Office of the Historian

Interest of the United States in the development of the petroleum resources of the Near and Middle East 1

1. For previous documentation on this subject, see Foreign Relations, 1950, vol. v, pp. 9 ff.

[102] National Intelligence Estimate

[Washington,] 8 January 1951.

INR–NIE Files

[104] Memorandum of Conversation, by Richard Funkhouser of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs

[Washington,] January 12, 1951.1

McGhee Files: Lot 53 D 468: “Petroleum”

[105] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia

Washington, January 18, 1951—7 p. m.

886A.2553/1–1851: Telegram

[106] The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Hare) to the Department of State

Jidda, January 23, 1951—1 p. m.

886A.2553/1–2351: Telegram

[107] The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic and Consular Offices

Washington, January 25, 1951—8:05 a. m.

886A.2553/1–2551: Circular airgram

[108] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Iraq

Washington, February 28, 1951—7 p. m.

887.2553/2–2851: Telegram

[109] The Ambassador in Iraq (Crocker) to the Department of State

Baghdad, March 17, 1951—6 p. m.

887.2553/3–1751: Telegram

[111] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Gifford) to the Department of State

London, March 21, 1951—2 p. m.

887.2553/3–2151: Telegram

[112] The Chargé in Jordan (Fritzlan) to the Department of State

Amman, March 26, 1951—7 p. m.

880.2553/3–2651: Telegram

[113] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Cairo

Washington, March 29, 1951—7 p. m.

880.2553/3–2651: Telegram

[114] The Ambassador in Iraq (Crocker) to the Department of State

Baghdad, March 29, 1951—4 p. m.

887.2553/3–2951: Telegram

[115] The Minister in Syria (Cannon) to the Department of State

Damascus, March 30, 1951—6 p. m.

880.2553/3–3051: Telegram

[116] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Gifford) to the Department of State

London, March 31, 1951—noon.

880.2553/3–3151: Telegram

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

Washington, March 31, 1951—4 p. m.

888.2553/3–3151: Telegram

[118] The Secretary of State to the Legation in Syria

[Washington,] April 6, 1951.

883.2553/1–2551: Instruction

[119] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Officer in Charge, Arabian Peninsula Affairs (Awalt)

[Washington,] April 9, 1951.1

NE Files: Lot 58 D 332: “Saudi Arabia—Boundaries”

[120] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Gifford) to the Department of State

London, April 14, 1951—1 p. m.

880.2553/4–1451: Telegram

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

Washington, May 3, 1951—7 p. m.

800.2553/5–351: Telegram

[123] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Gifford) to the Department of State

London, May 9, 1951—6 p. m.

887.2553/5–951: Telegram

[124] Memorandum of Conversation, by Richard Funkhouser of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs

[Washington,] May 14, 1951.1

McGhee Files: Lot 53 D 468: “Petroleum”

[126] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Gifford) to the Department of State

London, June 6, 1951—7 p. m.

886D.2553/6–651: Telegram

[128] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Department of State

London, June 22, 1951—6 p. m.

880.2553/6–2251: Telegram

[130] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Gifford) to the Secretary of State

London, July 10, 1951—4 p. m.

880.2553/7–1051: Telegram

  1. This memorandum of conversation was drafted on January 19.↩
  2. This memorandum of conversation was drafted on January 17.↩
  3. This memorandum of conversation was prepared on March 21.↩
  4. This memorandum of conversation was drafted on April 10.↩
  5. This memorandum was drafted on May 10.↩
  6. This memorandum was prepared on May 18.↩
  7. This memorandum was prepared on June 21.↩