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

890F.248/12–2445: Telegram

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

Jidda , December 24, 1945—4 p.m.
[Received December 29—2:29 a.m.]

434. Re London’s 13407 to Dept December 22, repeated Jidda. British Minister told me today that he has informed SAG that British concur in our requests re Dhahran airfield and that with regard to Fifth Freedom British hope SAG will consult its own national interests without regard to previous British objections now withdrawn. No reply yet to us from SAG.

Sent Dept 434; repeated Cairo for Giles as 293 and to London.

Eddy