The Iraqi Conflict
Iraq and the World Petroleum Industry, 1904-1948
Winston Churchill,
The Second World War, Volume III, The Grand Alliance (Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1950), Chapter 14, "The Revolt in Iraq,"
pp. 224-237.
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Petroleum Cartel, Staff
Report to the Federal Trade Commission, released through Subcommittee on Monopoly
of Select Committee on Small Business, U.S. Senate, 83d Cong., 2nd sess (Washington,
DC, 1952), Chapter 1, "The World's Petroleum Resources," pp. 5-20.
The International
Petroleum Cartel, Staff
Report to the Federal Trade Commission, released through Subcommittee on Monopoly
of Select Committee on Small Business, U.S. Senate, 83d Cong., 2nd sess (Washington,
DC, 1952), Chapter 2, "Concentration of Control of the World Petroleum
Industry," pp. 21-36.
The International
Petroleum Cartel, Staff
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of Select Committee on Small Business, U.S. Senate, 83d Cong., 2nd sess (Washington,
DC, 1952), Chapter 3, Development of Joint Control over Foreign Oil," pp.
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The International
Petroleum Cartel, Staff
Report to the Federal Trade Commission, released through Subcommittee on Monopoly
of Select Committee on Small Business, U.S. Senate, 83d Cong., 2nd sess (Washington,
DC, 1952), Chapter 4, "Joint Control Through Common Ownership--The Iraq
Petroleum Co., Ltd.," pp. 47-112
The International
Petroleum Cartel, Staff Report to the Federal Trade Commission, released
through Subcommittee on Monopoly of Select Committee on Small Business, U.S.
Senate, 83d Cong., 2nd sess (Washington, DC, 1952), Chapter 5, "Other Common
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States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Edward S. Crocker II to the Department of State.
"Recent Developments in Connection with the Kurdish-Language News Bulletin,"
April 10, 1950.
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of State Airgram from Dean Acheson. [Anti-Americanism in the Arab World], May
1, 1950.
Department
of State Report. "Conference of Middle East Chiefs of Mission (Istanbul,
February 14-21, 1951): Agreed Conclusions and Recommendations," c. February
21, 1951.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Edward S. Crocker II to the Department of State.
"Anti-communist Poster Material Prepared by USIS Baghdad," March 10,
1951.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Edward S. Crocker II to the Department of State.
"Anti-communist Poster Material Prepared by USIS Baghdad," March 10,
1951.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Edward S. Crocker II to the Department of State.
"Foreign Leader Grants for Iraqis," March 26, 1951.
Department
of State, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Memorandum of Conversation.
"Anglo-American Cooperation in the Psychological Field in the Arab States
and Iran" [Attached to Cover Memorandum Dated April 2, 1951], March 30,
1951.
Analysis
from Stephen Penrose to the Department of State. "Comment on "The
Soviet Challenge in the Near East"--Princeton, June 2, 1951," June
2, 1951.
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of State Airgram from Dean Acheson to the United States Embassy, Iraq. [Opposition
to Book Publication], August 29, 1951
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Asian and African Affairs. "VOA Broadcasts in Kurdish," September
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Moslem Countries" [Attached to Cover Memorandum Dated April 2, 1952; Includes
Attachment], April 1, 1952.
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with Respect to the Arab States and Israel" [Annex to NSC 129], April 7,
1952.
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State. "Proposed Information Program for Iraq," May 16, 1952.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Philip W. Ireland to the Department of State.
""When the Communists Came"," July 8, 1952.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Philip W. Ireland to the Department of State.
"Mechanics of Controlling an Election," July 18, 1952.
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States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Burton Berry to the Department of State. [Iraqi
Attitudes], September 11, 1952.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Burton Berry to the Department of State.
"Special IIA Projects for Islamic Countries," October 1, 1952.
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of State, Executive Secretariat Letter from W.J. McWilliams to William H. Draper,
Jr. [Forwards Minutes from Chiefs of Mission Meeting], October 2, 1952.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Harry L. Smith to the Department of State.
"Arabic Anti-communist Pamphlet Program," October 7, 1952.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Burton Berry to the Department of State.
