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‘File 28/51 Anglo – American relations (policy)’ [15r] (29/34)
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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3 # On receipt of t>is telegram, will you and His Majesty
•s diplomatic Representatives to whom it is addressed there
fore please forthwith examine the whole field of affairs in
which British and American authorities in the various parts of
the Middle East operate, and endeavour to arrange, as soon
as Jiiited States representatives receive the necessary
instructions, a regular and close system of contacts, or if
necessary, committees, as the local situation may ddmand
and at t he lowest practicable level, with a view to examining
and, if possible eliminating all sources of friction that
may arise. The same applies to the press? this is harder
to deal with, but I would suggest ^hat you should arrange
for the censorship authorities tiiroughout the Middle East
to report all complaints sent by American correspondents
and that they should immediately be examined and that if
possible similar publicity should be giv&n to the result.
If you and United States authorities could persuade correspond
-ents not to report complaints until these have been investig
ated so touch the better.
4. I attach the greatest importance to cur making a
determined effort to prevent this stream of complaints
coming back to London and Washington and to endeavour to
improve co-operation on the spot.
5* Please pass a copy to High Commissioner Jerusalem.
(Copies sent to lit. Wiltshire).
About this item
- Content
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