Interest of the United States in the development of the petroleum resources of the Near East 1
1. For previous documentation on this topic, see Foreign Relations, 1449, vol. vi, pp. 91 ff.
[33] The Consul General in Dhahran (Hart) to the Secretary of State
886A.2553/8–2950: Despatch
[34] The Chargé in Saudi Arabia (Hill) to the Secretary of State
786A.022/8–3150: Telegram
[35] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in London
886A.2553/8–3150: Telegram
[36] Paper Prepared in the Department of State
McGhee Files: Lot 53 D 468: Special Briefing Memoranda Prepared by Mr. Funkhouser
[37] The Chargé in Saudi Arabia (Hill) to the Secretary of State
886A.2553/9–750: Telegram
[38] Memorandum by Mr. Richard Funkhouser of the Office of African and Near Eastern Affairs to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs (McGhee)
McGhee Files: Lot 53 D 468: Special Briefing Memoranda Prepared by Mr. Funkhouser
[39] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State
786A.022/9–1550: Telegram
[40] Memorandum of Conversation, by Mr. Fred H. Awalt of the Office of African and Near Eastern Affairs
886A.00/10–550
[41] Memorandum of Conversation, by Mr. Fred H. Awalt of the Office of African and Near Eastern Affairs
886A.2553/10–2650
[42] Memorandum of Conversation, by Mr. Richard Funkhouser of the Office of African and Near Eastern Affairs
886A.2553/11–250
[43] Memorandum of Conversation, by Mr. Richard Funkhouser of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs
886A.2553/11–2250
[44] Memorandum of Conversation, by Mr. H. Earle Russell of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs
886A.2553/11–650
[45] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia
886A.2553/11–750: Telegram
[46] The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Hare) to the Secretary of State
886A.2553/11–1250: Telegram
[47] The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Hare) to the Secretary of State
886A.2553/11–1850: Telegram
[48] The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Hare) to the Secretary of State
886A.2553/11–2050: Telegram
[49] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State
886A.2553/11–2250: Telegram
[50] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
786A.022/10–950: Airgram
[51] The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Hare) to the Secretary of State
886A.2553/12–650: Telegram
[52] The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Hare) to the Secretary of State
886A.2553/12–1250: Telegram
[53] The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Hare) to the Secretary of State
886A.2553/12–2950: Telegram
[54] The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Hare) to the Secretary of State
886A.2553/12–3150: Telegram
- The conversation reported here presumably took place on November 6. The memorandum of conversation carries a drafting date of November 8–13, 1950.↩