"Partisans of Peace Object to Atomic Display" [Includes Article],
October 18, 1952.
Department
of State Airgram from David K.E. Bruce to the United States Embassy, Iraq. [Top
Secret Clearances], November 4, 1952.
Department
of State, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian and African
Affairs. Office of Near Eastern Affairs Memorandum from Richard E. Funkhouser
to Parker T. Hart. "Additional Notes on Possible Iraq, Syria, Lebanese
Reactions to MEDO," November 5, 1952.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Burton Berry to the Department of State. [Attack
on United States Information Service Building], November 23, 1952.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Burton Berry to the Department of State. [Occupation
of United States Information Service Building], November 24, 1952.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Burton Berry to the Department of State. [Possible
Disclosure of Classified Material], November 24, 1952.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Burton Berry to the Department of State. [Ambassador
Berry Speaks with Prime Minister], December 13, 1952.
Department
of State Memorandum from Wilson S. Compton to David K.E. Bruce. "Colloquium
on Islamic Culture to Be Held in September, 1953, under the Joint Sponsorship
of the Library of Congress and Princeton University" [Attached to Cover
Note Dated January 16, 1953; Includes Enclosure], January 13, 1953.
Princeton
University Letter from Bayard Dodge to Richard H. Sanger. [Colloquium on Islamic
Culture], February 2, 1953.
Department
of State, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs. Office of Near Eastern
Affairs Memorandum. "Arab Public Relations in the U.S.," February
13, 1953.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Philip W. Ireland to the Department of State.
"Opportunities for Anti-communist Activities among Students [Includes Memorandum
of Conversation], March 30, 1953.
Department
of State Memorandum from G. Huntington Damon to Fred L. Hadsel. "Briefing
Paper for Secretary--Islamic Colloquium" [Includes Summary], April 30,
1953.
Colloquium
on Islamic Culture Letter from Helen M. Anderson to Richard H. Sanger. [Background
Information on Islamic Colloquium; Includes Minutes, Letter, and Budget], May
8, 1953.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Burton Berry to the Department of State.
"Anti-communist 'Brain Washing' Program to Be Instituted at Summer ROTC
Camps for Students," May 26, 1953.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Burton Berry to the Department of State.
"Results of Evaluation Survey of 'Where Are They Now?'," July 6, 1953.
Department
of State Airgram from John Foster Dulles. "Information Plan for the Arab
Area," July 6, 1953.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Philip W. Ireland to the Department of State.
"Evaluation of 'Hoja' Films," July 18, 1953.
Department
of State, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian and African
Affairs. Office of Near Eastern Affairs Memorandum from Burton Berry to Henry
Byroade. [Secretary of State's Understanding of Middle Eastern Problems; Attached
to Cover Sheet Dated July 23, 1953], July 23, 1953.
United
States Embassy, Egypt Despatch from Jefferson Caffery to the Department of State.
"Colloquium on Islamic Culture and Saeed Ramadhan," July 27, 1953.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Burton Berry to the Department of State.
"Visit to the Barzani Area" [Includes Memorandum], August 11, 1953.
United
States Embassy, Iraq. Office of the Air Attaché Memorandum to the United
States. Air Force. Chief of Staff. "Joint Weeka Nr.34--Section I"
[Iraqi Assistance for the Shah], August 22, 1953.
Department
of State, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian and African
Affairs. Office of Near Eastern Affairs Memorandum from F.O. Allen to Parker
T. Hart. "Possible Effects on Arab Attitudes toward the Unified Plan and
a Palestinian Settlement, and Potential Effects on the 'Cold War' Posture of
Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq If Large-Scale Economic Aid is Given to Egypt
at this Juncture," December 23, 1953.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Burton Berry to the Department of State.
"Anti-communist Campaign of Iraq Government" [Includes Leaflet], January
13, 1954.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Cable from Burton Berry to the Department of State. [Attacking
Iraqi Neutralism], January 19, 1954.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Burton Berry to the Department of State.
"Samples of Anti-communist Propaganda," March 16, 1954.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Burton Berry to the Department of State.
