CABLE TO THE WHITE HOUSE FROM CAIRO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-471-6-20-0
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2012
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: February 7, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

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FM CAIRO
TO `T'HE WHITE HOUS,
T 0'P S E C R E T SENSITIVE EXCLUSIVELY;EY
FEBRUARY 7..*
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TO: GENERAL SCOWCROFT
FROM; AMBASSADOR EILTS, CAIRO 110
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lo RE YOUR MESSAGE lF FEBRUA.RY 5, I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH
WITH ASHRAF MARWAN ABOUT PROPOSED VISIT"OF.WALOMANN
AND SAMSON. HE SAYS A FEBRUARY 12 DATE IS AGREEABLE AND
THAT BOTH WALDMANN'AND SAMSON ARE WELCOME. H'E' HAS NO
OBJECTION TO INCLUSION OF USG OFFICIAL ON TEAM, I SUB-
SEQUENTLY MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH OMAR SIRRI OF' FOREIGN
MINISTRY TO AUTHORIZE GHO.RBAL TO ISSUE THE NECESSARY
VISAS.. HE TOLD ME LAST NIGHT THAT HE HAD DONE SO.
Z;, REGARDING THE.EGYFTIAN DESIRE TO HAVE ONE OF
THEIR'BOEING.7O7lS CONFIGURED FOR PRESIDENTIAL USE.,
T4ER.E; IS EGYPTIAN BUREAUCRATIC CONFUSION ON THIS
SC,OR,E.. YOU WILL HAVE SEEN BEIRUT'S 1343 INDICATING
1"rt 4AT; .SAUDI ROYAL COUNSELOR KAMAL ADHAM HAD ASKED
L0tR'4EEb TO TALK TO EGYPTIANS ABOUT THIS MATTER.
MIARWAN'HAS CONFIRMED TO ME THAT ADHAM DID Sri, AT HIS REQUEST.
TAE,LOCKHEED GROUP'S SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH MARWAN AND
EG P`fIAN AVIATION MINISTRY OFFICIALS ARE REPORTED IN CAIRO
61k" ANI.iSHOW THE SHARP DICHOTOMY THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS' HERE
AS Tj7='T E PARAMETERS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT. AS IS
SL OFM~N, THE CASE,* THERE Is INADEQUATE COORDINATION
RETWEE4.MINISTRIES'ANO OFFICIALS. I.UNDERSTAND A BOEING
REP`RESE.NTATIVE IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK IN CAIRO IN RESPONSE TO
AVIATION MINISTRY'^$ REQUEST THAT BOEING PROVIDE
A READILY INSTALLABLE ""KI1"1 FOR SUCH VIP PURPOSES.
I THINK WE SHOULDWLET,MATTERS TAKE THEIR COURSE ON THIS
b E.`AND 'LEAVE IT-TO EGYPTIANS TO SORT OUT THEIR DIS-
AGREEMENT. WHICHEVER WAY EGYPT.I,ANS DECIDE TO GO ON
TH I,$.P: , i AM CONCERNE'LD.ABOUT HOW THEY WILL FINANCE THE
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PROJECT--AN
ENVISAGES.
HELP.
ESPECIALLY THE MORE GRANDIOSE ONE MARWAN
I SUSPECT THEY WILL LOOK TO US FOR FINANCIAL
4. WARM REGARDS.
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