US Army Blood Chit: "To every noble Arab / Greetings and peace of Allah be upon you. The bearer of this letter is an officer of the United States of America, assisting the British Government and a faithful friend to all Arab Nations."

(United States Army Forces in the Middle East (USAFIME))

Verlag: United States Government, (Cairo ?), 1942

Beschreibung

An extremely rare survivor. Printed paper, (1)pp, 20x25cm, English and Arabic text with US Government crest. Intact and complete but fair only, with hard fold creases, yellowed tape reinforcements to the folds applied front and back, two-hole punched (not affecting text), with staple perforations at the corners. Undated, c1942-43. The US Army Forces in the Middle East (USAFIME) was formed in August 1942 to oversee its North Africa Mission, and Persian Gulf Command. To facilitate liaison, it was headquartered in Cairo alongside the British Middle East Command, which is referenced in the chit as the British High Command of the East. The US began to include blood chits in its air crew survival kits in December 1941. The early Middle East examples of which this is one, tended to be paper and therefore very fragile. Later versions for the China-Burma-India Theatre were printed on more durable cloth. The text reads: "To every noble Arab / Greetings and peace of Allah be upon you. The bearer of this letter is an officer of the United States of America, assisting the British Government and a faithful friend to all Arab Nations. We beg of you to treat him well, guard his life from every harm and supply his needs of food and drinks, and guide him to the nearest British encampment. You will be rewarded generously in money for all your services. Peace and mercy of Allah be upon you. / By a permit of the British High Command of the East. / Useful words: American; American Flying Officer; Friend; Water; Food; Sick; Take me to the English and you will be rewarded.". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4968

Bibliografische Details

Titel: US Army Blood Chit: "To every noble Arab / ...

Verlag: United States Government, (Cairo ?)

Erscheinungsdatum: 1942

Einband: No Binding

Zustand: Fair