"Report of PAO Dinsmore Shows Extent of Communist Organization in Sulaimaniya
Liwa, [Kurdish area]" April 5, 1954.
United
States Embassy, Iraq Despatch from Burton Berry to the Department of State.
"Anti-communist Campaign on Radio Baghdad," April 7, 1954.
United
States Embassy, Iraq. Office of the Air Attaché Cable to the United States.
Air Force. Chief of Staff. [Ba'athists Emerge], May 22, 1954.
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from James S. Lay, Jr. to the United States. National Security Council. "United
States Objectives and Policies with Respect to the Middle East" [Includes
Draft Amendments], July 6, 1954.
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States. National Security Council Report. "United States Objectives and
Policies with Respect to the Near East," July 23, 1954.
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17, 1954.
Baghdad Pact;
February 4, 1955
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States. National Security Council. Operations Coordinating Board Memorandum
to the United States. National Security Council. "Detailed Development
of Major Actions relating to the Near East (NSC 5428) from April 17, 1955 through
October 7, 1955" [Includes Paper], October 11, 1955.
United
States Information Agency Cable. "Matters of Particular Interest in Middle
East, with Citation of Exploitable Points," March 28, 1957.
Biographic
sketch of Saddam Hussein by British Embassy Baghdad, November 15, 1969
Telegram
from British Embassy Baghdad to Foreign and Commonwealth Office, "Saddam
Hussein," December 20, 1969
Memo
from Saunders to Kissinger, Subject: Message from Shah on Kurds, June 7, 1972
Excerpts from
the U.S. Senate Report on the Strategy of Deliberately Restricting Iraqi Petroleum
Production in the 1960s, 2 January 1975
Telegram From the Department
of State to the Embassy in Iraq, Washington, April 13, 1964 recommending
that US independent oil companies not bid for Iraqi concessions
President
Gerald Ford, Exclusive Interview on Possible Military Intervention in the Middle
East, U.S. News and World Report, November 25, 1974, p. 24
Interview
by Newsweek with Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger on the Conditions of a
Military Intervention on the Issue of Oil Prices, December 18, 1974, Department
of State Bulletin, January 20, 1975, p. 61-62
Interview
by Business Week with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Possible
Responses to "Strangulation" of the Industrialized World by OPEC,
December 23, 1974, Department of State Bulletin, January 27, 1975, p.
101
Television
Interview by Hugh Sidey with Secretary of Defense Schlesinger, Excerpt on the
Likelihood of War in the Middle East Over Oil, Washington Straight Talk, January
7, 1974, The Agency Library, USIA, August, 1974, p. 35
Press Conference
with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on the Possibilities of Going to War
Over Oil Prices, January 10, 1975, State Department News Release, January 10,
1975, p. 6
US, Secretary
of Defense Schlesinger, News Conference at the Pentagon, Discussion on the Use
of Force in the Middle East, January 14, 1974, Defense Department Press Release,
Same Date, pp. 2, 7-8, 9, 11
Interview
for "Bill Moyers' Journal" by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on
Possibilities of War in the Middle East over Oil Prices, January 15, 1975, Department
of State Bulletin, February 10, 1975, pp. 172-173
President
Gerald Ford, Exclusive Interview on Military Intervention in the Middle East
in Response to Oil Price Increases, Time Magazine, January 20, 1975,
p. 21
President
Ford's News Conference of January 21, 1975, Questions on Military Intervention
in the Middle East, Department of State Bulletin, February 10, 1975,
pp. 179-180)
President
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on Military Intervention in the Middle East, Department of State Bulletin,
February 10, 1975, pp. 179-180)
Secretary
of State Henry Kissinger on the Possibilities for War in the Middle East Over
Oil Embargoes, Press Conference, January 28, 1975, State Department News Release,
January 28, 1975, pp. 2-3
Excerpt from
Joe Stork's Middle East Oil and the Energy Crisis (New York: Monthly
Review Press, 1975), “The Struggle for Iraqi Oil” (pp. l02-108).
