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Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The Near East, South Asia, and Africa, The Far East, Volume V

Egypt:


Contents

    • Representations to Egypt and the United Kingdom regarding American post-war civil air rights in Egypt (Documents 43–51)
      • Interest of the United States in possible transfer of post-war title rights in the Suez–Cairo pipeline (Documents 52–54)
        • Informal representations by the Legation in Egypt regarding effect upon American petroleum interests of new Egyptian export duty (Documents 55–59)

        Contents

        • Preface
        • The Near East, South Asia, and Africa
          • Regional:
            • Letter from President Roosevelt to James M. Landis, American Director of Economic Operations in the Middle East, concerning the vital interest of the United States in the Middle East (Document 1)
            • Exchange with the United Kingdom regarding the status of the diplomatic missions of the United States in Egypt and Iraq (Documents 2–3)
            • Exchange with the United Kingdom regarding the conduct of United States and British policies in the Near and Middle East (Documents 4–5)
            • Concern of the United States for the safeguarding and developing of petroleum resources in Saudi Arabia; formulation of a foreign petroleum policy for the United States (Documents 6–26)
            • Special Economic Mission to the Middle East, for the restoration of trade to commercial channels (Documents 27–29)
            • Representations to the United Kingdom, leading to a relaxation of the import controls administered by the Middle East Supply Center (Document 30)
            • Cultural relations program of the Department of State to provide technical assistance to the countries of the Near East and Africa, and to facilitate greater cultural cooperation between the United States and these countries (Document 31)
          • Afghanistan:
            • Problems relating to the joint policy of the United States and the United Kingdom of supplying Afghanistan with essential import requirements (Documents 32–42)
          • Egypt:
            • Representations to Egypt and the United Kingdom regarding American post-war civil air rights in Egypt (Documents 43–51)
            • Interest of the United States in possible transfer of post-war title rights in the Suez–Cairo pipeline (Documents 52–54)
            • Informal representations by the Legation in Egypt regarding effect upon American petroleum interests of new Egyptian export duty (Documents 55–59)
          • Ethiopia:
            • Gift by the Emperor of Ethiopia of property, to constitute a permanent home for the American Legation in Ethiopia (Documents 60–61)
            • Concern of the United States to have equal access with the United Kingdom in supplying arms to Ethiopia; shipment of 5,000 rifles (Documents 62–65)
            • Interest of the United States in Anglo-Ethiopian negotiations for the replacement of the Agreement and Military Convention of 1942 by a new agreement (Documents 66–79)
          • Greece:
            • Policy of the United States regarding the question of the political organization of Greece following liberation from German occupation (Documents 80–191)
            • Participation by the United States in arranging for relief supplies for liberated Greece (Documents 192–225)
            • Request of the Greek Government for further financial assistance from the United States (Documents 226–233)
            • Attitude of the United States toward the desire of the Greek Government to abolish the International Financial Commission (Documents 234–237)
          • India:
            • Interest of the United States in the situation in India; mission of William Phillips as personal representative of the President (Documents 238–257)
            • Agreement between the United States and the Government of India, and exchange of notes between the United States and the United Kingdom, concerning the lend-lease of silver (Documents 258–280)
            • Exchange of messages between President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill regarding a proposed special allocation of ships to carry wheat to India from Australia (Documents 281–283)
            • Representations by the Government of India regarding the effect of the United States surplus cotton export program on India’s trade (Documents 284–287)
            • Initiation of a program of cultural cooperation between the United States and India (Documents 288–296)
            • Informal exploratory talks between the United States and the government of India regarding post-war civil aviation (Documents 297–298)
            • Establishment of direct radiotelegraph circuit between the United States and India (Documents 299–304)
            • Representations in support of the application by the United Press for the lease of teletype telegraphic lines in India (Documents 305–309)
          • Iran:
            • Elevation of the American Legation in Tehran and the Iranian Legation in Washington to the status of Embassies (Documents 310–316)
            • Policy of economic assistance by the United States to Iran; efforts to implement the Tripartite Declaration Regarding Iran of December 1, 1943 (Documents 317–357)
            • Problems regarding proposed agreement covering the presence of United States troops in Iran; question of disposal of United States military installations and equipment in Iran (Documents 358–379)
            • Representations by the United Kingdom for the assumption by the United States of financial obligations in the operation of the Trans-Iranian Railroad (Documents 380–398)
            • Problems concerning the position of the American advisers in Iran; the Millspaugh Mission (Documents 399–469)
            • Attitude of the United States toward decision of the Iranian Government to postpone all petroleum development negotiations; representations to the Soviet Union regarding unfavorable Soviet reaction (Documents 470–527)
