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Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’ [109r] (217/442)
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 Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government, and should be
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kept under Lock and Key.]
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[This telegram is of particular secrecy and should he
retained by the authorised recinient and not passed on].
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[Cypher] WAR CABINET DIS'm&u|g j
' To: PERSIA j
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FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO TEHRAF"
No. 12.
January 2nd, 1942,
D. 5.55. p.m. 2nd January, 1942.
Repeated to Government of India No.89 .
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Your telegram ho.1590 [of 29th December. Proposed
Anglo-boviet-Persian treaty’of alliance],
I had intended to supnort your representations b;
in suitable terms - to Persian Minister here,
indisposed.
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2. If therefore Persian Government have not yet
returned a satisfactory reply, you should inform President of-
the Council that I am profoundly dissatisfied with the futile
delays in concluding the treaty. The Persian Government
seem to have made no attempt to honour their assurances to us
respecting early signature', and they will remember that it was
originally understood that the Majlis decision would be
reached within say forty-eight hours, §_ee my telegram No. 1026
[of the 14th November]. I trust that the Persian Government ~~
realise to what extent their country is dependent upon
assistance from Russians and ourselves in such matters as
supglies, and how inconvenient it would be to them if the delays
in furnishing essential supplies were at all comparable to the
delays which have taken place in conclusion of the treaty.
You should add that if the treaty is not concluded very shortly,
I will not be responsible for the consequences.
If your Soviet colleague with agree to speak in
‘iter.
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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)
- Arrangement
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
- front, front-i, 2r:55v, 58r, 59r:66v, 70r:146v, 150r:160v, 166r:181v, 185r:196v, 199r:205v, 209r:215v, 219r:220v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence