Index1

• Abdullah, Amir of Transjordan, 749–750, 770n
• Abdullah Suleiman, Shaikh, 866n , 883, 894
• Acheson, Dean G., 258–263 passim, 389, 623, 855, 1092, 1095–1096
• Adana Conference between British Prime Minister Churchill and Turkish President Inönü, 1058–1064
• Afghanistan, 20–63
  • American teachers and engineers, U.S. efforts to assist Afghan Government in securing employment of, 53–63
  • Axis, Afghan attitude toward and relations with (see also Axis Legations, etc., infra), 20–21, 25–27
  • Axis Legations at Kabul, U.S. interest in certain problems related to presence of, 35–52
    • Subversive activities of Axis agents:
      • Arrest by Afghan Government of; certain individuals connected with Axis Legations, 35–38
      • Démarche by United Kingdom and Soviet Union in connection with, and Afghan position, 36–38, 39, 42–43, 44–47, 48; U.S. attitude, and U.S. British discussions regarding, 38–39, 39–42, 43–44
      • Reduction of German and Italian Legation personnel, and request by Afghan Government for American safe conduct, 47–48, 49, 49–50, 52
    • U.S. and British relations with Italian diplomatic representative in Kabul, 48–49, 49, 50–51, 52
  • Economic conditions, report and recommendations by American Minister, 20–21
  • Moscow Foreign Ministers’ Conference, Afghan interest in, 29–30, 32–34, 35
  • Relations with United States, 20–35
  • Soviet Union, Afghan attitude toward and relations with, 21–22, 22–23, 24–25, 29–30, 31, 32–34
  • United Kingdom, Afghan attitude toward, 27–29, 30, 34
• Ahmadi, Field Marshal Ahmad Amir, 360, 389, 417, 511n , 528
• Air bases in Liberia, American, negotiations regarding British use of, 702–719
• Ala, Hussein, 525, 545
• Ali Mohamed Khan, 27n , 37n , 37–38, 42, 44–45, 46, 47, 58n
• Allard, Swen, 171, 172–173
• Alien, George V., 400–409 passim, 600, 1090–1092, 1092, 1099–1100
• Ailing, Paul H., interest in U.S. relations with Ethiopia, 120, 121, 122–123; Greece, 162, 171–173; India, 239, 308, 309; Iran, 372–373, 411, 456–457, 512, 515–516; Palestine, 757, 761, 765–766, 802, 804, 825; Saudi Arabia, 845–850 passim, 876, 878, 917–918; Syria and Lebanon, 969–971, 1029–1030, 1037–1038, 1049; Turkey, 1064–1065, 1092–1093
• American Airways, 704
• American Red Cross, 177, 245
• American Telephone and Telegraph Co., 290
• American treaty rights, reservation of. See under Syria and Lebanon.
• Amery, Leopold C. M. S., 197, 207
• Amiranian Oil Co., 626
• Andrews, Gen. Frank M., 66, 327, 639
• Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., 343, 391, 580, 584, 585, 594, 605, 607, 610, 613, 614, 628, 650, 651, 943, 944–945, 947, 949
• Anis, Robert T., 114–115, 116
• Antaki, Nairn, 967n , 967, 972, 974
• Arab union, question of (see also Palestine: Arab States: Arab federation, etc., and under Saudi Arabia), 958, 973, 974, 977, 993, 995, 998, 1034
• Arab-Zionist controversy. See Palestine.
• Ariburun, Maj. Tekin, 1091n , 1091
• Armstrong, Willis C., 605, 606
• Arnold, Gen. Henry H., 706, 707, 708, 1071
• Atherton, Ray, 8, 9, 147
• Atlantic Charter, cited: Afghanistan, 26; Egypt, 65n , Ethiopia, 104; Greece, 127, 130; India, 187, 205, 207, 213, 217, 221, 247, 312; Iran, 331, 332, 334, 336, 339, 356, 368, 369, 378, 388, 416, 420, 421, 426, 459, 470, 502; Liberia, 696; Morocco, 744, 745; Palestine, 764, 773, 779; Saudi Arabia, 847, 854; Syria and Lebanon, 964, 986, 999, 1013, 1016, 1020, 1024, 1025, 1034, 1053; Turkey, 1097
• Auchinleck, Gen. Sir Claude J. E. 224, 225n , 225, 295
• Australia, 606, 609, 611, 612
• Austria, 32–33
• Axis activities. See under Afghanistan; see also Iran: Security situation: Arrest of certain suspected persons.
• Ayoubi, Ata Bey el-, 965–971 passim, 985–986
• Azerbaijan (see also Iran: Wheat situation: Soviet-occupied Azerbaijan), 328–329, 333, 576
• Aziz, Abdul Hussein, 51, 59n , 60, 60–61, 62, 63
• Aziz, Mohamed Ayoub, 27n , 27–29, 20–30, 34–35
• Badrudduja, Syed, 299, 301–302
• Baird, Col. W. J., 1090–1091, 1092–1093
• Bajpai, Sir Girja Shankar, 249, 256–263 passim, 282, 309–312, 317–318
• Balfour Declaration (1917), cited, 752–753, 755, 779, 793, 824; text quoted, 752n
• Baluchistan, 625, 626, 628
• Barclay, Edwin, 656–657, 658–659, 660–661, 664n , 664, 669–676 passim, 690–699 passim, 709–710; visit to United States, 657, 659–663, 678–680, 681–682
• Basra Petroleum Co., 645–655 passim
• Ben-Gurion, David, 768, 772, 772–773, 778
• Berle, Adolf A., Jr., 29–30, 149, 272–273, 392, 394–395, 396, 698, 702–708 passim, 713, 815n , 845, 846–847, 850, 892, 913–914
• Bernadoni, Maj. Bernard, 729, 730, 731
• Bernstein, E. M., 277, 278, 561, 565, 566, 582, 587–590, 619, 875, 880, 902, 903, 920
• Berry, James Lampton, 220, 229–230, 296
• Bethlehem Steel Co., 661
• Block, Ralph J., 244, 245–246, 305
• Blowers, George, 100–101, 110, 112
• Board of Economic Warfare (BEW), 239, 240, 241, 283, 284, 285, 287, 288, 303n , 1111–1158 passim
• Boone, Lt. Col. Philip T., 514, 515
• Boulos, Jawad, 963, 964, 968
• Brereton, Gen. Lewis H., 153, 1076
• British Overseas Airways Corp. (BOAC), 66, 114; question of landing rights in Liberia, 702–719
• British strategic responsibility in Middle East area, 2–3, 4–5, 6, 15, 335, 368, 395, 397, 780, 954, 965, 1037, 1050, 1090, 1094, 1095, 1099; U.S. and British roles in relations with Turkey, 1064–1071
• Bullard, Sir Reader, 320, 324, 326, 328, 344, 346, 365–366, 370–376, passim, 381, 382, 383, 447, 531, 560, 561, 579, 581
• Butler, Arthur P., Jr., 676–678
• Cadogan, Sir Alexander, 147, 148
• Cairo Conferences: First (Nov. 22–25), 412n ; Second (Dec. 3–7), 13, 157n
• Caldwell, John K., 95, 96–97, 98, 99, 100
• California Arabian Standard Oil Co. See under Saudi Arabia
• Campbell, Sir Ronald I., 13, 381, 702–704, 704n , 705, 707, 710, 713, 718, 1106–1107, 1110–1111
• Canada, 170, 171, 612
• Carter, Commodore Andrew F., 922, 925, 930, 933, 934
• Casablanca Conference (Jan 14–24), U.S.-British discussions concerning interpretation of decisions regarding Turkey, 1, 3, 1064–1071, 1090
• Casey, Richard G., activities as British Minister of State in the Middle East: Greece, 125n ; Iran, 319, 325–326, 327, 328, 350–551, 363, 370, 600–602; Syria and Lebanon, 953, 953–955, 960–961, 977, 1009, 1010–1011, 1016, 1023, 1030–1032, 1033
• Castillo, Cristobal del, 720, 721–722, 723, 725, 731, 736–737
• Catroux, Gen. Georges, 954–983 passim, 997n , 1012, 1030, 1032, 1033, 1040–1056 passim
• Cawthorn, Gen. Walter J., 239, 240
• Chamoun, Camille, 1005n , 1005, 1009
• China, 1090, 1096
• Chrome, See under Turkey.
• Churchill, Winston S.:
  • Conference with Turkish President Inönü at Adana, Turkey, Jan 30–31, 1058–1064, 1098
  • Views regarding—
    • Establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine, 780, 792–793, 793, 794, 804n , 822–823, 824
    • Political situation in India, 182, 183, 190, 205, 206, 207, 217; in Iran, 413–414
    • Restoration of Greek monarchy, 143, 147–152 passim, 157, 159–160
• Clark, Col. Edwin N., 82, 83–84, 86, 87
• Clodius, Carl, 1113, 1114, 1118–1127 passim, 1140, 1141, 1145, 1159–1165 passim
• Combined Chiefs of Staff (U.S.-British), 1, 5, 397, 444, 446, 1090, 1094
• Communism, 22, 23–24, 344
• Connolly, Gen. Donald H., activities as Commanding General, Persian Gulf Service Command: Approach to basic task, 346, 363, 385–388, 389, 393, 394–395, 396, 397, 469–470, 470–471, 614, 619, 624; attitude toward misconduct on the part of American troops, 483, 486, 487, 489n , 496, 497, 500–505, 506, 507, 639
• Cornwallis, Sir Kinahan, 647n , 653
• Crain, Gen. James K., 907, 909, 911, 912
• Creagh Coen, T. B., 308, 309
• Crete, 134, 139, 154
• Cripps, Sir Stafford, 179, 184, 194, 231
• Davies, John, Jr., 239, 241, 244–245
• de Gaulle, Gen. Charles, 953, 959, 973, 997, 1025, 1050, 1051
• Deressa. See Yilma Deressa.
