

740.0011 European War 1939/3923: Telegram

The Chargé in Egypt ( Hare ) to the Secretary of State

Cairo , June 18, 1940—1 p.m.
[Received June 18—9:50 a.m.]

110. Although Italian bombing attacks during the last few days on Sollum and Mersa Matruh resulted in several Egyptian military casualties Prime Minister last night announced that such would be considered incidents capable of being settled by diplomatic means. Richard Mowrer, Chicago Daily News correspondent, suffered superficial injury from flying masonry during bombing at Mersa Matruh. He is now in Alexandria coming to Cairo tomorrow.

Hare