Keeping the Door Open in Saudi Arabia
The United States and the Dhahran Airfield, 1945?46
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9394652 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James L Gormly (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 189-206 |
| Publication date | 1980-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Diplomatic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0145-2096 • E-ISSN: 1467-7709 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-7709.1980.tb00343.x |
| OpenAlex | W2085574273 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
I had no knowledge of air or defense strategy but one glance at a map was sufficient to persuade me of the prime importance of Dhahran, situated on a land mass resembling a gigantic aircraft carrier, astride the Middle East, and close to one of the world's richest oil fields, in which we had a controlling interest. J. Rives Childs, U.S. minister to Saudi Arabia1 U.S. concern and interest in the Middle East and the Near East has increased markedly since World War II. Apart from the question of Israel, the primary focus has been on the region's oil and strategic location. As the German and Italian threat to the Middle East receded, American policymakers became increasingly interested in promoting American trade and stable, American-oriented regimes throughout the region. A March 1945 State Department memorandum concluded that American goals would have to rely on “an actively implemented economic policy.... The end in view would be the creation of conditions favorable to the orderly development of the area's resources, free from the exploitative discriminatory and restrictive practices that have caused friction in underdeveloped areas in the past.”2
Aeronautics · Ancient history · Forensic engineering · Political science · Engineering · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Maritime Security and History · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2000 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |