Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The Near East, South Asia, and Africa, The Far East, Volume V

125.0090F/30: Telegram

The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Winant ) to the Secretary of State

London , June 1, 1944—6 p.m.
[Received June 1—4 p.m.]

4389. The Foreign Office is in entire agreement with the proposals contained in the Department’s telegram 4283, May 29, midnight, regarding opening of American Consular Office at Dhahran. As regards extension of facilities which would prove helpful to American consular officers in the performance of their duties in Bahrein, the Foreign Office will arrange that the India Office so instruct the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (resident at Bushire, where he is British Consul General) who will advise British Political Agent at Bahrein to that effect.

Winant