Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ambassador of Egypt Mohamed Kamel Bey Abdul Rahim, George McGhee, and Dudley Bostwick

is DEPARTMENT OF STATE s/s 313 Memorandum of Conversation DATE: April 13, 1950 SUBJECT: Conversation with the Egyptian Ambassador coof PARTICIPANTS: The Secretary Mohamed Kamel Bey Abdul Rahim, Egyptian Ambassador NEA - Mr. George C. McGhee ANE - Mr. Dudley C. Bostwick COPIES TO: s/s, NEA, ANE, MD, CIA, DRN, BNA, S/MIDA, E, AmEmbassy Cairo, AmEmbassy Tel Aviv, AmEmbassy London, AmEmbassy Baghdad, AmEmbassy Jidda, AmLegation Beirut, AmLegation Damascus, and AmLegation Amman. 1-1493 Problem: ) ) Action Required: ) Informational memorandum ) Action Assigned to: ) Discussion: The Ambassador called at his request on Thursday, April 13, at 2:45 P.M. He had indicated that he wished to discuss with me the Near Eastern armament situation as well as other matters of mutual concern. The Ambassador opened the conversation by stating that he had recently returned from Cairo where he had found an atmosphere of tension due to allegations that Egypt was attempting to obtain arms and munitions for aggressive purposes. These allegations were creating a situation quite inimical to peace and were the cause of concern to his Government. Egypt's greatest desire was for peace and tranquillity in the Near Eastern area in order that his country may continue to go forward with reforms, particularly the education of her peoples, and "put her house in order for the future. Furthermore, Egypt realizes the future is in the hands of the Western democracies and wishes to work side by side with these democracies for the common cause. His Government, he continued, wished to take all possible steps to promote a greater feeling of cooperation in the DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979 By NLT- He NARS, Date 2-20-11