• Douglas Aircraft Corp., 114
• Dreyfus, Louis G., Jr., 319n , 320, 324, 326, 327, 328, 393, 396, 397, 399, 400, 410
• Ecker, Frederick W., 248, 257, 263–272 passim, 280, 280n
• Edde, Emile, 1004, 1006, 1011, 1012, 1015, 1016, 1022, 1041
• Eden, Anthony, views on Arab-Jewish tension in Palestine, 795–796, 797–798, 801, 804, 828–829; political situation in Iran, 320, 400–401, 405, 409; restoration of Greek monarchy, 157, 159, 165, 165–166
• Egypt, 64–81
  • American aid: Egyptian request for two passenger planes, 66–68, 70–71; U.S. policy regarding direct request for aid, 2, 4–5, 68–72
  • Criminal jurisdiction over U.S. forces in Egypt, discussions concerning, 73–81; agreement with United States by exchange of notes Mar. 2, 81
  • Franco-Lebanese crisis, views regarding, 1012–1013, 1020–1021, 1027–1028, 1032
  • Greek Government in exile, transfer from London to Cairo, 124, 125, 128–129
  • Lend-Lease agreement with United States, U.S. proposal for, and delay in signing of, 64–65
  • Palestine situation, Egyptian views, and representations to United States, 747, 751–756, 765–767, 785
  • Recognition of governments of Syria and Lebanon, 993–994, 994, 1034
• Ephrem, Blatta Tewelde Medhen, 86, 87, 95
• Ertegün, Mehmet Münir, 1078n , 1082, 1084, 1091, 1093–1094, 1095–1096
• Ethiopia, 82–123
  • American advisers, Ethiopian request for, and discussions concerning, 93, 94, 96–97, 100–101, 104, 105, 107–108, 109, 111–112, 113–114, 120–123
  • American Legation at Addis Ababa, reopening of, and Ethiopian desire for diplomatic representation in Washington, 83, 84, 85–86, 87–88, 92, 97, 99–100, 113
  • British-Ethiopian relations, and Ethiopian desire for revision of treaty of 1942, 86, 89–90, 91, 94, 101, 103–105, 106–108, 115, 120
  • Conditions in Ethiopia, general, 86, 89–92
  • Ethiopian battalion to join United Nations forces, Emperor’s offer of, 115
  • Exchange of messages between Emperor Haile Selassie I and President Roosevelt, 82, 83, 84, 85, 99–100
  • Financial assistance from United States, Ethiopian desire for, and discussions concerning, 101–103, 105–106, 108, 109–111, 112–113
  • Interviews of American officials with Emperor Haile Selassie, 85–94
  • Lend-Lease aid from United States: Discussions and arrangements for, 82–84, 93, 94–96, 97–99, 100, 105, 109, 114–115, 115–116; Mutual Aid Agreement signed Aug. 9, 95–96, 111; silver to be obtained from United States, 103, 116–120
  • Outlet to the sea, Ethiopian desire for, 104–105, 108
• Export-Import Bank, 108, 110, 112
• Faisal, Amir, 751n , 788, 788–789, 814; visit to United States, 840–852
• Farouk I, King of Egypt, 1020–1021, 1032
• Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 569, 574, 576, 591, 597, 598
• Feis, Herbert, 274, 275, 859–860, 925, 930, 933–934, 937–938, 944n
• Firestone, Harvey S., Jr., 691–692
• Firestone Plantations Co., 101n , 657, 660–661, 665, 691–698
• Fischer, John, 239, 244, 246, 296, 303–304
• Fitzgerald, Gen. Shepler W., 656, 703, 704, 714
• Foreign Economic Administration, 120, 122, 123n , 245, 246, 296n
• Forrestal, James V., 920, 924
• Fortas, Abe, 925, 930, 933, 941
• Foster, Capt. Paul, 680, 681
• Four Freedoms, 369, 421, 426, 745, 779, 964
• Fowler, William A., 643
• France:
  • French Committee of National Liberation. See Syria and Lebanon,
  • Vichy Government. See Tangier Zone under Morocco.
• Fry, Capt. L. A. C., 242n , 242, 243
• Gandhi, Mohandas K. See under India: Political situation.
• Gargani, Khalid Bey al-, 835, 836, 837, 838
• George II, King of the Hellenes, 2, 124n , 125–162 passim, 174, 749
• Germany (see also Turkey: Chrome, Preemptive buying, and Straits):
  • Axis activities. See under Afghanistan; also Iran: Security situation: Arrest, etc.
  • Declaration of war on Germany by Iran, 385, 396, 436–437, 480; by Iraq, 636–639
• Giraud, Gen. Henri, 735, 972, 973, 1071
• Glaoui, Hadj. Thami al-, 738n , 738, 739, 739–740, 743, 744, 745
• Gold. See Iran: Financial assistance: Currency problems; and under Saudi Arabia; Lend-Lease
• Gold Reserve Act (Jan. 30, 1934), cited, 564, 569, 573
• Goldmann, Nahum, 757, 787, 788, 822–823, 824
• Greece, 124–177
  • Financial assistance to Government in exile. See Relief supplies, etc., infra.
  • Political organization of Greece following liberation from German occupation, question of, 124–166
    • British policy toward Greece, discussions concerning, and U.S. position (see also Return to Greece, etc., infra), 126–127, 131–134, 136–141, 146–147, 152–154, 160–162
    • Government in exile, transfer from London to Cairo (see also Return to Greece, etc. infra), 124, 125, 128–129; re-formation of Greek Cabinet, 129–130
    • Greek armed forces in Middle East, mutiny of, 124–125, 127, 129–130, 130
    • Guerilla groups in occupied Greece (see also Return to Greece, etc., infra):
      • Fighting among resistance groups, 154–155, 156–157
      • Unity among Greek resistance movements: Appeals by Greek Premier for, 155, 163, 166; British proposals regarding, 161–162; support of appeals by U.S. and British Governments, and question of Soviet participation, 162, 163–166
    • Return to Greece of King and Tsouderos Government, question of timing of:
      • Declarations by King George II addressed to guerilla leaders in Greece and to Greek people regarding, 130–131, 134–135; U.S. comment, 135–136
      • Demands of certain resistance leaders, and King’s request for advice of Roosevelt and Churchill, 141–145; replies of Roosevelt and Churchill, and discussions of U.S. and British positions, 147–152
      • Discussions regarding British policy, 157–160
      • Quebec Conference discussions, 147–148
      • Republican members of Cabinet, attitude, 155–156
  • Relief supplies for Axis-occupied Greece and for Greek refugees, 167–177
    • British aid, 167–168, 174
    • Greek relief scheme: Relief Commission in Greece, composition and operations of, 171–173; U.S. position regarding responsibility for control of, 173–174
    • Greek War Relief Association of New York, 167, 168, 175, 176, 177
    • Swedish relief vessels for Greece, U.S.-British discussions regarding payment of charter cost and related problems, 167–171
    • U.S. financial assistance to Greek Government in exile in connection with (see also Swedish relief vessels, supra), 167–168, 174–177
• Greek War Relief Association of New York, 167, 168, 175, 176, 177
• Gromyko, A. A., 448–450, 451–452
• Gulf Oil Co., 944, 945, 949
• Gunter, John W., 116, 118, 565, 587–597 passim; mission to Saudi Arabia, 876–894 passim
• Hafidh, Abd-ul-Ilah, 636n , 637, 640n , 642, 647, 649, 653, 654–655
• Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia: Exchange of messages with President Roosevelt, 82, 83, 84, 85, 99–100; interviews with American officials, 85–94
• Halifax, Viscount, 7, 11, 12–13, 14–16, 163–164, 194n , 199, 199–200, 273, 274, 280–282, 823n , 824, 827–828, 828–829, 1051
• Harriman, W. Averell, 255, 260–261, 263–266, 391, 445, 606–608, 1102
• Hashim Khan, Mohamed, 27n , 36n , 37, 43, 50–51, 57n
• Hassan Bey, Mahmoud, 751, 754–755, 765–766, 767, 785
• Hayter, William G., 372–373, 617, 712, 717, 902, 915–916, 920, 1029–1030, 1037–1038
• Hekmat, Ali Asghar, 344
• Helleu, Jean, 955, 975–988 passim, 997–1019 passim, 1040
• Holmes, Gen. William G., 1011, 1013, 1041
• Hopkins, Harry L., 147, 389, 392–393, 656, 660, 678, 679
• Hoskins, Lt. Col. Harold B., mission to Near East. See under Palestine: U.S. concern, etc.
