Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1945, The Near East and Africa, Volume VIII

890F.24/7–3045: Telegram

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

Washington , August 13, 1945—6 p.m.

242. ReLegs 393, July 30.⁹⁷ You may advise Acting MinFonAff that although end of Japanese war may necessitate changes in procedure, it might be to SAG advantage to transmit immediately letters identical to those signed on September 21, 1944.⁹⁸ The Honorable Fred M. Vinson is now Secretary of the Treasury. Assuming SAG desires 9,000,000 full riyal coins, 1,000,000 half riyals, and 2,000,000 quarter riyals (reLegs 209, May 17⁹⁷), amount of silver required same as in September, 1944 letters.⁹⁹

Byrnes

97. Not printed.
98. See Foreign Relations, 1944, vol. v, p. 740, footnote 54.
97. Not printed.
99. In despatch 168, August 18, 1945, the Chargé in Saudi Arabia transmitted letters dated the same day, addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Foreign Economic Administrator. These letters, signed by the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs (Yusuf Yassin), contained the official request of the Saudi Arabian Government for 3,437,500 ounces of silver from the stocks of the United States Treasury, which, the Chargé stated, would be coined into 10,000,000 riyals (890F.24/8–1845).