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Appendix.
Anglo-American Draft of Tri/partite Commission for Iranian Affairs,
*25th December, 1945.
1 HE Governments of Great Britain, U.S.S.R. and the United States have
agreed on the formation of a Tripartite Commission for Iranian questions and
are submitting this agreement to the Iranian Government for their concurrence.
The terms of reference are as follows :—
1. The commission shall take as its point of departure the fact that, during
the presence in Persia of Allied troops, the Persian economy and governmental
organisation have been disturbed and difficulties have arisen between the Central
Government and the inhabitants of certain provinces. The Three Powers
recognise that they may have some responsibility for this and should therefore
endeavour to assist the Persian State in re-establishing normal conditions to the
satisfaction of all elements of the population and maintaining friendly relations
with other countries.
2. With a view to removing the apprehensions of the Iranian Government
and causes of international friction, the commission shall deal with the question
of the acceleration as far as possible of the withdrawal of Allied troops from Iran
and make appropriate recommendations to the Governments of the Three Powers.
3. The commission shall keep in mind (a) the undertaking given by Great
Britain and Soviet Russia in the treaty of January 1942 to respect the political
independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Persia; and (b) the declara
tion about Persia issued during the Tehran Conference by President Roosevelt,
Generalissimo Stalin and Mr. Churchill.
4. With a view to reconciling the existing differences between the central
Persian Government and certain provinces of the country, the commission shall
advise and assist the Persian Government in the establishment of provincial
councils, in accordance with the provisions of the Persian Constitution.
5. The recommendations of the commission (which must receive the approval
of the Three Governments before being submitted to the Persian Government)
shall cover the whole of Persia, including Azerbaijan.
6. Existing laws amplifying the relevant provisions of the Constitution
(with respect to provincial councils) shall be taken as the point of departure, but
the commission shall recommend any amendments which seem to be required,
especially in regard to the elections to the local councils, the powers and duties of
the councils and the manner in which they are to be furnished with funds.
7. The commission shall also make recommendations as to the free use of
the minority languages, such as Arabic, Turki and Kurdish, for educational and
other purposes.
8. The commission shall consult closely with the Persian Government and
with representatives of all important elements of the population in the process of
formulating its recommendations.
9. The Three Powers shall use their best endeavours to persuade the Persian
Government to pass into law and to put into execution the recommendations made
by the commission.
10. The commission shall make no recommendation which would weaken the
fundamental unity of the Persian State.
11. The first provincial elections shall be carried out under the supervision
of the commission.
Tehran, §th January. 1946.