890G.24/110
Memorandum of Conversation, by Mr. Merrill C. Gay of the Division of Commercial Policy and Agreements
| Participants: | The Minister of Iraq20 and his aide |
| Mr. Fowler, TA21 | |
| Mr. White, TA | |
| Mr. Gay, TA |
Mr. Fowler briefly explained to the Minister that the United States Government customarily enters into a formal lend-lease agreement with those countries which have been declared eligible for and have been receiving lend-lease assistance, and that since Iraq meets these conditions it was felt to be appropriate at this time that we enter into such an agreement with Iraq. It was further explained that the agreement which we proposed was the same as the British master lend-lease agreement22 and that the accompanying notes to be exchanged23 were similar to those being offered to other Near Eastern countries.
The Minister stated that he would like to take the drafts for study and consultation, and that he would, as soon as feasible, inform us of his views with respect to them.
- Ali Jawdat.↩
- Division of Commercial Policy and Agreements.↩
- Signed at Washington February 23, 1942; for text, see Department of State Executive Agreement Series No. 241, or 56 Stat. (pt. 2) 1433; for correspondence regarding negotiation of this agreement, see Foreign Relations, 1942, vol. i, pp. 525 ff.↩
- Not printed.↩