Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976. Volume XXIV. Middle East Region and Arabian Peninsula, 1969-1972; Jordan, September 1970

摘要

The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity of the United States Government. The Historian of the Department of State is charged with the responsibility for the preparation of the Foreign Relations series. The staff of the Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, under the direction of the General Editor of the Foreign Relations series, plans, researches, compiles, and edits the volumes in the series. Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg first promulgated official regulations codifying specific standards for the selection and editing of documents for the series on March 26, 1925. These regulations, with minor modifications, guided the series through 1991. This volume is part of a subseries of volumes of the Foreign Relations series that document the most important issues in the foreign policy of the administrations of Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford. The subseries presents a documentary record of major foreign policy decisions and actions of both Presidents. This volume documents U.S. policy toward the Middle East region including the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula from 1969 to 1972, as well as U.S. actions during the Jordan crisis of September 1970. Although part of a larger integrated series, this volume is meant to stand on its own. Readers who want a more complete context for U.S relations with the Middle East during this time period should consult other volumes in the 1969-1976 subseries of the Foreign Relations series. Volume XXIII, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1969-1972, covers events in Jordan both before and after September 1970, as well as the Arab- Israeli crisis. Oil and energy issues are addressed in volume XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974. U.S. bilateral relations with Iran are documented in volume E4, Documents on Iran and Iraq, 1969-1972.