Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1945, The Near East and Africa, Volume VIII
Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1945, The Near East and Africa, Volume VIII
Editors:
- Herbert A. Fine
- Ralph R. Goodwin
- John P. Glennon
- Rogers P. Churchill
- Laurence Evans
General Editor:
- E. Ralph Perkins
- S. Everett Gleason
United States Government Printing Office
Washington
1969
- Preface
- Regional: (Documents 1–45)
- Conversations between President Roosevelt and King Farouk of Egypt,
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, and King Abdul Aziz al-Saud of Saudi
Arabia, at Great Bitter Lake, Egypt, on February 13–14, 1945 (Documents 1–6)
- Conference of Chiefs of Mission in the Near East with President Truman on
November 10, 1945
(Documents 7–8)
- Consideration given by the Department of State to elevating legations of
the United States in the Near East to the status of embassies
(Documents 9–12)
- Attitude of the United States toward the question of Arab union
(Document 13)
- Approach to the United States by the League of Arab States regarding the
uprising in Algeria (Documents 14–15)
- Aspects of Department of State thinking on political and economic policies
of the United States in the Near and Middle East for the postwar
period (Documents 16–20)
- Concern of the United States for ensuring American participation in the
development of petroleum resources in the Near East
(Documents 21–28)
- Assurances sought by the United States that the United Kingdom would not
oppose efforts by the United States to conclude bilateral civil air
transport agreements with various governments in the Near and Middle
East
(Documents 29–41)
- Agreement with the United Kingdom governing disposition of United States
surplus property in the Middle East
(Documents 42–43)
- Termination of the Middle East Supply Center by joint action of the United
States and the United Kingdom
(Documents 44–45)
- Conversations between President Roosevelt and King Farouk of Egypt,
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, and King Abdul Aziz al-Saud of Saudi
Arabia, at Great Bitter Lake, Egypt, on February 13–14, 1945 (Documents 1–6)
- Egypt: (Documents 46–49)
- Unperfected Lend-Lease Agreement between the United States and Egypt,
signed at Washington, April 17, 1945
(Document 46)
- Problems regarding the presence of United States Army Forces in
Egypt (Document 47)
- Representations by Egypt regarding the cotton export policy of the United
States
(Documents 48–49)
- Unperfected Lend-Lease Agreement between the United States and Egypt,
signed at Washington, April 17, 1945
(Document 46)
- Greece: (Documents 50–322)
- Decision by the United States to participate, with other Yalta Powers and
France, in the supervision of elections in Greece; organization of the
Allied Mission
(Documents 50–165)
- Request of the Greek Government for further financial assistance from the
United States; participation
by the United States in arranging for relief supplies for liberated
Greece
(Documents 166–255)
- Greek territorial claims and other problems in relations between Greece
and neighboring countries of interest to the United States (Documents 256–322)
- Decision by the United States to participate, with other Yalta Powers and
France, in the supervision of elections in Greece; organization of the
Allied Mission
(Documents 50–165)
- Iran: (Documents 323–564)
- Concern of the United States for effecting fulfillment of assurances
contained in the Declaration regarding Iran of December 1, 1943
(Documents 323–507)
- Chapter I: January 1 to November 18, 1945 (Documents 323–398)
- Chapter II: November 19 to December 31, 1945 (Documents 399–507)
- Chapter I: January 1 to November 18, 1945 (Documents 323–398)
- Suggestion by President Roosevelt for an international trusteeship to
operate the Trans-Iranian Railroad and a free port on the Persian
Gulf (Documents 508–512)
- Declaration of war by Iran on Japan
- Interest of the United States in continuation of the American military
missions to the Iranian Army and the Iranian Gendarmerie
(Documents 513–524)
- Termination of the Millspaugh mission
(Documents 525–548)
- Question whether the United States should assume the financial obligations
involved in operating the southern section of the Trans-Iranian
Railroad
(Documents 549–550)
- Agreements with Iran regarding the disposition of American military
installations and other surplus property in Iran and the settlement of the
Iranian Lend-Lease debt (Documents 551–563)
- Advice by the Department of State that oil companies postpone the sending
of representatives to Iran to discuss concessions
(Document 564)
- Interest of the United States in the termination of Anglo-Soviet censorship in Iran
- Discussions between the United States and Iran regarding a proposed civil air transport agreement
- Concern of the United States for effecting fulfillment of assurances
contained in the Declaration regarding Iran of December 1, 1943
(Documents 323–507)
- Iraq:
- Liberia: (Documents 565–576)
- Morocco: (Documents 577–658)
- Palestine: (Documents 659–829)
- Saudi Arabia: (Documents 830–1002)
- Extension of financial and economic assistance by the United States to
Saudi Arabia; proposals by
the United States to Saudi Arabia for the establishment of a military
mission, the construction of an airfield at Dhahran and the
signing of a bilateral air transport agreement; desire of Saudi Arabia that
the United States agricultural mission in Saudi Arabia be continued
(Documents 830–972)
- Visit of His Royal Highness the Amir Faisal to Washington, July 31–August
1, 1945
(Documents 973–975)
- Representations to Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom regarding the
proposed establishment of a direct radio-telegraph circuit between the
United States and Saudi Arabia
(Documents 976–1000)
- Draft commercial agreement submitted by the United States to Saudi
Arabia (Documents 1001–1002)
- Extension of financial and economic assistance by the United States to
Saudi Arabia; proposals by
the United States to Saudi Arabia for the establishment of a military
mission, the construction of an airfield at Dhahran and the
signing of a bilateral air transport agreement; desire of Saudi Arabia that
the United States agricultural mission in Saudi Arabia be continued
(Documents 830–972)
- Syria and Lebanon: (Documents 1003–1181)
- Policy of the United States regarding problems affecting the international
status of Syria and Lebanon
(Documents 1003–1163)
- Decision by the United States not to object to the anticipated abolition
of the Mixed Courts system by Syria (Documents 1164–1169)
- Request by the Syrian Government for a United States military mission to
train Syrian military and security forces
(Documents 1170–1179)
- Problem of dollar exchange needed by Syria and Lebanon; discussions
regarding an informal request by Syria for a $20,000,000 loan (Documents 1180–1181)
- Policy of the United States regarding problems affecting the international
status of Syria and Lebanon
(Documents 1003–1163)
- Turkey: (Documents 1182–1284)
- Attitude of the United States toward the demands of the Soviet Union for
revision of the regime of the Turkish Straits and other matters affecting
Turkish-Soviet relations (Documents 1182–1264)
- Lend-Lease Agreement between the United States and Turkey; clarification
of obligation owed by Turkey for American lend-lease material received
through British channels
(Documents 1265–1282)
- Interest of the Turkish Government in increasing trade with the United
States and in securing an industrial development loan (Documents 1283–1284)
- American-British discussions regarding a contemplated joint support purchase program in Turkey
- Attitude of the United States toward the demands of the Soviet Union for
revision of the regime of the Turkish Straits and other matters affecting
Turkish-Soviet relations (Documents 1182–1264)
- Yemen: (Documents 1285–1294)
- Index