            • Representations to the United Kingdom and Iran regarding American postwar civil air rights in Iran, especially at Abadan Island (Documents 528–542)
            • Iranian representations with respect to increasing transportation facilities for moving Iranian exports to the United States (Documents 543–544)
          • Iraq:
            • Settlement of claims for damages suffered by American nationals during the 1941 revolt in Iraq (Documents 545–547)
          • Liberia:
            • Adherence of Liberia to the United Nations Declaration; assurances by the United States of its interest in the defense and security of Liberia (Documents 548–551)
          • Morocco:
            • Consent by the United States, with reservations, to the application to American protégés in the French Zone of Morocco of certain decrees in furtherance of the war effort in North Africa (Documents 552–566)
            • Concern of the United States that the war effort in North Africa should not be hampered by agitation to alter the character of the French Protectorate in Morocco (Documents 567–579)
            • Representations to the Spanish authorities in Morocco regarding the closing of the German Consulate General at Tangier and the expulsion of Axis sabotage and espionage agents from the Spanish Zone of Morocco (Documents 580–601)
            • Interest of the United States in the termination of the Spanish occupation of the International Zone of Tangier (Documents 602–608)
          • Palestine:
            • Attitude of the United States toward the Arab-Zionist controversy concerning the future status of Palestine and the question of Jewish immigration into Palestine (Documents 609–710)
          • Saudi Arabia:
            • Establishment by the United States of a Consulate at Dhahran with the permission of the Saudi Arabian Government (Documents 711–716)
            • Exchange with, the Saudi Arabian Government regarding the attitude of the United States toward the general question of Arab Union
            • Proposals by the United States for use of an air route over Saudi Arabia and the construction of an airfield near Dhahran (Documents 717–726)
            • Extension of Lend-Lease assistance to Saudi Arabia; organization of a program for economic and military aid (Documents 727–827)
            • Representations to Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom regarding proposed establishment of a direct radiotelegraph circuit between the United States and Saudi Arabia (Documents 828–847)
          • Syria and Lebanon:
            • Agreements regarding treaty rights of the United States and its nationals in Syria and Lebanon and recognition by the United States of the independence of Syria and Lebanon; attitude of the United States toward the question of treaty relations between these countries and France (Documents 848–877)
          • Turkey:
            • Representations by the United States and the United Kingdom in effecting a severance of economic and diplomatic relations between Turkey and Germany (Documents 878–964)
            • Break by Turkey of relations with Japan at the request of the United States and British Governments (Documents 965–968)
            • Discussions regarding proposed Lend-Lease agreement between the United States and Turkey (Documents 969–977)
            • Death of the Turkish Ambassador, Mehmet Münir Ertegün (Document 978)
        • The Far East:
          • China
          • Japan:
            • Initiative of the United States to secure cooperation among interested governments on measures to limit and control production and to suppress illicit traffic in opium in areas of the Far East to be liberated from Japanese control
            • Japanese treatment of American prisoners of war and civilian internees (Documents 979–1028)
            • Efforts by the United States to send financial and other assistance to American nationals held by Japan (Documents 1029–1106)
            • Efforts by the United States to arrange a third exchange of American and Japanese nationals (Documents 1107–1130)
            • Representations by Japan regarding the treatment of Japanese nationals by the United States (Documents 1131–1150)
            • Protests by Japan against attacks by the United States on hospital ships (Documents 1151–1164)
            • Protests by Japan against bombing of allegedly non-military objectives (Documents 1165–1167)
            • Assurance by the Japanese Government that it would not use poison gas provided the United States also did not use it (Documents 1168–1169)
            • Protest by Japan against treatment accorded the Japanese envoy to the Vatican by American armed forces; protest by the United States against the conduct of Japanese armed forces toward the American Legation in Thailand (Documents 1170–1173)
            • Protests by the United States against attacks by Japanese naval forces on survivors of torpedoed American merchant vessels (Documents 1174–1176)
            • Violation by Japanese authorities of American diplomatic and consular property, including archives, in occupied China (Document 1177)
            • Decision of the United States and British Governments not to reply to Japanese peace feeler received through Sweden (Documents 1178–1180)
            • Postwar policy planning in regard to Japan and areas under Japanese control (Documents 1181–1226)
          • Korea:
            • Interest of the United States in the future status of Korea and the question of recognition of a Provisional Korean Government (Documents 1227–1235)
          • Philippines:
            • Consideration of problems relating to the Commonwealth of the Philippines (Documents 1236–1241)
          • Thailand:
            • Interest of the United States in question of recognizing a Free Thai movement; attitudes of the United States and the United Kingdom toward the postwar status of Thailand (Documents 1242–1250)
            • Thai protests against bombing of allegedly non-military objectives (Documents 1251–1253)
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