• Howard, Col. Alton, 906
• Hull, Cordell, communication of views and recommendations to President Roosevelt, 13, 106–108, 150, 174–175, 377, 684, 685–686, 781–782, 798–799, 830–831, 922–924, 924, 930–932, 948
• Hurley, Gen. Patrick J., special mission to Middle East:
  • Iran, 361n , 363–370, 392–393, 398n , 399, 406–407, 410–411, 412–413, 417–426; reports to President Roosevelt, 363–370, 420–426
  • Palestine, report to President Roosevelt, 776–780
• Ibn Saud, Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia: Arab claim to Palestine, exchange of messages with President Roosevelt regarding, 773–775, 786–787, 790; establishment of U.S. Consulate at Dhahran, reluctance to grant permission for, 834, 835, 837, 838, 839; opposition to creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, 751, 756–757, 760, 761, 768–771, 775–776, 780–781, 785, 786, 789, 796, 802, 807–810, 812; U.S. military equipment for Saudi Arabia, attitude toward, 904, 906, 910, 918
• Ickes, Harold L., 924, 925, 926, 933–934
• Iliff, William, 401, 404–405, 518
• Independence movements. See under India: Political situation, and under Syria and Lebanon.
• India, 178–318
  • Alien land law of the State of California, representations by the Indian Agent General concerning the State’s amendments to, 308–318
  • American Mission at New Delhi, problems concerning status of, and related matters, 232–246
    • British interest in establishment of of “joint intelligence board”, and U.S. position, 239–241
    • Designation and titles of officers assigned to Mission, 232, 234–238; Organization of American wartime official representation in India, U.S. reply to British and Indian inquiries, 241, 243–246
    • Privileges and exemptions of staff members on reciprocal basis, question of, 233–234, 242–243
  • Bajpai, Sir Girja Shankar, 249n , 258–259, 261–263, 282, 309–312, 317–318
  • Food crisis in India, growing concern over, 296–304; U.S. delineation of position, 304–307
  • Gandhi, Mohandas K. See under Political situation, infra.
  • Jinnah, Mahomed Ali, 35, 181, 182, 183, 189, 213–214, 216, 222–223, 224n , 225
  • Jurisdiction over maritime prizes brought into Indian ports, agreement between United States and United Kingdom for India regarding, 308
  • Lend-Lease aid for India:
    • Direct lend-lease agreement between the United States and India, consideration of proposal for (see also Reciprocal aid, infra):
      • Anglo-American-Indian Supply Council, consideration of establishment of, 253, 250, 257–258, 275–276, 280
      • British attitude, 246–248, 252
      • Dispatch of U.S. mission to India to study Indian requirements, 248, 257, 260, 263–264, 266, 269–270
      • Evaluation of proposal, 250–251, 252–254
      • Indian reservations and attitude, discussions concerning, 248, 249–250, 251–252, 259–260; American statement to Indian press, 269
    • Reciprocal aid:
      • American dissatisfaction with reciprocal lend-lease to U.S. forces in India, and suggestions for changes, 255–257, 260–261, 263–269
      • Proposed agreement between United States and the Government of India: Conversations with Agent General for India regarding, 258–259, 261–263; observations on Indian viewpoint, 249–250, 254
      • Raw materials and commodities from India for United States, discussions concerning, 276–277, 279, 280, 282–283
    • Silver for coinage and for anti-inflationary purposes, Anglo-American discussions concerning, 270–275, 277–278, 280–282
  • Linlithgow, Marquess of (Viceroy of India). See Political situation: Gandhi’s fast and Mission, etc., infra.
  • Muslim League, 181, 183, 213–214, 216, 222–223, 225
  • Nehru, Pandit Jawaharlal, 179, 211, 212, 215, 224
  • Political situation, and U.S. interest in breaking deadlock, 178–231
    • Cripps proposals of 1942 as possible basis for future negotiations, 184, 194–195, 209, 231
    • Gandhi’s “fast to capacity” (see also Mission, etc., infra):
      • Announcement of, and release from prison for duration of fast, 185–187, 188–190, 193–194, 195
      • Appeals by Indian leaders for U.S. action to save Gandhi’s life and end political crisis, discussions and problems connected with, 190, 191, 191–192, 196–197, 200–203; U.S. expression of concern over political crisis, 193–194, 195, 195–196
      • British-U.S. discussions concerning implications involved, 194–195, 199–200
      • Censorship, and protest of American press concerning, 192–193, 197, 201
      • Popular evidences of sympathy for Gandhi, 191, 197–198, 201–202, 205
      • Resumption of Gandhi’s detention at end of fast, 204; request of Indian leaders for interview with Gandhi, and Viceroy’s refusal, 208–211, 222–223, 223
      • U.S. proposed statement of policy regarding American troops in India, 203–204
    • Independence for India, Indian views regarding British promises, 179, 182, 183, 187, 190, 203, 205–206, 207, 212, 216, 217–218, 221–222, 230, 231
    • Mission of William Phillips as Personal Representative of President Roosevelt (see also Gandhi’s fast, supra):
      • Assumption of duties and first impressions of situation in India, 178–183
      • Conversations with Viceroy, Indian leaders, and press, and appraisal of situation, 180–191, 195–197, 205–208, 211–212, 213–214, 216–217; British policy, observations and comments, 188, 190, 208, 209, 217–218, 221, 225
      • Efforts to see Gandhi and Nehru, position of Viceroy and discussions concerning, 185, 189, 211, 212–213, 214–215, 217, 219, 220
      • Indian appeals for U.S. help to break political deadlock, 216–217
      • Proposed plan to end political deadlock, 205–207
      • Return to Washington for consultation with President Roosevelt, 194, 214–215, 220; possibility of later return to India, question of, 223–224, 225, 226–227, 230
      • Summary of situation, and reports to Roosevelt, 217–220, 220–222
    • Pakistan, and question of Indian unity in the event of independence, 181, 183, 213–214, 222–223, 225
  • Prosecution of the war against Japan, Indian attitude toward and role in, 220–222
  • Strategic raw materials, discussions regarding proposals for the coordination of Anglo-American purchases in India, 283–289
  • United Press, U.S. representations in support of application for lease of teletype telegraphic lines in India, 289–296
  • Wavell, Field Marshall Sir Archibald P., appointment as Viceroy, and comments regarding, 224, 227–229, 230, 231
• Indian Supply Mission, 27–29
• Inönü, Ismet, conference with British Prime Minister Churchill at Adana, Turkey, Jan. 30–31, 1058–1064
• International Red Cross Committee, 171, 173–174
• Iran, 319–635
  • Adherence to United Nations Declaration: Consultation with Allied Powers and declaration of war on Germany, 428–437; signature of exchange of notes, Sept. 10, 437
  • Agreements with other countries (see also Food agreement, infra):
    • Anglo-Iranian financial agreement, May 26, 1942, cited, 322, 561, 563, 567, 570, 596, 602, 608–609
    • Anglo-Soviet-Iranian treaty of alliance, Jan. 29, 1942, cited, 321, 378, 391, 401, 402, 406, 408, 437, 440–452 passim, 454–472 passim
    • Soviet-Iranian agreements, cited: Arms agreement (Jan. 23), 345, 346, 631–632, 633, 634–635; cereal agreement (Dec. 1942), 338, 345, 347, 362; financial agreement (Mar. 19), 345, 632
    • U.S.-Iranian reciprocal trade agreement and supplementary exchange of notes, Apr. 8, 600
  • Allied policy in Iran. See under Political situation, infra.
  • American advisers in Iran, problems concerning position of, 510–561
    • British attitude toward adviser program, 341–342, 349, 358
    • Finance (Millspaugh Mission), 360, 375, 390–391, 398, 517–518, 518–520, 522–523, 525, 526, 532–534, 535–536, 536–545, 546–547, 548, 549–550, 551–553, 554–555, 556–559, 618–619, 624
    • Food and supply, 518, 520, 523, 524, 532, 618–619, 623–624
    • Gendarmerie, 513–515, 523, 526, 529, 531, 547, 550–551, 555, 559–561
    • Military Mission, 398–399, 510–513, 515–516, 527–529, 531, 536, 546, 547, 548, 553–554, 560–561
    • Opposition and obstructionist tactics toward advisers, and efforts to solve problem, 357–358, 367, 375, 518–522, 523–525, 530–531, 534–535, 538
    • Soviet attitude toward adviser program, 341, 345–348, 349, 350, 357–358
    • U.S. purpose in adviser program, 352–353
  • American policy in Iran. See American advisers, supra; American troops, infra; and under Political situation, infra.
  • American troops in Iran, 453–510
    • Complaint by Iranian Government regarding certain action by military authorities in southern Iran, 490, 496
    • Jurisdiction in respect of criminal offenses of, proposed agreement with United States, 340, 455–456, 464, 483, 484, 486–487
    • Misconduct of U.S. forces, Iranian complaints, and discussions concerning, 340–341, 358–359, 487–490, 490–495, 497–510
    • Presence of U.S. troops in Iran, proposed agreement with United States, 453–497
      • Discussions and negotiations concerning, 337, 339–340, 353, 453, 456, 457–466, 469–472, 480–486
      • Drafts of agreement, 459–462, 473–479
      • Tripartite agreement (Anglo-Soviet-Iranian) of 1942, Iranian desire for U.S. adherence to, and U.S. position, 454, 456–457
    • U.S. note to Soviet Union regarding purposes and status of, 466–468
  • Azerbaijan. See Wheat situation: Soviet-occupied Azerbaijan, infra.
  • Currency problems. See under Financial assistance, infra.
  • Declaration of war on Germany (Sept. 9), 385, 396, 436–437, 480
  • Economic situation. See Financial assistance and Food agreement, infra.
