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[This telegram is of particular secrecy and should he
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FROM: PERSIA.
FROM TEHRAN TO FOREIGN OFFICE,
Sir R. Bullard.
No. 750 .
Undated.
Repeated India No. 605
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D. 11.50 p.m., 25th September, 1941.
R. 2,45 a. m., 27th September, 1941.
IMMEDIATE.
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German Minister insists that on orders from Berlin
he cannot leave while German women and children remain.
I have asked the Persian Government to tell him that if
he does not leave on September _17th. he cannot count on
safe conduct through Russian lirffsl Once Legation has
left, disposal of the remainder of men will be less
difficult. The question of women - most of whom propose
to go to Germany - can be left open till more important
matters are settled.
2. Italian Legation are preparing to leave September
17th via Tabriz taking most of community with them. There
are very few dangerous persons amongst xhem, four or five
at the most and only seriously bad one is Roccardi who
has in any case diplomatic cover. As Iraq cannot accent
them in transit, only v/ay is to send them via Russian lines.
I propose to delay departure of.few undesirables till I
receive your instructions. There has not been hitherto
any question of interning members of the Italian community.
3. _ [10 groups omitted]* September 17th. Community
can remain for the moment and some engineers and others
useful for our communications with London remain altogether.
4. Roumanians. See my telegram No. 715. If they
go it should be via Iraq frontier. There will be only
one car load of officials and if accepted by free Roumania
could be more usefully employed in Turkey. Community
consists of three Ravearet to whom there is no political
objection.
5. Bulgarian Legation should leave September 17th.
Community should stay for the present till we have time
to see to them.
Difficulty of providing car transport for all the
lead to some delays but the chief thing is to
6.
above > may „
get rid of the German Legation.
7. ^ I am using discretion to keep certain recommended
and useful Germans and other nationalities.
* [Correction to follow]