"ملف ٦/ ١٠ المصالح الأجنبية: شؤون الحكومة الفارسية، إلخ، وأوراق متنوعة بشأن الفُرس" [و‎‎٣‎٣] (٩٤/٦٥)

His Majesty The King of Great Britain, Ireland and the
British Dominiona beyond the ^eas, Etaperor of India, and the
Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics on the one hand, and His Imperial Majesty
The Shahinshah of Iran on the otheri
Having in view the principles of the Atlantic Charter
Jointly agreed upon and announced to the World by the
President of the United States of America and the Prime
Minister of the United Kingdom on the 14th August, 1941, and
endorsed by the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics on the 24th September, 1941, with which His
Imperial Majesty The Shahinshah declares His complete agree
ment and from which He wishes to benefit on an equal basis
with the other nations of the World andi
Being anxious to strengthen the bonds of friendship and
mutual understanding between them and;
Considering that these objects will best be achieved by
the conclusion of a Treaty of Alliancei
Have agreed to conclude a treaty for this purpose and
have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries;
His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the
British Dominions beyond the deas, Emperor of India; for
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelands
SIR READER WILLIAM BULLARD, K.C.M.G., C.I.E.,
His Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo
tentiary in Iran
The Presidio® of the Supreme Council of the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics;
His Excellency ANDRE ANDREEVIICH SMIRNOV,
Ambassador ixtraordimry and Plenipotentiary of the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in Iran,
His Imperial Majesty The Shahinshah of Iran;
His Excellency ALI SOiiEILY,
Minister for Foreign Affairs,
who having communicated their full powers found in good
and due fom, have agreed as follows:
His Majesty The King of Great Britain, Ireland and the
British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and the
Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (hereinafter referred
to as the Allied Powers) jointly and severally undertake to
respect the territorial integrity, the sovereignty and the
political independence of Iran,
An Alliance is established between the Allied Powers
on the one hand and His Imperial Majesty the Shahinshah of
Iran on the other,
ARTICLE III,
(1) The Allied powers jointly and severally undertake to
defend Iran by all means at their eomraand from all aggression
on the part of Germany or any other power.
His Imperial Majesty The Shahinshah undertakes:
(a) To cooperate with the Allied Powers with all the
means at His command and in every way possible in
order that they may be able to fulfil the above
undertaking. The assistance of the Iranian forces