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‘File 28/51 Anglo – American relations (policy)’ [3r] (5/34)
The record is made up of 1 file (15 folios). It was created in 29 Apr 1944-30 Jun 1944. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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The Foreign Office has recently communicated
to the Minister Resident, Cairo, the minutes, of dis
cussions held on the subject of AngIp-American refac
tions in the Middle East. A resume of this Jtevingram
No.is enclosed.
You will see that reference is made to the anti-
British and anti-American rumours which have bebn
emanating from the Middle East and which seem to start
in one camp or other not so much out erf hostile feeling
as out of an irresponsible inclination to pass on stories
without the slightest pause to consider their probability
or ascertain their truth.
Your Mission has been asked to arrange at all
levels a close system of contacts w:’th American opposite
numbers. We understand that the same instructions will be
issued to the U.S. Missions in your territory.
When your office is called on to play its part,
the form of machinery you choose for detecting and dis
cussing the rumours will, we realise, depend upon local
conditions; but in making your arrangements we would wish
you constantly to bear in mind:-
1. That public denials tend to give fresh currency
. to any rumour; far the better remedy is to
cause dissemination of the true facts without
reference to the rumour; and
2. That we look to you to combine with your
American colleagues in using your skill to
dissuade British and American Press Correspondents
from sending home stories that will exacerbate
feelings because they tell a tale that has
not been checked.*.. . i|p
3. We might add that in our experience work of
this kind is better done by frequent ad hoc
meetings than by any rigid committee arrangements.
A, 4
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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 A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. 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 The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. (Roland Tennyson Peel) to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (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).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (15 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (f 16) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
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 The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. 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.
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- IOR/R/15/2/743
- Title
- ‘File 28/51 Anglo – American relations (policy)’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:16v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence