COPY TELEGRAM June 11, 194l KIRK & HARRIMAN CAIRO FOLLOWING AIRCRAT ARE NOW EN ROUTE TO MIDDLE EAST CURTISS TOMAHAWKS 166 TO PORT SUDAN 25 TO ALEXANDRIA GLEN MARTIN MARYLAND 5 TO ALEXANDRIA GRUMMON F4F 25 TO SUEZ TOTAL 171. FOLLOWING ARE ADDITIONAL PROSPECTIVE SHIPMENTS AIRCRAFT TO MIDDLE EASAT CURTISS TOMAHAWK JUNE 84 JULY 100 CURTISS KITTYHAWK JUNE 11 JULY 40 GRUMMON MARTLET II JULY 10 DOUGLAS BOSTON III JUNE 40 JULY 40 TOTAL JUNE 135 190. NUMBER AND TYPE OF PLANES SHIPPED ARE AS YOU KNOW CONTROLLED FROM LONDON. THEREFORE THESE FIGURES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE FROM THAT SOURCE. TWENTY TRANSPORTS ARE BEING FLOWN TO AFRICA. HOPKINS |