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Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’ [‎147r] (293/442)

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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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D. 5,0 U a.m. 19th November, 1941 •
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Repeated to Government of India telegram No. 14765.
Kuibyshev telegram No. 15.
Angora telegram No. 18.
Bagdad telegram No. 17.
Cairo telegram No. 72. All Saving.
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Following is text referred to in my immediately
preceding telegram [proposed Anglo-Soviet Persian Treaty].
-n . -^ e King of Great Britain, Ireland and
the British^uominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics^ on the one hand,
and His Imperial Majesty and Shahinshah of Persia, on the
other; !
. . ^ 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 Seotember, 1941, with which His Imperial
Majesty the S hah inshah declares his complete agreement and
irom which he wishes To benefit on an equal basis with other
nations of the world,
A . , Be i n g 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 alliance;
Have agreed to^conclude a treaty for this purpose and
have appointed as their plenipotentiaries;
thp Rr-i ^ he . King of Great Britain, Ireland, and
the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India,
Ireland^ 01, thG United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
His imperial Majesty the Shahinshah of Persia,
Who having communicated their full powers, found in
good and due form, have agreed as follows;
Article 1.

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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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