  • Evacuation of British and Soviet troops, Iranian desire for, and U.S. position, 405–406, 411–412, 426–427; views of Shah, 408, 410
  • Financial assistance by United States, 561–599
    • American-Iranian stabilization agreement, proposed:
      • Consideration of British-Iranian financial agreements in relation to, 570, 596
      • Negotiations in Washington, and discussions concerning Iranian legislation for, 561–566, 567–569, 583, 592–594, 596–599
      • Suspension of negotiations, 599
    • American loan proposed by Millspaugh (see also American-Iranian stabilization agreement, supra):
      • Analysis of Iranian financial difficulties, 574–575
      • Consideration of factors involved, and Millspaugh’s emphasis on need for loan, 576–580, 581–583, 584–587, 589–591, 592
      • Question of British and Soviet participation, 575, 577, 578, 579, 580–581, 583, 589–590
      • Résumé of financial position of Iranian Government, 594–595
    • Anglo-Persian Oil Co., advance payment of royalties, 580, 584, 585, 594
    • British supply of rials, 571
    • Currency problems, U.S. and British imports of gold into Iran in connection with, 566–567, 569, 570–571, 572–574, 576, 583–584, 587–588, 589, 590, 591–592, 594, 597–598
    • Gold. See Currency problems, supra.
    • Soviet financial demands on Iran, and attitude toward a loan, 576, 579, 580, 580–581, 614
  • Food agreement of Dec. 4, 1942 (U.S.-British-Iranian), problems regarding implementation of, 600–624
    • Administrative and financial problems, 600–602, 608–609, 619
    • Iranian representations and U.S. reply, 615–617, 620–623
    • Shipping and related problems, 603–608, 609–614, 623–624; transport of supplies to Soviet Union, relation to, 602, 604, 606–607, 607–608, 609–610, 614, 618, 619–620
    • Soviet shipments of wheat to Tehran, 357, 362, 614–615, 618
    • Statistical data, 613–614
    • Washington conversations between U.S. and British officials, 600–602, 617–620
    • Wheat crop prospects in Iran, 615, 618
  • Food crisis. See Food agreement, supra, and Wheat situation, infra.
  • Lend-Lease agreement with United States, proposed, 600
  • Millspaugh Mission. See American advisers in Iran: Finance, supra; also Financial assistance: American loan proposed by Millspaugh, supra.
  • Moscow Foreign Ministers’ Conference (Oct. 18–Nov. 1): Allied policy, British proposal and U.S. concurrence, 390–391, 393; summary of discussions concerning Iran, 400–405; views of U.S. officials and of Shah of Iran regarding outcome of, 408–410
  • Munitions factories in Iran, U.S. interest in output of, 628–635; Iranian-Soviet arms agreement (Jan. 23) regarding operation of factories, 345, 346, 631–632, 633, 634–635
  • Oil concession in Iran: American firm’s desire to negotiate, and U.S. and Iranian favorable attitude, 625–628; British interests, 626, 627, 628
  • Political situation, U.S. concern regarding, 319–427
    • Allied policy in Iran, problems concerning (see also American policy and Government, infra):
      • Anglo-American discussions regarding, 319–329, 349–351, 390–391, 393
      • Soviet position, 345–346, 349–351, 357–358, 361, 362, 363
      • Tripartite Declaration regarding Iran, Dec. 1, 400, 413–416
    • American policy and activities in Iran:
      • Aims and objectives of policy, U.S. statements and memoranda, 330–336, 377–379, 385–388; discussions concerning, 343, 349–351, 351–354, 355–359, 362–363
      • American-Iranian relations, discussion concerning, 338–342
      • Coordination of efforts of all American elements in Iran, need for, 385–389, 394–399
      • Hurley, Gen. Patrick J., special mission of, 361n , 363–370, 392–393, 398n , 399, 406–407, 410–411, 412–413, 417–426; reports to President Roosevelt, 363–370, 420–426
      • Ridley military mission, 398–399
    • Government: Elections for Majlis and changes in Iranian Cabinet, reports and discussions concerning, 328, 329–330, 337, 344–345, 360, 370, 372, 374, 375, 389–390; formation of new Cabinet in December, 416–417
  • Security situation in Iran:
    • Arrest of certain suspected persons, Anglo-American discussions concerning military necessity of, 323, 324, 326–327, 370, 372–373, 374–375, 375–377, 379–385, 394; Soviet attitude, 376–377, 382, 383
    • Attacks on Iranian forces by tribesmen, Anglo-American discussions regarding maintenance of security, 370–372, 373, 381
    • Axis agents, reports concerning activities of, and measures against. See Arrest, etc., supra.
    • Franz Mayer case, 375n , 376, 379–380
    • Protection of American Legation at Tehran, discussions concerning, 394–395, 396, 398–399
  • Supply question (see also Food agreement, supra), relation to necessity for movement of war supplies to Soviet Union, 322, 323, 343, 349–350, 363, 365, 367, 372, 385, 389
  • Tehran Conference Declaration regarding Iran, Dec. 1, 413–414; reaction in Iran, 414–416
  • Trans-Iranian Railroad, negotiations to secure Soviet approval for U.S. assumption of operation of southern section of, 437–452
  • Tripartite Declaration regarding Iran of Dec. 1, 1943, 413–416
  • U.S. policy and activities in Iran. See Political situation: American policy, etc., supra; also American advisers, and American troops, supra.
  • Wheat situation (see also Food agreement, supra):
    • Anglo-American discussions and reports concerning, 322–323, 324–325, 325–326, 341, 365–366
    • Bread riots, 345, 365
    • Soviet-Iranian cereal agreement (Dec. 1942), relation to, 345, 347, 362
    • Soviet-occupied Azerbaijan, Soviet complaints against American officials in Tabriz in connection with, and replacement of officials, 337–338, 342–343, 344, 345–348, 351, 354–355, 360–361, 362
• Iraq, 636–655
  • Adherence to United Nations Declaration of Jan. 1, 1942, 637, 638–639
  • Cabinet changes, possibility of, 649
  • Declaration of war on Axis Powers, and adherence to United Nations Declaration, 636–639
  • Iraq Petroleum Co.’s negotiations with Iraqi Government for revision of its Basra concession, U.S. representations on behalf of American interests in company, 645–654; agreement between company and Iraqi Government, 654–655
  • Lend-Lease agreement with United States: Negotiations, 643–644; signature, July 31, 1945, 644
  • Palestine situation, Iraqi observations regarding, 777–778, 805–806
  • Recognition of governments of Syria and Lebanon, 993n , 994
  • U.S. armed forces, granting by Iranian Government of judicial and fiscal privileges enjoyed by British armed forces under terms of Anglo-Iraqi treaty of 1930, 639–642
  • Views on Franco-Lebanese crisis, 1024, 1025–1026, 1036
• Iraq Petroleum Co. (see also under Iraq), 943, 944, 944n
• Italy. See Afghanistan: Axis Legations at Kabul.
• Jabiri, Saadallah al-, 986, 996n , 999–1000, 1033, 1034, 1035
• Jackson, Comdr. Robert G. A., 617–620, 623–624
• Japan (see also Afghanistan: Axis, etc.), 54–55
• Jawdat, Ali, 435n , 637n , 643n , 805, 806
• Jernegan, John D., 325–336 passim, 349–351, 351n , 362–363, 401, 408, 450, 453, 515, 561–566 passim, 600–609 passim, 617–620, 630
• Jews. See Palestine.
• Jinnah, Mahomed Ali, 35, 181, 182, 183, 189, 213–214, 216, 222–223, 223, 224n , 225
• Johnson, Col. Douglas V., 98, 99, 385n , 386
• Joint Chiefs of Staff (U.S.), 1, 3–5, 72, 146, 377, 388, 396–397, 750, 921–922
• Jordana, Gen. Francisco Gomez, 727, 728–729, 731, 733n , 734–735, 735–736, 738
• Kanellopoulos, Panayotis, 124, 127, 145
• Karapanayiotis, Byron, 129, 129–130, 145n
• Kashkai, Khosrow Khan, 376, 380
• Khalid, Amir, 840, 841, 842, 844, 845, 848, 849, 850, 851
• Khouri, Beshara el-, 992–993, 1009n , 1011, 1017, 1018, 1041n , 1041–1042, 1043, 1046, 1047, 1051, 1052
• Kirk, Alexander C., 1n , 71n , 134n , 146–147
• Kisch, Sir Cecil, 274, 281
• Knatchbull-Hugessen, Sir Hughe M., 1058n , 1058, 1059, 1060–1061, 1071n , 1133, 1157, 1159, 1162–1163, 1164, 1165, 1167
• Knox, Frank, 683, 684, 925
• Kohler, Foy D., 126n , 130, 162, 953–955, 960–961
• Kuniholm, Bertel E., 333n , 338, 345, 346–347, 348, 351n , 351, 354–355, 355, 360, 361, 362
• Kuwatly, Shukri, 984n , 985, 986, 994–995, 999, 1035, 1051, 1052, 1053
• Landis, James M., 9, 121, 123n , 549, 814, 916, 920
• Lane, Clayton, 225, 237, 238, 269n , 280, 283n , 285, 286
• Larrabee, B. H., 101, 691, 695–697, 697–698
• League of Nations, 748n , 752
• Leahy, Adm. William D., 1, 3–4, 5, 72, 392, 396–397, 751, 921, 921–922, 1066, 1060–1070
• Leathers, Lord, 606–607, 608
• Leeper, Reginald W. A., 125n , 128, 132, 142, 158, 160, 161, 161–162, 165, 166
• Lend-Lease Act (1941), cited, 64, 65, 95, 118, 262, 296, 854n , 872, 884, 885, 898–899, 1088, 1096, 1109
• Lend-Lease aid:
  • Egypt, agreement with United States, proposed, 64–65
  • Ethiopia. See under Ethiopia.
  • India. See under India.
  • Iraq: Agreement with United States, negotiations for, 643–644; signature July 31, 1945, 644
  • Liberia. See Lend-Lease and Mutual aid under Liberia.
  • Military equipment, availability through Lend-Lease, 1–5
  • Saudi Arabia. See under Saudi Arabia.
  • Turkey. See under Turkey: Aid program.
  • United Kingdom, agreement signed Fed. 23, 1942, cited, 64, 69n , 247, 250, 1096
• Lewis, Charles W., 98, 100–101, 110, 114–115, 120, 680–681, 682–683
• Liberia, 656–719
  • American air bases in Liberia, negotiations regarding British use of, 702–719
  • Construction of a port and portworks, discussions regarding, and agreement with United States Dec. 31, 659–660, 678–690
  • Educational problems, 662
  • Firestone Plantations Co. (see also Labor legislation, infra), 101n , 657, 660–661, 665
  • Harbor development. See Construction, etc., supra.
  • Iron ore deposits, Liberian request for U.S. technical assistance in making survey of, and assignment of U.S. experts, 674–678
  • Labor legislation, attitude of Department of State with respect to concern of Firestone Plantations Co. regarding, 691–698
  • Lend-Lease situation (see also Construction of a port, supra): Funds for increased Liberian Frontier Force, Liberian request for, and discussions concerning, 669–674; views of President Barclay, 662–663
  • Mutual aid for defense, preliminary agreement with United States, and exchange of notes June 8, 668
  • Relations with other countries, President Barclay’s views regarding, 661–662
  • Roberts Field and Fisherman Lake, British desire for BOAC landing rights, and Anglo-American discussions regarding, 702–719
  • Tax exemptions for Pan American Airways employees in Liberia, Liberian unwillingness to grant, 699–702
  • U.S. troops in Liberia: Efforts of American Minister to reduce friction between troops and Liberian citizens, and to clarify jurisdiction of troops, 663–668; views of President Barclay, 661
  • Visit of President Barclay and President-elect Tubman to United States, 657, 650–663
  • Visit of President Roosevelt to Liberia, 656–659
• Linlithgon, Marquess of (Viceroy of India). See India: Political situation: Gandhi’s fast and Mission of William Phillips.
• Lipsky, Louis, 757, 763, 787, 788
• Livesey, Frederick, 274–275, 277–278, 587, 876, 877, 878, 878–879, 880, 920
• Long, Breckinridge, 175n , 822–823, 825
• Lovett, Robert A., 704
• Luscombe, Col. John B., 587, 590, 880
• Luthringer, George F., 561, 564, 565–566
• Macmillan, Harold, 1008n , 1025, 1026, 1027, 1043, 1044, 1048
• Makins, Roger M., 1025, 1048
• Mardam, Jamil, 996n , 996–998, 1006, 1034, 1035, 1041, 1053–1054
• Marsh, R. O., 120, 121, 122
• Massigli, René, 1019, 1024, 1025, 1026–1027, 1030, 1044, 1047
• Matthews, Herbert L., 193
• Maxwell, Sir Reginald, 193
• Maxwell, Gen. Russell L., 77, 83, 85, 86–87, 92, 93–94, 95, 100
• May, Richard, 1090–1091, 1092–1093
• Mayer, Franz, 375, 375n , 376, 379, 380
• McBride, Col. Harry A., 426, 670, 671, 673, 673–674, 706
• McGuire, Paul F., 110, 277, 587–590, 880–881, 902–903
• Medhen. See Ephrem, Blatta Tewelde Medhen.
• Mehta, G. L., 248, 251
• Menemencioglu, Numan, 1074n , 1074, 1076, 1080, 1082; Turkish-German financial relations, views on, 1121–1127 passim, 1143, 1159–1167 passim) U.S.-Turkish financial relations, attitude toward, 1087–1088, 1089, 1101, 1106–1111 passim.
• Merriam, Gordon P., 600, 612, 617, 757, 805–806, 816–821
• Middle East Supplies Committee at Tehran, 615–617, 620, 623, 624
• Middle East Supply Center (MESC), 6–7, 8–9, 9, 12, 17, 120–121, 122, 356, 385, 394, 611–623 passim, 635, 814n , 843, 844, 859, 861, 863, 879n , 916n
• Mikhailov, Constantin, 21n , 23, 38n , 39, 42–43, 47
• Mikoyan, A. I., 444, 445
• Military supplies for independent Governments of the Near East, U.S. policy regarding (see also Saudi Arabia: Lend-Lease: Military aid), 1–5
• Millspaugh, Arthur C., activities as Administrator General of Finances in the Iranian Government. See the following under Iran: American Advisers in Iran: Finance; Financial assistance: American loan proposed by Millspaugh.
• Misr Airworks, 2, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71
• Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shahanshah of Iran, 328, 364, 374, 408, 409–410, 417, 418, 424–425, 521–522, 535, 581
• Molotov, V. M., 165, 401, 405, 408–409, 438, 439, 441–442
• Moose, James S., Jr., appointment as Minister Resident to Saudi Arabia, 830–832
• Morgenthau, Henry, Jr., 111, 272, 278, 566, 569, 596–597, 597–598
• Morocco, 720–746
  • Declaration of war on Axis Powers by Sultan of Morocco, question of, 741
  • Desire of the Shereefian Government for closer relations with United States, 738–746
  • Spanish Zone:
    • Detention of American diplomatic couriers by Spanish customs officials, U.S. protest against, 720–729
    • Interned American airmen, release of, 729–733
  • Tangier Zone, U.S. representations to Spanish Government against proposed sending of Vichy French consular representatives to Tangier, 733–738
• Moscow Foreign Ministers’ Conference, Oct. 18–Nov. 1: Afghan interest in, 29–30, 32–34, 35; Declaration of Four Nations on General Security, cited, 35n ; discussions regarding Iran, 390–391, 393, 400–405, 408–409
• Moseley, U. R., 283–284, 285, 286, 289
• Mosul Petroleum, Ltd., 645–655 passim
• Mugadam, Gen. Hassan, 338n , 345, 346, 347, 348, 354, 360, 361
• Munitions Assignments Boards (Washington and London), 4, 5, 69, 71, 871, 886, 907, 908, 909n , 911n , 1090
• Murphy, Robert D., 722, 741, 742–743, 1024, 1026–1027, 1030, 1044–1045
• Murray, Wallace:
  • Coordination of U.S. policies with British in Near East, views on, 8–11, 11, 14, 18
  • Interest in U.S. relations with Egypt, 67–68, 70; Greece, 126–127, 162, 167–168; India, 212–213, 223n , 229, 254n , 276–277, 295–296, 297–298; Iran, 325–331 passim, 349–351, 362–363, 390–399 passim, 405–406, 411–412, 582, 583, 600, 601, 602, 617, 619, 620, 630; Palestine, 757, 760–765 passim, 787–788, 802, 805–806, 807, 815–816, 825; Saudi Arabia, 849–850, 875, 876, 877–878, 879, 940–941, 943–947, 948–950; Syria and Lebanon, 953, 954–955, 960n , 973; Turkey, 1064–1065, 1065–1066, 1068–1069, 1084–1085
• Naccache, Alfred, 956, 957, 959, 961, 963, 964
• Nahas Pasha, Mustapha, 1012n , 1012–1013, 1020, 1032
• Near East Development Corp., 645–655 passim
• Nemazee, Mohamed, 561, 562, 563, 565–566
• Newhouse, Walter H., 676–678
• Nuri as-Said. See Said, Nuri as-.
• Oakes, Calvin H., 27–29, 254, 293
• Office of Economic Warfare (OEW), 115, 244, 245, 288, 289, 296
• Office of War Information (OWI), 134, 203, 239, 240, 241, 244, 245, 246, 304, 305, 972, 993, 1052
• Oil. See Iran: Oil concession; Iraq: Iraq Petroleum Co., etc.; Saudi Arabia: Financial aid: American oil interests; also Saudia Arabia: Oil reserves.
• Ostrorog, Count Stanislas, 1044–1045
• Pahlavi. See Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi and Reza Shah Pahlavi.
• Pakistan, 181, 183, 213–214, 222–223, 225
• Palestine, Arab-Zionist controversy concerning future status of, and the question of Jewish immigration, 747–829
  • Arab States, attitudes of:
    • Arab federation, question of, 760–761, 770–771, 777–778, 784
    • Egyptian views and representations to United States, and discussions concerning, 747, 751–756, 765–767, 785
    • Iraqi observations, 777–778, 805–806
    • Saudi Arabia: Ibn Saud, conversation with American Minister to Egypt, and exchange of messages with President Roosevelt, 768–771, 773–776, 786–787, 790; observations and comments on Ibn Saud’s position, 780–781, 785–786, 788–789
  • Balfour Declaration (1917), cited, 752–753, 755, 779, 793, 824; text quoted, 752n
  • British or U.S.-British declaration based on principles of Atlantic Charter, consideration of, 749, 749n , 763–765, 797–798, 798–800, 801, 802–804, 804–805, 810–811, 813, 814–815
  • British White Paper (1939): Background and résumé, 753; British and U.S. positions regarding extension of immigration provisions of, 822–824, 827–829; Zionist attitude, 757–758
  • Hoskins Mission. See under U.S. concern, etc., infra.