US, Transcript,
"Secretary's (Kissinger) Principals and Regionals Staff Meeting,"
April 28, 1975 (Excerpt on Iraqi Objectives and Saddam Hussein)
US, Secretary
of Defense Schlesinger on Possible US Responses to Another Oil Embargo, Interview
with U.S. News and World Report, May 26, 1975, pp. 38-39
U.S., Congress,
Committee on International Relations, Special Subcommittee on Investigations,
Oil Fields as Military Objectives: A Feasibility Study, Report Prepared
by the Congressional Research Service, 94th Cong., 1st sess., August 21, 1975,
(Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1975), Parts I and II, pp. 1-39.
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the International Desk, Published 4/10/2003 7:30 PM
Memorandum
of Conversation, Henry Kissinger et al with Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sa'dun Hammadi, December 17, 1975
Department
of State, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Memorandum from Nathaniel
W. Howell to Harold H. Saunders. "Appropriate Settings for a Presidential
Statement on Islam," December 14, 1979.
1980-1990
"Shaking
Hands with Saddam Hussein: The U.S. Tilts toward Iraq, 1980-1984," National
Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 82, Edited by Joyce Battle, February
25, 2003
United
States Embassy in Turkey Cable from Richard W. Boehm to the Department of State.
"Back Up of Transshipment Cargos for Iraq," November 21, 1980.
Department
of State Cable from Alexander M. Haig, Jr. to All Near Eastern and South Asian
Diplomatic Posts. "Military Equipment for Iran and Iraq," February
16, 1981.
United
States Interests Section in Iraq Cable from William L. Eagleton, Jr. to the
Department of State. "Prospects for DAS [Deputy Assistant Secretary] Draper's
Visit To Baghdad," April 4, 1981.
United
States Interests Section in Iraq Cable from William L. Eagleton, Jr. to the
Department of State. "Prospects for DAS [Deputy Assistant Secretary] Draper's
Visit To Baghdad," April 4, 1981.
Department
of State Cable from Alexander M. Haig, Jr. to the United States Interests Section
in Iraq. "Secretary's Message To Iraqi Foreign Minister," April 8,
1981.
United
States Interests Section in Iraq Cable from William L. Eagleton, Jr. to the
Department of State. "Meetings in Baghdad with Foreign Minister Hammadi,"
April 12, 1981.
Iraq Ministry
of Foreign Affairs Letter from Saadoun Hammadi to Alexander M. Haig, Jr. [Iraqi
Minister for Foreign Affairs Praise for Visit of Under Secretary Draper], April
15, 1981.
United
States Interests Section in Iraq Cable from William L. Eagleton, Jr. to the
Department of State. "Letter to the Secretary from Iraqi Foreign Minister
Hammadi," April 20, 1981.
Department
of State Cable from Alexander M. Haig, Jr. to the Iraqi Interests Section in
the United States. "Meeting with Iraqint Chief al-Omar" [For Eagleton
from Draper], April 22, 1981.
United
States Interests Section in Iraq Cable from William L. Eagleton, Jr. to Department
of State. "Meeting with Tariq Aziz," May 28, 1981.
Department
of State Cable from Alexander M. Haig, Jr. to the United States Interests Section
in Iraq. "U.S. Policy on Arms Sales and Transfers to Iraq and Iran,"
June 3, 1981.
US,
Interagency Intelligence Assessment, Implications of Israeli Attack on Iraq,
July 1, 1981.
US, Interagency
Intelligence Assessment, Implications of Israeli Attack on Iraq, July
1, 1981
United
States Interests Section in Iraq Cable to the Department of State. "Staffdel
[Staff Delegation] Pillsbury's Visit to Baghdad," September 27, 1981.
Department
of State Cable from Alexander M. Haig, Jr. to the United States Interests Section
in Iraq. "De-designation of Iraq as Supporter of International Terrorism,"
February 27, 1982.
National
Security Study Directive (NSSD 4-82) from Ronald W. Reagan. "U.S. Strategy
for the Near East and Southwest Asia," March 19, 1982.
United
States Interests Section in Iraq Cable from William L. Eagleton, Jr. to the
Department of Commerce. "Helicopters and Airplanes for Iraqi Ministry of
Agriculture and Agrarian Reform," September 20, 1982.
