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Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1943, The Near East and Africa, Volume IV

Saudi Arabia:


Contents

    • Appointment of a Minister Resident to Saudi Arabia (Documents 864–870)
      • Proposal by the United States to establish a Consulate at Dhahran (Documents 871–876)
        • Visit to the United States of Amir Faisal, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, accompanied by Amir Khalid and Shaikh Hafiz Wahba (Documents 877–884)
          • Exchange with the Saudi Arabian Government regarding the attitude of the United States toward the general question of Arab union (Documents 885–886)
            • Extension of Lend-Lease assistance to Saudi Arabia; organization of a program for financial and military aid (Documents 887–989)
              • Concern of the United States for safeguarding and developing petroleum reserves in Saudi Arabia; proposal for discussions with the United Kingdom on problems of mutual interest regarding Middle Eastern oil (Documents 990–1012)

              Contents

              • Preface
              • Regional:
                • Policy of the United States to deal directly with independent governments of the Near East with regard to furnishing military supplies (Documents 1–4)
                • British proposals for conversations between officials of the American and British Governments concerning the Near East (Documents 5–16)
                • Report by Lieutenant Colonel Harold B. Hoskins on the situation in the Near East
              • Afghanistan:
                • Matters pertaining to general relations between the United States and Afghanistan (Documents 17–30)
                • Interest of the United States in certain problems related to the presence of Axis legations at Kabul (Documents 31–53)
                • Efforts by the United States to assist the Afghan Government in securing the employment of American teachers and engineers (Documents 54–65)
              • Egypt:
                • Proposal by the United States for a Lend-Lease agreement with Egypt (Documents 66–67)
                • Policy of the United States with respect to direct requests from the Egyptian Government for aid (Documents 68–81)
                • Agreement between the United States and Egypt respecting jurisdiction over criminal offenses committed by the armed forces of the United States in Egypt, signed March 2, 1943 (Documents 82–94)
              • Ethiopia:
                • Ethiopian requests for Lend-Lease aid, financial assistance, and technical advisers from the United States (Documents 95–131)
              • Greece:
                • Policy of the United States regarding the question of the political organization of Greece following liberation from German occupation (Documents 132–179)
                • Participation by the United States in arranging for relief supplies for Axis-occupied Greece and for Greek refugees; arrangement for financial assistance (Documents 180–190)
              • India:
                • Interest of the United States in the situation in India; mission of William Phillips as Personal Representative of the President (Documents 191–260)
                • Problems concerning the status of the Mission at New Delhi and the organization of American wartime official representation in India (Documents 261–281)
                • Lend-Lease aid to India and reciprocal aid: Consideration of proposal for direct Lend-Lease agreement between the United States and India (Documents 282–319)
                • Discussions regarding proposals for the coordination of Anglo-American purchases in India of strategic raw materials (Documents 320–326)
                • Representations in support of the application by the United Press for the lease of teletype telegraphic lines in India (Documents 327–335)
                • Delineation by the United States of its position with respect to the Indian food crisis (Documents 336–348)
                • Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom for India regarding jurisdiction over maritime prizes brought into Indian ports
                • Representations by the Indian Agent General concerning enactment by the State of California of amendments to its Alien Land Law (Documents 349–360)
              • Iran:
                • Concern of the United States regarding the political situation in Iran; Tripartite Declaration regarding Iran of December 1, 1943 (Documents 361–442)
                • Adherence by Iran to the United Nations Declaration; declaration of war by Iran on Germany (Documents 443–460)
                • Negotiations to secure Soviet approval for assumption by the United States of operation of the southern section of the Trans-Iranian Railroad (Documents 461–482)
                • Negotiations between the United States and Iran regarding proposed agreements covering the presence of United States troops in Iran (Documents 483–513)
                • Iranian charges of misconduct on the part of American troops in Iran; complaint regarding certain action by American military authorities in southern Iran (Documents 514–528)
                • Problems concerning the position of the American advisers in Iran; the Millspaugh Mission (Documents 529–593)
                • Financial assistance by the United States to Iran (Documents 594–643)
                • Proposed Lend-Lease agreement with Iran
                • Agreement and supplementary exchange of notes between the United States and Iran regarding reciprocal trade
                • Problems regarding the implementation of the Tripartite Food Agreement of December 4, 1942; Iranian representations concerning the supply of essential imports to Iran (Documents 644–666)
                • Favorable attitude of the United States and Iranian Governments toward granting an American oil company a concession in Iran (Documents 667–673)
