Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The Near East, South Asia, and Africa, The Far East, Volume V
Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The Near East, South Asia, and Africa, The Far East, Volume V
Editors:
- E. Ralph Perkins
- S. Everett Gleason
- John G. Reid
- Ralph R. Goodwin
- Herbert A. Fine
- Laurence Evans
United States Government Printing Office
Washington
1965
- Preface
- The Near East, South Asia, and Africa (Documents 1–978)
- Regional: (Documents 1–31)
- 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)
- 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)
- Afghanistan: (Documents 32–42)
- Egypt: (Documents 43–59)
- 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)
- Representations to Egypt and the United Kingdom regarding American
post-war civil air rights in Egypt (Documents 43–51)
- Ethiopia: (Documents 60–79)
- 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)
- Gift by the Emperor of Ethiopia of property, to constitute a permanent
home for the American Legation in Ethiopia (Documents 60–61)
- Greece: (Documents 80–237)
- 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)
- Policy of the United States regarding the question of the political
organization of Greece following liberation from German occupation
(Documents 80–191)
- India: (Documents 238–309)
- 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)
- Interest of the United States in the situation in India; mission of
William Phillips as personal representative of the President
(Documents 238–257)
- Iran: (Documents 310–544)
- 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)
- Elevation of the American Legation in Tehran and the Iranian Legation
in Washington to the status of Embassies (Documents 310–316)
- Iraq: (Documents 545–547)
- Liberia: (Documents 548–551)
- Morocco: (Documents 552–608)
- 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)
- 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)
- Palestine: (Documents 609–710)
- Saudi Arabia: (Documents 711–847)
- 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)
- Establishment by the United States of a Consulate at Dhahran with the
permission of the Saudi Arabian Government
(Documents 711–716)
- Syria and Lebanon: (Documents 848–877)
- Turkey: (Documents 878–978)
- 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)
- 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)
- Regional: (Documents 1–31)
- The Far East: (Documents 979–1253)
- China
- Japan: (Documents 979–1226)
- 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: (Documents 1227–1235)
- Philippines: (Documents 1236–1241)
- Consideration of problems relating to the Commonwealth of the
Philippines
(Documents 1236–1241)
- Consideration of problems relating to the Commonwealth of the
Philippines
(Documents 1236–1241)
- Thailand: (Documents 1242–1253)
- Index