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Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’ [56r] (111/442)
The record is made up of 1 file (219 folios). It was created in 16 Sep 1941-13 Jul 1943. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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His Majesty The King of Great Britain, Ireland and the
; Jr:I -^ r9 h Axuinionft beyond the Seae., Emy-eror of India, and the
Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Union of Soviet Socialist
' 1 •. pub .lies on. the one hand,
-• - ' ^n the others
and His Imperial Majesty The Siiahinshah
. Having in view the principles of the Atlantic Charter
„ointly agreed upon and announced to the V/orld by tho President
e^. thk. United Status of America and the Prime Minister of the
.Kingdom on the 14th August, 1941, and endorsed by the Govern-
01 _ ^ 1G Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on t’,e 24th Septumbe
-- 1 which His Imperial Majesty The Shahinshah declares His
co; g eu Co agr* wment and from which He v/ishes to benefit on an equal
hauls with t .. other nations of the V/orld and;
er
1 a 1 -i°us co strengthen the bonds of friendship and
mutual undui'f .,an:lin_ between them and:
Considering that these objects will best be achieved by
conclusion of -a Treaty of Alliance:
1 v G "^ a conclude a treaty for this purpose and have
appointed a- their Plenipotentiaries;
juls e,»ty The Ain._. of Great Britain,
ritisn dominions beyond the Seas, Ung
tho United Kingdom of Great Britain an
•dir READER WILLIAM BULIriRD, . .
ills Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and
tontiary in Iran.
IrelanV and the
jror of India; for
. North rn Ireland:
d.M.G. , C. I. L. ,
xinister Pluiiipo-
Phe Presidium of the Suprei Council of the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics,
His Excellency aITDRE ANDREEV ITCH SMIRNOV,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in Iran,
His Imperial Majesty The Shahinshah of Iran:
His Excellency ALI SOHEILY,
Minister for Foreign Affairs,
^ ^ who Having communicated thuir full cowers found in good and
due form, have agr .^d as follows:
ARTICLE I.
His Majesty The King of Great Britain, Ireland and the
rjritisn^Dominions Depend the Seas, Emperor of India, and the Union
oi the Soviet Socialist Republics (hereinafter referred to as thu
Allied Powers ) jointly and sev a- .lly undertake to resnect ohe terri-
toria! integrity, the sovereignty and the political inde endence
of Iran. * ‘
ARTICLE II.
Alliance is estaolished oot’-mun thu Allied Powers
on the one hand and His Imperial Majesty Thu Shahinshah of Iran on
the other.
ARTICLE III.
Uh „ Alii -od Powers jointly and severally undertake to defend
r tl.H N mQans , at ooi.iiiiand from ill agression on the part of
Germany or any o Miur Power.
(2)
a)
His Imperial Majesty The Shahinshah undertakes:
To coogurate with thu Allied Powers with all the means
<j. a His co..ima id and in every way possible in order that they
may able to fulfil the above undurtaking. The assis
tance of thu Iranian forces shall ho^mver be limited to
ne main tenance of inturnal security on Iranian territory.
/d] To Secure
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Correspondence relating to the drafting and ratification of a treaty of alliance between Britain and the Soviet Union, introduced in the wake of the two nations’ invasion and occupation of Persia [Iran] in August 1941. The treaty set out to establish friendly relations between the three nations involved, and to ‘respect the territorial integrity, the sovereignty and the political independence of Iran.’ The file contains multiple drafts of the treaty articles, along with a final printed copy of the treaty, dated 29 January 1942 (ff 67-69). The file’s principal correspondents are: the British Legation in Tehran; the Foreign Office.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (219 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 221; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’
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- 216r:218v, 206r:208v, 197r:198v, 182r:184v, 161r:165v, 147r:149v, 67r:69v, 56r:57r
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