Department
of State, Office of the Secretary Delegation Cable from George P. Shultz to
the Department of State. "Secretary's May 10 Meeting with Iraqi Foreign
Minister Tariq Aziz," May 11, 1983.
Department
of State Cable from George P. Shultz to the United States Interests Section
in Iraq. "Message from the Secretary for FON MIN Tariq Aziz: Iraqi Support
for Terrorism," May 23, 1983.
Central
Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence Appraisal. "The Iraqi
Nuclear Program: Progress Despite Setbacks," June 1983.
United
States Interests Section in Iraq Cable from Barbara K. Bodine to the Department
of State. "Militarization of Hughes Helicopters," June 8, 1983.
National
Security Decision Directive (NSDD 99) from Ronald W. Reagan. "United States
Security Strategy for the Near East and South Asia" [Attached to Cover
Memorandum; Heavily Excised], July 12, 1983.
Department
of State, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Information Memorandum
from Jonathan T. Howe to Lawrence S. Eagleburger. "Iran-Iraq War: Analysis
of Possible U.S. Shift from Position of Strict Neutrality," October 7,
1983.
Foreign
Broadcast Information Service Transcription. "IRNA Reports Iraqi Regime
Using Chemical Weapons to Stop Val-Fajr IV," October 22, 1983.
Department
of State, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs Information Memorandum from Jonathan
T. Howe to George P. Shultz. "Iraq Use of Chemical Weapons," November
1, 1983.
Department
of State, Executive Secretary Memorandum from M. Charles Hill to Robert C. McFarlane.
"Public Diplomacy Strategy for the Middle East" [Includes Memorandum],
November 2, 1983.
Department
of State, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs Action Memorandum from Jonathan T. Howe to Lawrence S. Eagleburger.
"Iraqi Use of Chemical Weapons" [Includes Cables Entitled "Deterring
Iraqi Use of Chemical Weapons" and "Background of Iraqi Use of Chemical
Weapons"], November 21, 1983
National
Security Decision Directive (NSDD 114) from Ronald W. Reagan. "U.S. Policy
toward the Iran-Iraq War," November 26, 1983.
Department
of State Cable from Kenneth W. Dam to the United States Interests Section in
Iraq. "Rumsfeld Visit to Iraq," December 7, 1983.
United
States Interests Section in Iraq Cable from William L. Eagleton, Jr. to the
Department of State [et al.]. "Rumsfeld Visit to Iraq," December 10,
1983.
United
States Interests Section in Iraq Cable from William L. Eagleton, Jr. to the
United States Embassy in Jordan. "Talking Points for Amb. [Ambassador]
Rumsfeld's Meeting with Tariq Aziz and Saddam Hussein," December 14, 1983.
United
States Embassy in Italy Cable from Maxwell M. Rabb to the Department of State.
"Rumsfeld's Larger Meeting with Iraqi Deputy PM [Prime Minister] and FM
[Foreign Minister] Tariz [Tariq] Aziz, December 19," December 20, 1983.
United
States Embassy in United Kingdom Cable from Charles H. Price II to the Department
of State. "Rumsfeld Mission: December 20 Meeting with Iraqi President Saddam
Hussein," December 21, 1983.
United
States Embassy in the United Kingdom Cable from Charles H. Price II to the Department
of State. "Rumsfeld One-on-One Meeting with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister,"
December 21, 1983.
Department
of State, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs Action Memorandum from Richard W. Murphy to Lawrence S. Eagleburger.
"EXIM [Export-Import] Bank Financing for Iraq" [Includes Letter From
Lawrence S. Eagleburger to William Draper, Dated December 24, 1983], December
22, 1983.
Department
of State Cable from Kenneth W. Dam to United States Embassy in Jordan. "Rumsfeld
Mission: Meeting with King Hussein in London," December 23, 1983.
United
States Interests Section in Iraq Cable from William L. Eagleton, Jr. to the
Department of State. "Follow-up on Rumsfeld Visit to Baghdad," December
26, 1983
United
States Interests Section in Iraq Cable from William L. Eagleton, Jr. to the
Department of State. "Meeting With Tariq Aziz: Expanding Iraq's Oil Export
Facilities," January 3, 1984.
