‘File 28/51 Anglo – American relations (policy)’

Title:

‘File 28/51 Anglo – American relations (policy)’

Date:

1944/1944

Description:

Abstract: The file contains copies of correspondence and notes concerning Anglo-American foreign policy in the Middle East, with a particular emphasis on shared interests and closer future policy cooperation in the region. The file includes:copies of correspondence dated 29 April 1944, from the Foreign Office, enclosing a report of a meeting held between representatives of the Foreign Office and US Government (Wallace Smith Murray), on British and United States policy in the Middle East, with subheadings for: Egypt, Ethiopia, Palestine, the Levant States, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Persia [Iran], Afghanistan, Yemen, and the Middle East Supply Centre (ff 8-12);a copy of a letter sent from the India Office (Roland Tennyson Peel) to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior), dated 17 June 1944, enclosing a telegram (Savingram No. 54) from the Foreign Office, dated 2 May 1944, instructing British diplomats to ensure that closer contacts are fostered between British and United States interests, in order to avoid any future friction, complaints and grievances (ff 13-14);a copy of a letter from the Ministry of Information, Middle East Bureau, to the Public Relations Office in Bahrain, dated 22 June 1944, enclosing a résumé of the aforementioned report (entitled Savingram No. 53), organised under the same subheadings. The letter contains recommendations for fostering closer Anglo-American cooperation, and for countering anti-British and anti-American propaganda in the Middle East (ff 3-6).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 17; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-15; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Imperialism
Foreign policy
Bilateral relations
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00008b_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00008b_en
IOR/R/15/2/743
IOR/R/15/2/743

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