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

890F.24/9–844: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Appointed Minister to Saudi Arabia (Eddy)

Washington, September 12, 1944—5 p.m.

177. ReLegs 270, September 8, 2 p.m. Department and FEA approve of agreement reached in Jidda, set forth in paragraph (B) of Cairo’s 2687, September 8, 6 p.m.,⁵² to increase grain shipments from 40,000 to 50,000 tons under joint American-British supply program for Saudi Arabia during 1944. Department and FEA also approve of use of 50,000 ton figure as provisional basis in determining amount of grain to be supplied during 1945.

You and your British colleague jointly should notify King Ibn Saud of the 10,000-ton increase in grain supplies under the 1944 program as soon as your British colleague receives similar instructions from his Government.

Sent to Jidda, repeated to Cairo⁵³ for AEMME.

Hull

52. Not printed; paragraph B repeated terms of agreement for supply as described by the Appointed Minister to Saudi Arabia in his telegram 270, September 8. 2 p.m., p. 736.
53. Repeated to Cairo as telegram 2457.