Jim Vallette,
Institute for Policy Studies, "Crude Visions: How Oil Interests Obscured
U.S. Government Focus on Chemical Weapons Use by Saddam Hussein," March
2003
United
States Interests Section in Iraq Cable from William L. Eagleton, Jr. to the
Department of State. "[Excised] Iraqi Pipeline through Jordan," January
10, 1984.
Department
of State Cable from George P. Shultz to the United States Consulate General,
Jerusalem. "Follow-up Steps on Iraq-Iran" [Includes Transmittal Sheet],
January 14, 1984.
Department
of State, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs Action Memorandum from David T. Schneider to George P. Shultz. "Easing
Restrictions on Exports to Iraq," January 30, 1984
Export-Import
Bank of the United States, Country Risk Analysis Division Memorandum to the
Export-Import Bank of the United States, Africa and Middle East Division, Board
of Directors. "Country Review and Recommendations for Eximbank's Programs"
[Extract; Includes Document Entitled "Appendix I: Iraq"], February
21, 1984.
United
States Interests Section in Iraq Cable from William L. Eagleton, Jr. to the
Department of State. "Iraqi Warning re Iranian Offensive," February
22, 1984.
Department
of State, Executive Secretary Memorandum from M. Charles Hill to Robert C. McFarlane.
"Public Diplomacy Strategy for the Middle East and Lebanon" [Includes
Memorandum, Press Themes, Speakers List, and List of Project Programs], March
2, 1984.
Department
of State Cable from George P. Shultz to the United States Interests Section
in Iraq. "U.S. Chemical Shipment to Iraq," March 4, 1984.
Department
of State, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Memorandum from James
A. Placke to James M. Ealum [et al.]. [U.S. Condemnation of Iraqi Chemical Weapons
Use], March 4, 1984.
Department
of State Memorandum. "Notifying Congress of [Excised] Truck Sale,"
March 5, 1984.
United
States Interests Section in Iraq Cable from William L. Eagleton, Jr. to the
Department of State. "Iraq Reacts Angrily to U.S. Condemnation of CW [Chemical
Weapons] Use," March 7, 1984.
Cable
from U.S. Interests Section Baghdad to State Department, "Ismet Kittani's
Reaction to US Chemical Weapons Statement and Next Steps in US-Iraq Relations,"
March 7, 1984
State
Department Cable to Middle East Posts, "Department Press Briefing March
9, 1984," March 10, 1984
United
States Embassy in Austria Cable from Helene A. von Damm to the Department of
State. "Iranian War Wounded in Vienna," March 13, 1984
Department
of State Cable from George P. Shultz to the Mission to the European Office of
the United Nations and Other International Organizations. "U.N. Human Rights
Commission: Item 12: Iranian Resolution on Use of Chemical Weapons by Iraq,"
March 14, 1984.
State
Department Cable to Embassy Amm!n and U.S. Interests Section Baghdad, "Kittani
Call on Under Secretary Eagleburger," March 18, 1984
Department
of State Cable from George P. Shultz to the United States Embassy in Sudan.
"Briefing Notes for Rumsfeld Visit to Baghdad [Page Missing]," March
24, 1984.
State
Department Cable to Donald Rumsfeld Party, "Briefing Notes for Rumsfeld
Visit to Baghdad," March 24, 1984
United
States Embassy in Bahrain Cable from Donald Charles Seidel to the Department
of State. "Middle East Mission: U.S. Efforts to Stop Arms Transfers to
Iran," March 24, 1984.
Mission
to the United Nations Cable from Jeane J. Kirkpatrick to the Department of State.
"U.N. Report on Chemical Weapons Use in Iran/Iraq War: Consideration in
Security Council," March 28, 1984.
Department
of State, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Cover Memorandum from
Allen Overmyer to James A. Placke. [United Nations Security Council Response
to Iranian Chemical Weapons Complaint; Includes Revised Working Paper], March
30, 1984.
