[Telegram on Salk Interest in Egypt]

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_ @H ISAT FAULT ETC. ILLUSTRATIVE OP THE
SENSITIVITY OF THE ISS4E IS THE ADNINISTRATIVE
2TRIAL HELD EASPIER THIS YEAR OF FOUR VERY SENIOR." NON OFFICIALS SECAUSE OF THEIR HANDLING OP THE
1 POLIO PROAEN. THE PEOPLES ASSENSLY IS STILL
SINVESTIGATINS THIS RATTER AND THE ISSUE IS
' HIGHLY PARTISAN AND NOT YET SETTLED. IN THE
SCIRCWISTANCZS, MRtHE RELIEVES US SHOULD USE
IGREAT CAUTION IN SECORINS OFFICIALLY INVOLVED
VWITH POLIO IN ESYPT. DR. SALK SHOULD ALSO
WIGH THIS IMMAKINS HIS DECISION.
S. HE HAVE ALSO DISCUSSED THlS NATTER WITH.
DR. COOPER AND SHOWN HIN THE REFERENCE TELEGRAS
AND NIHER'S C0SENTS. MILE NOT ACQUAINTED
WITH THE UNSETTLO POLITICAL PROSLIPS INVOLVING
POLl') TRIATMgNT, HE RELIEVES **AND WI SHARI
'THIS VIEW * THAT ANYTHINS THAT DR. SALK NIGHT
'WISH TO DO IN THE POLIO FIELD RN EGYPT PNlGHT S3EST
RE WANGLED TWRQUSP THE JWS ON WED ICAL COOPERATION
RATHER THAN INDEPENDENTLY, AT APIRASIADOR'S
SUGGESTION, DR. COOPER AGREED TO HAVE HIS OPFICE. (ET IN TOUCH WITH DR. SALK FOLLOWING HIS RETURN
* TO WASHINGTON TO IWORAP SALK ASOUT THE JWG ON
j, EDICAL COOPERATONW ITH SUGGESTION THAT ANY, POLIQ ASSISTANCE RE HADLED TWROUGf THAT GROUP,
AT THE VERY LEAST, THESE SHOULD SE COORDINAT RON.
IN THE NEANTIPE, DR. COOPER WILL TRY TO TAKE
SOM 5091OUNDINGE ONPOLITICAL ASPECTS OF POLIO
SISSUE DR. WINER HAS ENP$ATICAL.Y UNDESCORED,
M. IN THE CIRCUNSTANCE&., AND SINCE OR, COOPER
WILL RETUR4 TO US IN NEKT DAY OR TWO, WE SLJGEST
THAT A REPLY TO DR. SALK SE DEFERRED UNTIL
SCOOPER RETURNS. THEREAFTER, COOPER'S OFF ICE
NIGHT SE CONTACTED AND REQUESTED TO CONVEY A
*REPLY DIRECTLY TO OR, SALK. PLEAbi LET 115
KNOW IF DEPT AGREES WITH THIS APPROACH,.
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