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Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’ [150v] (300/442)
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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could remind them that as soon as the treaty enters into force
their sterling balances in the United Kingdom will be unblocked and
they will then have all the sterling that they need. As for ( -.
dollars, His Majesty’s Government would require to be presented
with a very convincing case before even considering a proposal ^
to help to provide Persia with more dollars, to swell Persian ^
accumulated dollar assets in the United Staxes, now estimated at
eleven million dollars. I am by no means convinced that the
Persians need financial assistance from us, and it is in any case
improbable that the Soviet Government would be willing to under
take such financial commitments to the Persians in present circ
umstances.
4. It now remains to be seen whether the Soviet Government
are prepared to agree to the prespnt text, which in our view at
least gives the Persians many advantages, though it is perhaps
not so clear what benefits tne Soviet Government and His Majesty's
Government are likely to derive from it. If the Soviet Govern
ment agree to its terms, the next step will be for you and your
Soviet colleague to approach the Persian Government and ascertain
definitely whether they are prepared to sign the present text
or not. If so, you should arrange for signature to take place
without further delay. If not, it will have to be made clear to
the Persian Government that the favourable treatment which Persia
has hitherto been receiving as a potential ally of the Soviet
and British Governments will come to an end and we shall regard
ourselves as under no treaty obligation towards Persia whatever.
The Soviet and British Governments will have offered the Persian
Government favourable and honourable terms, in pursuance of the
Persian Government’s statement that they wished"to become our
allies, and our offer, if not accepted without further delay,
will be withdrawn once and for all. The Persian Government will
not of course expect to receive the benefits which they would
have gained under the Treaty, but will have lost through their
own hesitation.
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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