  • Jewish Agency for Palestine, 748n , 787–788, 822n
  • Jewish immigration into Palestine, and refugee problem. See Arab States, attitudes of, and British White Paper, supra.
  • Jewish political state in Palestine, question of establishment of: Arab opposition to, 753–754, 777–778, 779, 780–781, 783, 795, 813; report by General Hurley to President Roosevelt regarding, 776–780; Zionist views, 748, 757–763, 768, 771–773, 778–779
  • United Nations statement, proposed issuance of (see also British or U.S.-British declaration, etc., supra), 784, 785, 790–792
  • U.S. concern and efforts to find solution of basic problems (see also Arab States and British or U.S. British declaration, etc., supra):
    • Consultation with both Arabs and Jews, and possible Arab-Jewish conversations, proposed (see also Hoskins Mission, infra), 749–751, 756, 761, 780–781, 787, 790, 792–794
    • Conversations between President Roosevelt and Chaim Weizmann, 792–794; between Zionist leaders and Department of State officials, 757–763
    • Discussions concerning, 755–756, 763–765, 768, 771–773
    • Hoskins Mission:
      • 1942–43 survey trip to Near East, 19, 747–751, 756–757, 781–785
      • 1943 mission to Saudi Arabia to initiate discussions with Ibn Saud: British agreement to, and suggestions regarding, 795–796; dispatch of Colonel Hoskins to Saudi Arabia, and reports to President Roosevelt, 796–797, 798, 800–801, 802, 804, 806–810, 811–814, 825–827; information to British Government of results of mission, 815, 821–822
    • Hurley, Gen. Patrick J., report to President Roosevelt, 776–780
    • Invitation to King Ibn Saud to visit United States, discussions concerning, 751, 756–757
    • Trusteeship for Palestine, ideas of President Roosevelt, 813, 815–821, 822
• Pan American Airways, 66, 699–702, 709, 711
• Parker, W. Leonard, 362, 582–583, 587, 757–763, 763–764, 843–844, 875–879, 880, 881, 902, 903
• Patton, Maj. H. S., 587, 590, 880
• Persian Gulf Service Command. See Connolly, Gen. Donald H.
• Petroleum. See Oil.
• Petroleum Reserves Corp. See under Saudi Arabia: Oil Reserves.
• Phillips, Sir Frederick, 272, 563, 583, 859, 860, 862
• Phillips, William, mission to India:
  • Food crisis in India, letter to President Roosevelt regarding, 300–301
  • Political situation in India. See India: Political situation: Mission of William Phillips.
  • Strategic raw materials, recommendations and discussions regarding coordination of Anglo-American purchases in India, 283–288
• Pierson, Warren Lee, 110
• Pilger, Hans, 38, 51
• Poland, 22, 23, 1096
• Pownall, Gen. Sir Henry R., 371, 372, 373, 374
• Qavam, Ahmad, 324n , 437n , 454n , 457, 463, 470, 471–472, 484, 511n , 523, 602, 631n , 631–632, 633
• Quaroni, Pietro, 48n , 50, 50–61, 52
• Quebec Conference, First (Aug. 17–24), discussions concerning Greece, 147–148, 152, 153; concerning Iran, 381–383, 384–385
• Quwatly, Shukri. See Kuwatly, Shukri.
• Rabimullah Khan, 57n , 57
• Raisman, Sir Jeremy, 249–250
• Rajagopalachari, Chakravanti, 189, 197, 200–201, 201, 208, 209, 231
• Recognition. See Syria and Lebanon: Independence, etc.
• Red Line Agreement (1928) between private American and European oil companies, cited, 944
• Relief. See under Greece.
• Reza Shah Pahlavi, 463
• Ridley, Gen. Clarence S., military mission to Iran, 326n , 358, 371, 373, 398–399, 427, 510–516 passim, 525–531 passim, 546, 548, 553–554, 560, 560–561, 633
• Roberts Field and Fisherman Lake. See under Liberia.
• Robertson, D. H., 902, 903
• Roosevelt, Franklin D.:
  • Exchange of messages with Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, 82, 83, 84, 85, 99–100; King George II of Greece, 142–143, 151; King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, 773–775, 786–787, 790; President Inönü of Turkey, 1058, 1060, 1062, 1064; President Kouatli of Syria, 985, 1023; Prime Minister Nuri as-Said of Iraq, 638, 639
  • Views on—
    • Construction of port in Liberia, 659–660, 678–687 passim
    • Coordination of U.S. policies with British in Near East, 13
    • Establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine, 792–794, 795, 796, 804n , 811–814
    • Lend-Lease assistance to Greek Government, 174, 176; to Saudi Arabia, 1, 859, 860
    • Oil concessions in Saudi Arabia, 921–922, 932, 952n
    • Political situation in India, 178, 194, 195, 199–200, 213; in Iran, 350, 378, 406, 412, 413–414, 416, 420n , 420
    • Restoration of Greek monarchy, 147–152 passim
  • Visit to Liberia, Jan. 27–28, 656–657, 658, 694, 695, 696
• Royce, Gen. Ralph, 844, 904, 906, 911, 918
• Sadawi, Beshir al-, 835, 836, 837, 838
• Sadler, Gen. Percy L., 661, 663n , 664, 665, 666, 666–667
• Saed, Mohammad, 355n , 359, 371, 384, 415, 433, 525, 530, 545, 546–547
• Said, Nuri as-, 636n , 638, 640n , 640–641, 641, 648–655 passim, 747n , 770n , 777–778, 977, 1024
• Saleh, Allah Yar, 519, 520, 521, 523, 561, 562, 571
• Salha, Najib, 883, 888, 889, 890, 891, 907, 915
• Sapru, Sir Tej Bahadur, 209, 225
• Saraçoğlu, Sükrü, 1058, 1060, 1063
• Sargent, Sir Orme Garton, 124–125, 1103–1104, 1133, 1155
• Saud, Abdul Aziz. See Ibn Saud.
• Saudi Arabia (see also Palestine: U.S. concern, etc.: Hoskins Mission; and under Palestine: Arab States), 830–952
  • American Consulate at Dhahran, U.S. proposal for establishment of, and discussions concerning, 833–840, 849–850
  • American diplomatic representation, appointment of Minister Resident at Jidda, 830–832
  • Arab union, question of, and U.S. attitude, 760–761, 770–771, 846–847, 851–852, 852–854
  • California Arabian Standard Oil Co. See Financial aid: American oil interests, infra; also under Oil reserves, infra.
  • Currency problem:
    • British plan in the banking and currency field for solution of, U.S. interest in, 856–859, 859–860, 862, 864, 865–866, 866–867, 868, 869–871, 871–872, 872–873, 877, 888, 900; Saudi Arabian conditional approval, 866–867
    • Long-range currency program for Saudi Arabia, consideration by U.S. officials concurrently with silver question. See Lend-Lease assistance: Silver, infra.
    • Silver rials, need for. See Silver under Lend-Lease, infra.
    • U.S. suggestion of a joint British-U.S. approach to problem, and discussions concerning establishment of an independent Saudi Arabian currency system, 901, 902–903, 914, 916, 919, 920
  • Financial aid (see also Currency problem, supra, and Lend-Lease, infra): American oil interests, participation in, 855, 856, 856n , 858, 859, 874, 875, 879, 881, 904, 907; British aid, 858, 859, 867, 870, 871–872, 874–875, 879, 882–883, 890, 914, 915
  • Independence of Arab countries, question of (see also Arab union, supra), 845–846
  • Lend-Lease assistance by United States, 854–920 [Page 1184]
    • Arrangements and plans for extension of, 854–855, 857, 858, 859, 860–862, 862–864, 864–865, 866, 867, 872, 884–885
    • Desire of Saudi Arabian Government to deal directly with United States, and discussions concerning, 843–844, 848–849, 907
    • Gold, discussions concerning, 867, 868, 882, 916–917
    • Irrigation machinery and trucks, 844, 861, 863–864, 864–865, 866
    • Military aid:
      • Arms request by Saudi Arabian Government, question of Brtish approval of, and U.S. policy concerning, 1–2, 4–5, 868, 868–869, 871, 873–874, 885–886
      • Dispatch by U.S. War Department of a military survey mission to Saudi Arabia, 844, 903, 904, 906–907, 907–908, 910, 911, 914, 918
      • Equal Anglo-American assistance, plans for, 908, 908n , 909, 910, 911–912, 913–914, 915–916, 917–918, 920
    • Silver, question of lend-leasing and minting of:
      • Consideration of Saudi Arabian needs, 869, 871, 874
      • Mission of U.S. Treasury official (John W. Gunter) to discuss matter with Saudi Arabian officials (see also Negotiation, infra), 875–881, 881–884, 887–893
      • Negotiation of contract for lend-leasing of silver to Saudi Arabia (signed Oct. 3), 848, 849, 893–901, 902, 903–904, 908, 909; minting and delivery of rials in accordance with contract, 904–906, 909–910, 913, 919–920
  • Military aid. See under Lend-Lease, supra.
