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Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’ [57r] (113/442)
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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of Iran, nor to concludo treaties inconsistent with the A / A o v i3ion3
of th'j p^uSent treaty . They undertake to consult the Government
Imperial Majesty The S ha hi ns hah in all matters aif acting
the direct interests of Iran.
(2) His Imperial Majesty The Shahinshah undertakes not to^
adopt in His relations with foreign countries an attitude which is
inconsistent with the Alliance, nor to conclude treaties inconsis
tent with the provisions of the present treaty.
.. fiTC LH VII.
The Allied Pov/ers jointly undertake to use their beet
endeavours to safeguard the economic •neistence of the Iranian
people ag..inst the privations and dl icultios arising as a result
of the present war. On the entry in^o force of the present treaty
discussions shall be opened between the Government of Iran and
the Governments of the Allied Powers as to the oost possible
methods oi c .rrying out the above undertaking.
AhTICLn vti
The provisions of the present treaty are equally binding
as bilateral obligations between His Imperial Majesty :ho Shahin
shah and each of the two other High Contracting Parties.
AKTICL2 IX.
The present treaty shall come into force on signature
and shall remain in force until the date fixed for the withdrawal
of the forces of the allied Powers from Iranian territory in
accordance with Article 5.
In witness whereof the above-named fleni_otentiarios
have signed the present treaty and have affixed thereto their seals.
Persian
January
Done at Tehran in triplicate in Hnglish, Russian and
all being equally authentic, on the twenty-ninth day of
onethousand ninehundred and fortytwo.
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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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3520
- Title
- Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’
- Pages
- 216r:218v, 206r:208v, 197r:198v, 182r:184v, 161r:165v, 147r:149v, 67r:69v, 56r:57r
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