Department
of State Cable from George P. Shultz to the United States Embassy in Lebanon
[et al.]. "Department Press Briefing, March 30, 1984," March 31, 1984.
Dana Priest,
"Rumsfeld Visited Baghdad in 1984 to Reassure Iraqis, Documents Show: Trip
Followed Criticism Of Chemical Arms' Use," Washington Post, 19 December
2003, Page A42
National
Security Decision Directive (NSDD 139) from Ronald W. Reagan. "Measures
to Improve U.S. Posture and Readiness to Respond to Developments in the Iran-Iraq
War," April 5, 1984.
Department
of State Cable from George P. Shultz to United States Embassy in Jordan. "Chemical
Weapons: Meeting With Iraqi Charge," April 6, 1984.
United
States Interests Section. Iraq Cable from William L. Eagleton, Jr. to the Department
of State. "Bell Discusses Possible Helicopter Sale to Iraq," April
12, 1984.
Cable
from U.S. Interests Section Baghdad to State Department, "Iraqi Attitude
toward an Israeli Embarace [sic] on the Aqaba Pipeline," April 16, 1984
Letter
from Richard M. Nixon to Nicolae Ceausescu. [Regarding U.S.-Romanian Venture
to Sell Uniforms to Iraq], May 3, 1984.
Department
of State, Special Adviser to the Secretary on Nonproliferation Policy and Nuclear
Energy Affairs Memorandum from Dick Gronet to Richard T. Kennedy. "U.S.
Dual-Use Exports to Iraq: Specific Actions" [Includes Document Entitled
"Dual Use Exports to Iraq" Dated April 27, 1984], May 9, 1984.
Letter
from the Bechtel Corporation to the Iraqi Oil Ministry on Building an Oil Pipeline,
20 July 1984
Internal
Memo from the Bechtel Corporation on the Proposed Iraq/Jordan Pipeline and the
Effect of the Israeli Elections on the Proposal, 26 July 1984
Defense
Intelligence Agency Intelligence Report. "Defense Estimative Brief: Prospects
for Iraq," September 25, 1984.
Letter from the Bechtel
Corporation to James Placke, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern and
South Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State on security guarantees to the
Iraqi Government for pipeline security, 15 October 1984
Department
of State, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs Briefing Paper. "Iraqi Illegal
Use of Chemical Weapons," November 16, 1984.
Department
of State Cable from George P. Shultz to the United States Embassy in Iraq. "Memcon
[Memorandum of Conversation]: Secretary's Meeting with Iraqi DepPrimMin [Deputy
Prime Minister] Tariq Aziz, November 26, 1984, 10:00 a.m.," November 29,
1984.
Notes from the first
Rappaport (IMG)/Bechtel meeting on Aqaba Pipeline Security, 7 January 1985
Internal Bechtel Memo
on Aqaba Pipeline Security and Methods to Obtain US Support, 23 January 1985
Internal Bechtel Memo
on Arranging a Meeting between Rappopart (IMG) and Cordell Hull on Aqaba Pipeline,
8 February 1985
Cable
from U.S. Embassy Amman to State Department, "Hussein on Mubarak's Visit
and Their Joint Trip to Iraq," March 19, 1985
Cable
from U.S. Embassy Baghdad to State Department, "Views of the Jordanian
and Egyptian Ambassadors on Iraq: the War, the Peace Process, and Inter-Arab
Relations," March 28, 1985
Internal Bechtel Memo
Proposing the Text of an Agreement between the US and Jordan on Cooperation
in Petroleum Matters, 3 May 1985
Letter from Julius Kaplan
of the Law Offices of Kaplan, Russin and Vecchi informing Bechtel that James
Schlesinger, former US Secretary of Defense, will lead the Team discussing the
Aqaba Pipeline, 14 June 1985
Letter from William
P. Clark to E. Robert Wallach on his commitment to the Aqaba Pipeline project,
11 July 1985
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ALBRIGHT TO NAME
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO IRAQI OPPOSITION
REMARKS BY SAMUEL
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SECRETARY OF STATE
MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT AND EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MOUSSA FOLLOWING MEETING
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A Synopsis
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