Tour of Middle East countries by US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles accompanied by Mutual Security Agency Director Harold Stassen and officials; comments on Dulles' speech on his return and on US policy generally in the Middle East. Code E file 1034

This file contains correspondence relating to:

• US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles's visit to Jerusalem, including messages and pamphlets demanding justice for Palestinian refugees (30)
• Discussions of American policy in the Middle East, particularly in: Jordan; Israel; Saudi Arabia; Lebanon; Syria; and Iraq (31, 38-45, 48, 52)
• Question of passing information about Dulles's tour to Commander Ian Steel of the Imperial Defence College (32)
• Articles from the Soviet press (33)
• Dulles's broadcast speech about his tour, and comments (34, 37)
• Discussion of American policy in Turkey and the potential usefulness of Turkey to Britain (35)
• Discussion of American relations with the Arab countries (36)
• Hearings on the Mutual Security Bill by the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the US House Foreign Affairs Committee (46)
• Public Law 118 amending the Mutual Security Act, 1951 [enclosed]; and figures relating to technical and economic assistance (47)
• Discussion of the difference between US and British tactics in the Middle East (49)
• Public Law 218 relating to mutual security (50)
• Plans for Miss Charlotte M Morehouse of the State Department to visit Amman, and subsequently other Middle Eastern areas, to prepare a report on the political and sociological background of Jordan (51)