Interest of the United States in the development of the petroleum resources of the Near East 1

1. For previous documentation on this topic, see Foreign Relations, 1449, vol. vi, pp. 91 ff.


[8] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Officer in Charge of Arabian Peninsula Affairs (Wilkins)

McGhee Files: Lot 53 D 468: Petroleum


[11] The Chargé in Saudi Arabia (Hill) to the Secretary of State

886A.2553/2–1050: Despatch


[12] The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Childs) to the Secretary of State

886A.2553/2–2450: Despatch


[20] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia

886A.2553/6–150: Airgram


[21] The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Childs) to the Secretary of State

786A.022/6–1250: Despatch


[22] The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Childs) to the Secretary of State

886A.2553/5–2350: Telegram


[23] The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Childs) to the Secretary of State

886A.2553/6–2250: Telegram


[24] The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Childs) to the Secretary of State

886A.2553/6–2350: Telegram


[25] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State

886A.2553/7–350: Telegram


[26] The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Childs) to the Secretary of State

886A.2553/7–1050: Telegram


[27] The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Childs) to the Secretary of State

886A.2553/7–2550: Despatch


[29] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State

887.2553/8–450: Telegram


[30] The Ambassador in Iraq (Crocker) to the Secretary of State

887.2553/8–1050: Telegram


[31] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Iraq

887.2553/8–1050: Telegram

  1. Lot 53 D 468 contains copies of memoranda and correspondence of Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs George C. McGhee for the years 1949–1951.