  • Oil reserves in Saudi Arabia, U.S. concern for safeguarding and developing, 921–952
    • British interests, and U.S. proposal for discussions with the British on problems of mutual interest, 942–948, 949, 952
    • California Arabian Standard Oil Co.: Activities of, 932–933, 934–935; refinery construction project, 850, 933–934, 937–939, 941; U.S. Government participation in company holdings, proposed, 850–851, 933, 934, 935–937, 939, 940–943, 948–952
    • Petroleum Reserves Corporation: Formation and prospective program of, 921–932, 934; negotiations with California Arabian Standard Oil Co., 922–923, 926–927, 935–939, 940–943, 948–952; technical mission to study oil developments in Persian Gulf area, 939–940
    • Refinery facilities, questions relative to construction and location of, 850, 933, 934, 937–939, 941, 942, 950–952
  • Visit to United States of Foreign Minister Amir Faisal, accompanied by Amir Khalid and Shaikh Hafiz Wahba, 840–852
• Schwarzkopf, Col. H. Norman, activities as head of mission to organize Iranian gendarmerie, 346, 358, 361, 371, 373, 427, 513–515, 519, 523, 524, 525, 531, 535, 550–551, 553, 555, 559–560, 602
• Seybold, George H., 691n , 695, 695–696, 697, 698
• Shayesteh, Mohammed, 428n , 429, 453n , 453, 459n , 512n , 512, 523–524, 560–566 passim, 608, 615–617, 630
• Sheridan, Joseph P., 337, 347, 364, 366, 518, 523, 524, 532, 602, 611, 618, 619
• Shertok, Moshe, 757–763
• Sidi Mohammed, Sultan of Morocco, 738, 739, 739–740, 741, 742, 743, 744
• Silver. See under the following: Ethiopia: Lend-Lease; India: Lend-Lease: Reciprocal aid; and Saudi Arabia: Lend-Lease.
• Simpson, Clarence L., 656, 664n , 664, 665, 666, 666–667, 690
• Smirnov, A. A., 346n , 348, 355, 361, 374, 401, 404, 437n , 438, 440, 442, 447, 579n , 580, 580–581
• Smuts, Jan Christian, 144, 148, 822–823
• Socony Vacuum Oil Co., 944, 1081, 1081–1082, 1084, 1086
• Soheily, Ali, 344, 358, 384, 407, 415, 431, 521, 525, 530–531, 535, 543–545, 581, 625, 626
• Solh, Riad es-, 996n , 1002, 1041n , 1047
• Soviet Union (see also Iran): Afghanistan, attitude toward Soviet Union and relations with, 21–22, 22–23, 24–25, 29–30, 31, 32–34; Turkish attitude toward, 1091–1092, 1100
• Spalding, Gen. Sidney P., 72, 443–444, 444–445
• Spears, Gen. Edward L., 963, 971–988 passim, 992, 997, 1009–1019 passim, 1028, 1042, 1043
• Squire, Giles Frederick, 50, 51, 52
• Stalin, I. V., 413–414, 467
• Standard Oil Co. of California, 922, 926, 927, 934, 949
• Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, 944
• Standard Vacuum Oil Co., 625–628
• Stettinius, Edward R., Jr., 7n , 10n , 11, 12–13, 14n , 18, 270, 278, 509, 815, 822, 855, 863, 947n , 1051
• Stilwell, Gen. Joseph W., 221, 241, 244
• Stimson, Henry L., 803, 811, 924, 925
• Straits, 1086–1087
• Strang, William, 126n , 349, 350, 351, 764, 765, 960n , 1064, 1065
• Strategic raw materials. See under India.
• Struble, Capt. Arthur D., 680, 681, 682–683
• Sweden. See under Greece: Relief supplies.
• Swerling, Simon, 285, 285n , 286, 287, 289
• Swinton, Lord, 696, 703
• Syria and Lebanon, 953–1056
  • American treaty rights in Syria and Lebanon, retention of, 969–970, 979, 995, 1049, 1050
  • Constitutional government, reestablishment of (see also Independence, etc., infra), 953–995
    • British views, 953–955, 960–961, 963, 965, 969–971
    • Catroux’s action in setting up new provisional regimes, and French continuing exercise of mandatory power: Information concerning, 955–958, 961–969; position of Syrian and Lebanese leaders and people, 956, 957, 959–960, 962, 964; question of U.S. relations with provisional regimes, 965, 966–968
    • Elections:
      • Censorship, 972–973, 975
      • French pressure, and development of a politico-religious crisis in Lebanon, 971–979, 980–984
      • Moslem-Christian conflict, 976–979, 980–984
      • Results of elections in Lebanon, 987–989, 992–993; in Syria, 984, 985–987, 1023
      • U.S. and British interest, 973, 975, 984, 988
    • French exercise of mandatory power. See Catroux’s action, etc., and Elections, supra.
  • Franco-Lebanese crisis of November 1943, 996–1056
    • Activities of elected governments of Syria and Lebanon in effort to implement independence program, and French obstruction: Information concerning, 996–1000, 1001–1006, 1009–1011; Syrian support of Lebanese intention to modify constitution, 1004, 1010; U.S. representations to French National Committee, 1007–1009
    • Arrest by French authorities of Lebanese President and Ministers, appointment of new President, and coup d’état tactics:
      • Announcement of arrests and reports concerning repressive measures, 1011–1012, 1013–1015, 1017–1019
      • Anti-French protests from various groups, 1016–1017
      • British and U.S. representations, and British issuance of ultimatum to French, 1016, 1018–1019, 1021–1022, 1023, 1024–1025, 1028–1030, 1030–1032, 1033, 1036–1040
      • French position and eventual compliance with British ultimatum: Initial position, 1026–1027, 1030, 1040–1041, 1048; release of Lebanese President and reinstatement of Ministers, 1041–1044, 1045–1047; U.S. views, 1045, 1048–1050, 1051–1052
      • Release of President. See under French position, supra.
      • U.S. representations. See British and U.S. representations, supra.
      • Views of Egypt, 1012–1013, 1020–1021, 1027–1028, 1032; Iraq, 1024, 1025–1026, 1036; Syria, 1033–1035, 1039, 1041
    • Negotiations between French and Lebanese and Syrians for modus Vivendi during war period, 1043–1044, 1047, 1050, 1052–1056
  • Independence of Syria and Lebanon (see also Franco-Lebanese crisis, supra):
    • British-U.S. discussions regarding implementation of, and question of full recognition by United States, 953–955, 960–961, 969–971, 979, 987, 989–991, 994–995, 997–998, 1000–1001, 1008
    • French relationship to the new States, question of, 995, 961, 969–970, 989–991, 996, 1000–1001, 1008
    • Recognition by Egypt and Iraq, 993–994, 1034
  • Lyttleton-de Gaulle agreement of Aug. 7, 1941, cited, 961, 969–970, 1008
  • Military security, British responsibility for, 954, 965, 1037, 1050
  • State of war with Axis Powers, consideration of declaration of, 1053–1054
• Tabatabai, Seyid Zia-ed-Din, 329, 330, 374, 383, 380–390
• Tabet, Ayoub, 962, 963, 964, 968–969, 971, 974, 978, 983
• Tacla, Selim, 996n , 1010, 1051, 1052, 1052–1053
• Tehran Conference (Nov. 28–Dec. 1), Declaration regarding Iran, 413–414
• Texas Co., 922, 926, 927, 934, 949
• Thayer, Thomas P., 676–678
• Thornton, Air Commodore H. N., 705, 707
• Thorold, Guy F., 609–610, 1104–1105
• Timmerman, L. Stephen, 364, 519, 523, 524, 525, 535, 553
• Transcontinental Western Airways, 704
• Trans-Iranian Railroad, 437–452
• Treaties, conventions, etc.:
  • Anglo-Soviet-Iranian treaty of alliance (Jan, 29, 1942), cited, 321, 378, 391, 401, 402, 406, 408, 437, 438, 440–454 passim, 463–472 passim
  • France, agreements with—
    • Lebanon, treaty of friendship and alliance (1936), cited, 967, 990, 1018
    • Liberia, delimitation of frontier (1911) , cited, 661
    • Morocco, protectorate treaty (1912) , cited, 738
    • Syria, treaty of friendship and alliance (1936), cited, 967, 990, 1018
    • United Kingdom and Turkey, mutual assistance treaty and subsidiary agreement (1939 and 1940), cited, 1104n
    • United States, mandate convention of 1924, cited, 970, 1049, 1050
  • Italy, treaty of friendship with the Kingdom of the Hejaz, and of the Nejd and Dependencies (1932), cited, 837
  • Kellogg Pact (1928), cited, 93
  • Saadabad Pact (1937), 33
  • Treaty of Lausanne (1923), 976
  • U.S.-British agreement regarding jurisdiction over maritime prizes brought into Indian ports, by exchange of notes June 10 and Sept. 24, 308
  • U.S.-British-Iranian food agreement of Dec. 4, 1942. See Iran: Food agreement.
