Interest of the United States in Anglo-Egyptian negotiations over the future status of the Suez Canal Zone and the Sudan; concern of the United States over Egyptian abrogation of the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Defense Treaty and the 1899 Condominium Agreement regarding the Sudan 1
1. For previous documentation on these subjects, see Foreign Relations, 1950, vol. v, pp. 284 ff.
[200] Substance of Discussions of State–Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting, December 12, 1951
[Washington,] December 12,
1951.
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[201] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Washington, December 14, 1951—6 p. m.
641.74/12–1451: Telegram
[202] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Gifford) to the Department of State
London, December 17, 1951—7 p. m.
641.74/12–1751: Telegram
[203] The Ambassador in Egypt (Caffery) to the Department of State
Cairo, December 18, 1951—3 p. m.
641.74/12–1851: Telegram
[204] The Ambassador in the United, Kingdom (Gifford) to the Department of State
London, December 19, 1951—8 p. m.
641.74/12–1951: Telegram
[205] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Gifford) to the Department of State
London, December 22, 1951—2 p. m.
641.74/12–2251: Telegram