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UNITED STATES INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PETROLEUM RESOURCES OF THE NEAR EAST¹

^1.For additional documentation, see vol. i, Part 2, pp. 1259 ff.

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[272] No. 272
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, December 12, 1952.

880.2553/12–1252: Airgram

[273] No. 273
The Petroleum Attaché in the United Kingdom (Moline) to the Department of State

London, December 17, 1952.

880.2553/12–1752: Despatch

[274] No. 274
Memorandum by the Assistant Legal Adviser for Economic Affairs (Metzger)

Washington, December 19, 1952.

800.054/12–1952

[275] No. 275
Memorandum of Conversation, by William McMaster of the Petroleum Policy Staff

Washington, December 23, 1952.1

880.2553/12–2352

[276] No. 276
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Gifford) to the Department of State

London, December 23, 1952–5 p.m.

880.2553/12–2352: Telegram

[277] No. 277
The Ambassador in Lebanon (Minor) to the Department of State

Beirut, December 23, 1952–6 p.m.

883A. 2553/12–2352: Telegram

[278] No. 278
Memorandum of Conversation, by William McMaster of the Petroleum Policy Staff

Washington, December 30, 1952.1

880.2553/12–3052

[279] No. 279
Report by the Departments of State, Defense, and the Interior

Washington, [January 6, 1953]

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “Strategic materials (oil)”

[280] No. 280
Report by the Departments of State and Defense

Washington, [January 6, 1953.]

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “Strategic materials (oil)”

[281] No. 281
Report by the Department of Justice

Washington, [January 6, 1953.]

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “Strategic materials (oil)”

[282] No. 282
Memorandum by the Counselor of the Department of State (Bohlen) to the Secretary of State

Washington, January 9, 1953.

S/P–NSCfiles, lot 61 D 167, “Free world petroleum demands and potential supplies, national security problems re (NSC 138, 138/1)”

[283] No. 283
The President to the Attorney General (McGranery)

Washington, January 12, 1953.

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “Strategic materials (oil)”

[284] No. 284
Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Byroade)

Washington, February 11, 1953.

886A.2553/2–1153

[285] No. 285
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Officer in Charge of Lebanon—Syria—Iraq Affairs (Funkhouser) and the Chief of the Petroleum Policy Staff(Eakens)

[Washington,] February 13, 1953.

886A.2553/2–1353

[286] No. 286
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Jernegan)

[Washington,] March 18, 1953.

786A.0221/3–1853

[287] No. 287
Memorandum of Conversation, by Richard Funkhouser and David Robertson of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs

[Washington,] March 26, 1953.

880.2553/3–2654

[288] No. 288
Memorandum by the Legal Adviser (Phleger) to the Under Secretary of State (Smith)

[Washington,] April 21, 1953.

Conference files, lot 66 D 95, “NSC 138 Memoranda”

[289] No. 289
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Lebanon

Washington, April 23, 1953—11:13 a.m.

887.2553/4–2353: Telegram

[290] No. 290
Editorial Note

[291] No. 291
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia

Washington, May 20, 1953—7:21 p.m.

886A.2553/5–2053: Telegram

[292] No. 292
Editorial Note

[293] No. 293
The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Hare) to the Department of State

Jidda, June 3, 1953.

886A.2553/6–353: Despatch

[294] No. 294
Memorandum by the Chief of the Petroleum Policy Staff (Eakens)

[Washington,] June 3, 1953.

887.2553/6–353

[295] No. 295
Memorandum of Conversation, by Herbert Liebhafsky of the Petroleum Policy Staff

[Washington,] June 9, 1953.1

880.2553/6–953

[296] No. 296
Memorandum of Conversation, by Herbert Liebhafsky of the Petroleum Policy Staff

[Washington,] June 16, 1953.1

887.2553/6–1653

[297] No. 297
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Officer in Charge of Lebanon–Syria–Iraq Affairs (Funkhouser)

[Washington,] June 24, 1953.

880.2553/6–2453

[298] No. 298
Memorandum by the Officer in Charge of Lebanon–Syria–Iraq Affairs (Funkhouser) to the Director of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs (Hart)

[Washington,] July 3, 1953.1

880.2553/9–1053

[299] No. 299
Memorandum of Conversations, by the Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Hare)

Jidda, [July 6, 1953]

886A.2553/7–653

[300] No. 300
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Hare)

Jidda, [July 6, 1953.]

886A.2553/7–653

[301] No. 301
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Lebanon

Washington, July 8, 1953.

883A.2553/7–753: Airgram

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This memorandum of conversation was prepared on Dec. 29.↩
This memorandum of conversation was prepared on Jan. 5, 1953.↩
This memorandum of conversation was drafted on June 12.↩
This memorandum of conversation was prepared on June 18.↩
Under the dateline on the source text is the notation: “(revised) September 10, 1953.”↩