CABLE TO THE WHITE HOUSE FROM CAIRO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-471-6-26-4
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2012
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: February 14, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/12/18: LOC-HAK-471-6-26-4
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FEBRUARY 14' 1974'
IMMEDIATE
TO: GENERAL SCOWCROFT
ON-FILE NSC RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS
APPLY
FROM: AMBASSADOR EILTS, CAIRO 117
1. WALOMANN AND SAMSON ARRIVED LAST NIGHT. IN ASHRUF
MARWAN'S ABSENCE, I ARRANGED THAT'THEY MEET WITH ENGINEER
GALAL AT HIS OFFICE. THEY HAVE JUST RETURNED AND
SAMSON ASKS THAT FOGLOWING BE PASSED TO DR. J. V.
CHARYK OF COMSAT:
QUOTE
WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS AFTER SATURDAY MEETING BUT
APPARENTLY DECISION HAS BEEN MADE HERE TO LEASE FROM
COMSAT A 32-FOOT EARTH STATION. REPRESENTATIVE EGYPTIAN
GOVERNMENT WILL BE IN U.S. AROUND 11 MARCH TO SIGN'
CONTRACT. SUGGEST OWENS AND POTTS START ON LOCATING
EQUIPMENT AND DRAFTING CONTRACT. INCLUDED WOULD BE
INSTALLATION AS WELL AS OPERUTION AND MAINTENANCE FOR
PERIOD REQUIRED TO TRAIN LOCAL PERSONNEL. MAY NEED
ENGINEER TO VISIT HERE QUICKLY BUT WILL KN04g MORE AFTER
SATURDAY MEETING. PLAN ON LEAVING AS SCHEDULED BUT
THIS MAY CHANGE AFTER SATURDAY MEETING. AM GETTING
MATT NIELSON OVER HERE TOMORROW SO WE WILL HAVE FOLLOW-
UP CAPABILITIES.
UNQUOTE
2. FURTHER MEETINGS WITH MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
PERSONNEL ARE SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, AND I HAD HOPED
TO ARRANGE A MEETING WITH MARWAN. WE ARE NOW TOLD,
HOWEVER, THAT MARWAN WILL NOT BE PACK UNTIL FEBRUARY
26. IF TECHNICAL DETAILS CAN BE WORKED OUT AT MINISTRY
OF COMMUNICATIONS LEVEL, A MEETING WITH MARWAN IS
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HAK,SCOWCROFT,MCFARLANE,RO;MAN
RECALLED
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PROBABLY NOT NECESSARY.
3. IN INTEREST EXPEDITIOUS DELIVERY ONCE CENTRACT IS
FINALIZED, WE MAY WANT TO LOOK INTO POSSIBILITY OF USAF
7HIS NC]WsR6UTA8LY
AIRLIFTING TEMPR SCIONSTC]TD!~NANYTHINGTRANSPORT
SLOW- IT IS TOO
I WANTED TO FLAG IT TO YOUR ATTENTION.
4. WARM REGARDS.
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