Office of the Historian

Participation by the United States in the development of the petroleum resources of the Near East 1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1946, vol. vii, pp. 18–50. For other aspects of the Department’s views on Near Eastern oil, see pp. 551–556. Further information on this subject is contained in an article by John A. Loftus entitled “Middle East Oil: The Pattern of Control”, which appeared in the Middle East Journal, January 1948, pp. 17–32. The author was Chief of the Department’s Petroleum Division until his resignation on October 31, 1947.

[435] The French Ambassador (Bonnet) to the Secretary of State

Washington, January 4, 1947.

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[438] The Chargé in Iraq (Moose) to the Secretary of State

Baghdad, January 13, 1947—2 p. m.

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[440] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Iran

Washington, January 27, 1947—noon.

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[441] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Smith) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, January 28, 1947.

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[446] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Iran

Washington, February 13, 1947—8 p. m.

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[450] The Minister in Saudi Arabia (Childs) to the Secretary of State

Jadda, March 21, 1947.

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[452] The Acting Secretary of State to the French Ambassador (Bonnet)

Washington, April 10, 1947.

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[453] The British Embassy to the Department of State

Washington, 9 July, 1947.

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[454] The Minister in Saudi Arabia (Childs) to the Secretary of State

Jidda, July 9, 1947—4 p. m.

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[455] The Secretary of State to the British Ambassador (Inverchapel)

Washington, August 6, 1947.

891.6363 AIOC/7–947

[457] The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of Commerce (Harriman)

Washington, September 8, 1947.

890.6363/8–2847

[458] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, October 10, 1947—7 p. m.

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