                • Interest of the United States in the output of Iranian munitions factories and in the Iranian-Soviet Arms Agreement (Documents 674–682)
              • Iraq:
                • Declaration of war on the Axis Powers by Iraq and adherence of Iraq to the United Nations Declaration (Documents 683–687)
                • Granting of judicial and fiscal privileges enjoyed by United Kingdom armed forces under the terms of the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930 to the armed forces of the United States (Documents 688–693)
                • Negotiations for the conclusion of a Lend-Lease agreement between the United States and Iraq (Documents 694–695)
                • Representations on behalf of American interests in the Iraq Petroleum Company in the Company’s negotiations with the Government of Iraq for the revision of its Basra concession (Documents 696–703)
              • Liberia:
                • Visit of President Roosevelt to Liberia; visit of President Barclay and President-elect Tubman to the United States (Documents 704–706)
                • Efforts of the American Minister in Liberia to reduce friction between United States troops and Liberian citizens and to clarify the jurisdiction of United States military forces in Liberia (Documents 707–708)
                • Preliminary agreement between the United States and Liberia regarding principles applying to mutual aid for defense, and exchange of notes, signed June 8, 1943
                • Liberian request for Lend-Lease funds for an increased Liberian Frontier Force (Documents 709–713)
                • Liberian request for United States technical assistance to make a survey of Liberian iron ore deposits (Documents 714–717)
                • Agreement between the United States and Liberia regarding the construction of a port and port works, signed at Monrovia, December 31, 1943 (Documents 718–734)
                • Attitude of the Department of State with respect to the concern of the Firestone Plantations Company regarding new labor legislation adopted in Liberia (Documents 735–745)
                • Unwillingness of the Liberian Government to grant tax exemptions for Pan American Airways employees in Liberia (Documents 746–749)
                • Negotiations regarding British use of American air bases in Liberia (Documents 750–767)
              • Morocco:
                • Protest against the detention of American diplomatic couriers by Spanish customs officials in the Spanish Zone of Morocco (Documents 768–776)
                • Release of United States airmen interned in the Spanish Zone of Morocco (Documents 777–782)
                • Representations to the Spanish Government against the proposed sending of Vichy French consular representatives to Tangier (Documents 783–789)
                • Desire of the Shereefian Government of Morocco for closer relations with the United States (Documents 790–797)
              • Palestine:
                • Attitude of the United States toward the Arab-Zionist controversy concerning the future status of Palestine and the question of Jewish immigration into Palestine (Documents 798–863)
              • Saudi Arabia:
                • Appointment of a Minister Resident to Saudi Arabia (Documents 864–870)
                • Proposal by the United States to establish a Consulate at Dhahran (Documents 871–876)
                • Visit to the United States of Amir Faisal, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, accompanied by Amir Khalid and Shaikh Hafiz Wahba (Documents 877–884)
                • Exchange with the Saudi Arabian Government regarding the attitude of the United States toward the general question of Arab union (Documents 885–886)
                • Extension of Lend-Lease assistance to Saudi Arabia; organization of a program for financial and military aid (Documents 887–989)
                • Concern of the United States for safeguarding and developing petroleum reserves in Saudi Arabia; proposal for discussions with the United Kingdom on problems of mutual interest regarding Middle Eastern oil (Documents 990–1012)
              • Syria and Lebanon:
                • Interest of the United States in the reestablishment of constitutional government in Syria and Lebanon (Documents 1013–1050)
                • American and British representations to the French Committee of National Liberation concerning the Franco-Lebanese crisis of November 1943 (Documents 1051–1113)
              • Turkey:
                • Attitude of the United States toward the question of the entry of Turkey into the war
                • Exchange of messages between President Roosevelt and Turkish President Inonu regarding a conference between British Prime Minister Churchill and President Inonu at Adana, Turkey, January 30 and 31, 1943 (Documents 1114–1122)
                • Clarification of decisions taken at the Casablanca Conference regarding the respective roles of the United States and British Governments in relations with Turkey (Documents 1123–1128)
                • Release of American aviators interned in Turkey (Documents 1129–1140)
                • Representations to the Turkish Government on behalf of American interests affected by Turkish capital levy tax (Documents 1141–1152)
                • Representations by the American and British Embassies in Turkey to the Turkish Government regarding the transit of certain German vessels through the Straits (Document 1153)
                • Problems involving the Turkish aid program; proposal by the United States for a Lend-Lease agreement (Documents 1154–1181)
                • Policy of the United States regarding the preemptive buying of Turkish goods (Documents 1182–1212)
                • Efforts of the United States and British Governments to acquire Turkish chrome and to prevent its sale by Turkey to Germany (Documents 1213–1233)
              • Index

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