Records Pertaining to Petroleum

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Records Pertaining to Petroleum

1952-1953

This series contains correspondence, telegrams, reports, despatches, memorandums, and maps pertaining to petroleum. This series includes correspondence between the U.S. Embassy, Lebanon and the Department of State, other embassies, foreign government agencies, and private companies. Subjects covered include legislation, negotiations, politics, economics, finances, development, consumption, exploration, and production. There are records concerning Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Yemen, Great Britain, France, the Middle East, the neutral zone, Greece, and fringe countries.

11 linear inches

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SNAC Resource ID: 11638904

National Archives at College Park

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United States Embassy (Lebanon)

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The U.S. Legation to Lebanon in Beirut was raised to embassy status August 27, 1952 and envoy Harold B. Minor was promoted to ambassador. Ambassador Minor was succeeded by Raymond A. Hare, September 29, 1953; Donald R. Heath, March 9, 1955; Robert McClintock, January 15, 1958; Armin H. Meyer, January 12, 1952; Dwight J. Porter, June 22, 1965; William B. Buffum, October 13, 1970; and G. McMurtrie Godley, March 15, 1974. Francis E. Meloy, Jr., was appointed Ambassador on May 1, 1976, and procee...