  • U.S.-France, convention defining American rights in Syria and Lebanon (1924), 970, 1049, 1050
  • U.S.-Liberia, Defense Areas agreement of Mar. 31, 1942, 664, 667, 669–674, 699–702
  • U.S.-Saudi Arabia (1933), provisional agreement regarding diplomatic and consular representation, juridical protection, commerce and navigation, 836–837
• Tsouderos, Emmanuel J., 124–138 passim, 142, 142–143, 150–166 passim, 174, 177
• Turkey, 1057–1167
  • Adana Conference (Jan. 30 and 31) between British Prime Minister Churchill and President Inönü, 1058–1064; résumé of conference, 1060–1061
  • Aid program for Turkey, problems involving, 1087–1111
    • American ships, Turkish desire to purchase, and U.S. stipulation of a quid pro quo basis, 1087–1088, 1089–1090, 1100–1101
    • British ships and railway equipment, considerations regarding, 1097–1098, 1100, 1100–1101
    • Lend-Lease:
      • Agreement with United States, U.S. proposal and discussions concerning, 1088, 1095–1097, 1101, 1105–1106, 1108–1110, 1111
      • British proposed agreement, discussions concerning (see also Military equipment, etc., infra), 1098, 1102–1105, 1106–1108, 1110–1111
      • Military equipment for Turkey: British responsibility for handling of, and Turkish reaction, 3, 3–4, 5, 1090–1093, 1094–1095, 1099–1100, 1102; Casablanca and Adana Conference decisions, relation to, 1090, 1093, 1097–1098, 1099, 1102n , 1103, 1104, 1107; Turkish position regarding supply of military equipment from Allies and Germany, 1062
      • Turkish Supply Office in Washington, establishment of, 1093–1094
  • American aviators interned in Turkey, release of, 1071–1077
  • American interests affected by Turkish capital levy tax, U.S. representations on behalf of, 1077–1086
  • Casablanca Conference (Jan. 14–24): U.S.-British discussions concerning interpretation of decisions regarding Turkey, 1, 3, 4, 1064–1071, 1090, 1093; extracts from minutes, 1069–1070
  • Chrome, efforts by U.S. and British Governments to acquire from Turkey and to prevent sale by Turkey to Germany, 1150–1167 [Page 1187]
    • British-Turkish chrome purchase agreement of Deo. 28, 1941, implementation and renewal of:
      • American collaboration with the British, and representations to Turkish Government on all aspects of chrome situation, 1150–1158
      • Signature of new contract Apr. 16, and views of American Ambassador in Ankara, 1158–1160
      • Summary of movement of Turkish chrome ore during 1942, 1151–1152; during first half of 1943, 1160–1161
    • German-Turkish agreement for supply of chrome to Germany in return for war material (Clodi-us Agreement, 1941), U.S.British efforts to minimize German benefits:
      • Proposed rupture of rail communications, 1163–1164, 1167
      • Representations to Turkey regarding Turkish agreement to supply an additional 135,000 tons of chrome to Germany, 1161–1163, 1165–1167
    • Turkish measures to delay and reduce deliveries of chrome to Axis, 1152, 1155, 1159–1160, 1161, 1162–1163, 1165–1166, 1167
  • Entry of Turkey into the war, question of: British position, 1061, 1063; Turkish attitude, 1062–1063, 1063–1064; U.S. attitude, 1057
  • Germany, relations with. See Chrome, etc., supra; Straits, etc., infra; and under Preemptive buying, etc., infra.
  • Lend-Lease. See under Aid program, supra.
  • Preemptive buying of Turkish goods, U.S.-British unified program for, 1111–1150
    • Allocation, supply, and transport matters, discussions of plans regarding, 1111–1113, 1114–1122, 1123–1125
    • Commodities under consideration, 1112, 1114–1116, 1124–1125, 1137n , 1141, 1147
    • Desire for Turkish embargo on exports of strategic materials to Axis, and Turkish position, 1119–1122, 1123–1124, 1128–1129; Soviet interest, 1123
    • German-Turkish trade and negotiation of new Clodius Agreement, relation to preemptive buying program, 1113, 1114, 1116, 1117, 1118–1119, 1123, 1125, 1126–1128, 1140, 1141–1143, 1145
    • London Preemption Committee’s recommendations for changes in program, 1124–1125, 1128–1129
    • “New Plan”, development of: Consideration of British suggestions for dropping full-scale preemption, and development of policy, 1130–1140, 1143–1145; provisions of plan, 1146–1148
    • Prices and payments questions, 1113–1114, 1110–1117, 1129, 1139–1140, 1145, 1147
    • Turkey’s probable economic problems following end of preemptive buying, 1148–1150
  • Soviet Union, Turkish attitude toward, 1091–1092, 1100
  • Straits, Turkish prohibition (as result of U.S. and British representations) of transit of certain German vessels through, 1086–1087
• United Kingdom (see also Greece; India; Iran; Liberia; Palestine; Saudi Arabia; Syria and Lebanon; and Turkey):
  • Afghan attitude toward, 27–29, 30, 34
  • American air bases in Liberia, negotiations regarding British use of, 702–719
  • Attitude toward any move to modify political status of Morocco, 739
  • Conversations with United States concerning current and postwar problems in Middle East, British proposals for, 6–18
  • Relations with Ethiopia, and Ethiopian desire for revision of treaty of 1942, 86, 89–90, 91, 94, 101, 103–105, 106–108, 115, 120
  • Treaties and agreements with other countries:
    • Afghanistan, treaty of the Mole (1905), 29, 34
    • Egypt, treaty of friendship and alliance (1936), cited, 77, 753
    • Ethiopia, military convention (Jan. 31, 1942), cited, 94, 101, 106, 107
    • France and Turkey, mutual assistance treaty and subsidiary agreement (1939 and 1940) cited, 1104
    • Iran and Soviet Union. See Soviet Union and Iran, infra.
    • Iraq, treaty of alliance of 1930, cited, 638, 990
    • Persia (1919), 329, 390
    • Russia (1907), convention regarding the zone of influence in Persia, 29
    • Soviet Union and Iran, treaty of alliance, Jan. 29, 1942, cited, 321, 378, 391, 401, 402, 406, 408, 437, 438, 440–452 passim, 454–472 passim
    • Turkey, chrome purchase agreement of Dec. 23, 1941. See under Turkey: Chrome.
    • Turkey and France, mutual assistance treaty and subsidiary agreement (1939 and 1940), cited, 1104
    • United States: Agreement regarding jurisdiction over maritime prizes brought into Indian ports, by exchange of notes June 10 and Sept. 24, 308; Lend-Lease agreement, Feb. 23, 1942, cited, 64, 69n , 247, 250, 1096
  • U.S.-British conversations concerning current and postwar questions in Near East, British proposals for, 6–18
  • U.S. military supplies to Near Eastern countries, British role, 1–5, 68–72
• United Kingdom Commercial Corporation (UKCC), 366, 423–424, 605, 635, 1112, 1113, 1117, 1118, 1130, 1131, 1138, 1139, 1146
• United Nations Declaration of Jan. 1, 1942, adherence of Iran, 428–437; Iraq, 637, 638–639
• United Press, U.S. representations in support of application for lease of teletype telegraphic lines in India, 289–296
• United States Commercial Company (USCC), 424, 1116, 1131, 1135–1146 passim
• United States Steel Corp., 661, 674
• U.S. armed forces:
  • Egypt, discussions and agreement with United States regarding criminal jurisdiction over U.S. forces in Egypt, 73–81
  • India: Reciprocal lend-lease to U.S. forces in India, discussions concerning, 255–257, 260–261, 263–269; U.S. proposed statement of policy regarding, 203–204
  • Iran. See Iran: American troops.
  • Iraq. See under Iraq.
  • Liberia. See Liberia: U.S. troops.
• Versailles Conference (1919), 416
• Villard, Henry S., 659–663, 680–681, 681–682, 691–692, 695–698, 705
• Vinogradov, Sergei, 1071n , 1123
• Vivian, Rex, 338, 345, 346, 347–348, 349n , 354, 355, 361, 362, 523
• Wahba, Shaikh Hafiz, 840, 841, 843–844, 845, 848, 849, 850
• Waley, Sir David, 274
• Walker, Norman, 95, 96
• Walker, Walter F., 669, 670–672, 673–674, 675, 687
• War Shipping Administration, 289, 606, 607, 608, 609, 612, 618
• Warren, Earl, 313n , 313–314, 314–315, 316–317
• Wavell, Field Marshal Sir Archibald P., appointment as Viceroy, and comments regarding, 224, 227–229, 230, 231
• Weightman, Hugh, 225, 236n
• Weizmann, Chaim, 757, 758, 761, 761–762, 762, 763, 780, 781, 787, 792–794, 808, 809, 812, 822–823, 824, 826
• Welles, Sumner, 99, 213, 216, 319–320, 513, 601, 698n , 751, 767, 792, 793, 794, 795n
• Wheat. See Iran: Food agreement, Supply question, and Wheat situation.
• Wheeler, Gen. Raymond A., 247–248, 250, 256, 265, 266
• White, Harry Dexter, 272–273, 274, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 582–583, 608, 875–876
• Wilson, Gen. Sir Henry Maitland, 125, 130, 135n , 154, 155, 163, 327n , 1006
• Winant, Frederick, 120–121
• Wright, Michael R., 715–716, 969–971, 979, 1064, 1065, 1067, 1068–1069
• Wylie, Sir Francis, 36n , 36, 37, 39, 39–40, 40–42, 43, 44–45, 45–46, 46, 48
• Yassin, Shaikh Yusuf, 776, 785–786, 789, 810, 834n , 834, 835, 838, 852–853, 873, 884–885, 895, 896–897, 900, 912
• Yilma Deressa, 95–106 passim, 110, 115
• Zervas, Col. Napoleon, 130n , 131, 140, 154, 154–155, 159, 161
• Zionism. See Palestine.