"ملف 28/51 العلاقات الأنجلو-أمريكية (سياسة)" [و‎‎٩] (٣٤/١٧)

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(ENCLAIH)
.hlH Cadll'hT DIbTKIHi iTJON.
rPRO' EOREIGIC GEE ICE TO CAIRO (HIHICTER HECIDEhT)
do. 53 Savin p.
29th April 1944 '
Repeated to:- Cairo embassy io. 53 oavinr.
Barhdad No. 10 Savins.
Beirut I'o. 6 Cavinp.
Tehran No. 1° Cavin.r.
Jedda No. 2 Bavinr.
Jerusalem Cavinr.
Addis Ababa L r o. 5 Cavinr.
./ashinrton No. 154
‘iesnin ’ ed-. T o. 30 Javirr.
I’osc or/ A r o. 11 Ca.vinr.
I y telerran No. 1485.
Foil oiv iny is text of Ay reed Ainute of discussions uith
Nr. ./allace hurray re yard inf th.e Fiddle East dated April 23th:-
Juriru* the informal conversations between the
American representatives, beaded by Mr. ./alllace Hurray
and Foreign Office officials, ( joined on occasion by
officials of other Departments), headed by Cir Faurice Peterson,
it was established that there was a reneral comunity of aims
nnd outlook betv/een the Foreirn Office and t’^e State Depart^
ment in Fiddle Eastern questions. It vias cordially screed
t v at in nrincinle t" ere wohld be rreat advantaye in hrinpinp
about in the future an even closer co-oneration between
British and American policy in the territories concerned, it
was recopnised that the policy of His majesty's Government
is inevitably influenced by their commitments for the adminis
tration and defence of certain territories in the area.
Similarly it was recopnised that the United States Government
like His majesty's Government, have economic, interests in
the Fiddle East^ which are bound to affect their policy. These
special 'interests do not conflict, and there was rcneral
agreement that Anplo-American relations in the area should
be conducted on a basis of co-operation and of mutual frankness.
nthe
:omr unicated
Wallace :.urrav a memorandum settinr
British policy in v any of these countries
3, nmonr the more important points which arose in the
course of discussions the following may be mentioned.
EGYPT.
Amonp points raised was the possibility of a chanpe
in the status of the United Etates Diplomatic Fission at Cairo
( as at Baphdad ). Sir Maurice Petersoh said that there was
no objection to this in principle but reserved his position
for a future reply repardinr precedence in view of the treaty
situation. There were also discussions repardinr difficulties
which had been felt by both sides in connexion with Lease-Lend.