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.↩