740.0011 European War 1939/6081: Telegram

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

246. I attended a luncheon at the British Embassy today given in honor of Anthony Eden15 who told me he left London Saturday and arrived yesterday. I gathered that the main reason Eden’s visit was to conduct a personal inspection of the defenses of Egypt and the Sudan, but it seems likely that he may also take the occasion to seek to effect an improvement in Anglo-Egyptian relations particularly as regards the attitude of the King by whom Eden said he was being received.

The Ambassador told me that no reference to Eden’s visit was being permitted in the press.

Fish
  1. British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.