[Inscribed association copy] Dhahran's American Consulate - The History of the United States Consulate General in Saudi Arabia [WITH] "Final Draft" of the above [AND] related correspondence

Campbell, Kay Hardy

Edité par Chiefton Publishing, Edina, Minnesota, 1988

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This set belonged to James M. Ealum, who was the US Consul General in Dhahran during 1980-83. It includes the finally published work, its "Final Draft", and 2 related letters from the author to Ealum with material attached. The book is in its original black titled grey wraps 22x28cm, (14), vi, 82pp with full-page Consulate area coverage map and b/w photos throughout. Covers good or better with staining to the front, interiors fine. Signed to the title page "Kay H. Campbell 1/97" and inscribed "'From the Spook'" with Ealum unnamed. The "Final Draft" is comb-bound in plain blue wraps 23x28cm, printed to the rectos only: (9), vi, 74pp with map and b/w photos. Very good with Ealum's address label taped to the front. James Maurice Ealum (1930?2023) worked for the US Foreign Service during 1957-90, after completing an MA in Russian Studies at Harvard, and service in the US Navy. Specially trained in Russian, Hebrew and Dari, he was posted to Tel Aviv, Moscow, Tehran, Dhahran, and finally Kabul as Charge d'Affaires during the Soviet-Afghan conflict before returning to the State Department. He is named in the Acknowledgments, the list of Principal Officers (p67), and features in a couple of the photos he supplied (p64). One of Campbell's letters to him (23 Sep 1988, 1pp letterheaded, signed typscript) covers the Final Draft, expressing appreciation for Ealum's photos. She advises the draft is going through final clearances with the Office of the Historian, Embassy in Riyadh, and Aramco, anticipating few changes will be made. Her earlier letter (23 Jun 1988, 1pp letterheaded, signed typescript) advises on progress, thanks Ealum for his patience, and attaches information on the Association for Diplomatic Studies with letter from the Chair of its Historical Collections Committee who looks forward to receiving her history (6 June 1988). Campbell had studied Arabic and the Middle East at the University of Minnesota and Harvard. She began as a feature writer on the Arab News in Jeddah in the 1970s, contributed to Aramco World, the Saudi Gazette and Saudia's in-flight magazine, wrote novels set in Saudi and Morocco, and organised musical and cultural events. This work was suggested by John Eddy, Ealum's successor as Consul General (1983-87). It took 4 years to write, drawing on staff experiences, memoirs, photos and correspondence. The Consulate opened in 1944, strategically close to Aramco, and 4 years ahead of the Embassy. Until 1972 it covered Eastern Province, the Trucial States, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. When the US opened new consulates and embassies in the newly independent Gulf states, the Dhahran Consulate's focus was limited to Eastern Province. Campbell breaks down the Consulate's history into early US diplomatic presence, the early days (1944-46), building the compound (1947-51), under way (1952-72), the boom years and beyond. Appendices list its principal officers and Eastern Province Amirs. The photos, sourced from Consulate General Archives and staff, are especially interesting. They capture high level visits and meetings (Ibn Saud, the Ruler of Bahrain, George Bush Sr, et al), the development of the compound and its buildings, 1930s-40s views of Dammam, Dhahran, hiring Saudi workers at Al Khobar, traditional Qatif, Aramco, Ibn Jiluwi and other Saudi dignitaries, a gifted DC3, the US Military Training Mission, etc. (References: State Magazine "In Memoriam"; author's website).

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• Titre: [Inscribed association copy] Dhahran's American Consulate - The History of the United States Consulate General in Saudi Arabia [WITH] "Final Draft" of the above [AND] related correspondence
• Éditeur: Chiefton Publishing, Edina, Minnesota
• Date de parution: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Soft cover
• État de l'article: Very Good