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GENERAL DISTRIBUTION.
TO PERSIA.
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FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO TEHRAN.
No. 855
3 ra" October, 1941
D. 4.15 p.m. 3rd October, 1941
Repeated to Government o'f Ipdia Nn. 1250G
ZoscowUo. 1400
Bagdad No. 1020
Angora No. 2151
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IMPORTANT.
Your telegrams Nos. 867 and 877 [of September 27th and
29th: proposed Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance].
It is not possible, for the reasons stated in paragraph
5 of my telegram No. 801 [of September 26th], to insert
in the draft Treaty any provision for the withdrawal of
Allied troops from Tehran, or any provision which would
limit our freedom to station troops in any part of Persia
in case of need. The question whether we could in
practice withdraw troops from Tehran and Meshed on the
conclusion of the Treary, or at least reduce our troops
at Tehran to a token force, is under urgent consideration.
It is, however, doubtful whether His Majesty's Government
wal from
whether
Soviet Government would agree. I recognise, however, that
the immediate proximity of large numbers of Soviet troops
has a paralysing effect on Persian administration, and that
on these grounds substantial reduction may be very
desirable. There is no objection to your discussing the
question with your Soviet colleague provided that you make
it clear that His Majesty's Government have not yet reached
r decision.
2. I have suggested to Soviet Ambassador the
, k addition of the words !f the economic life of the country"
;k in Article IV, in accordance with your proposal.
3. I am now suggesting to the Soviet Ambassador new
wording of Article VII to read:
"The Allied Powers jointly undertake to use their best
endeavours to safeguard the economic existence of the
Persian people against the privations and difficulties
arising as a result of the present war".
4. Proposal to establish joint commission at Tehran
to deal with matters arising out of occupation has already
been put to Soviet Ambassador on two occasions. If
Soviet Government agree, it will doubtless be possible to
set up commission at once, and I am not sure that there