Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’ [‎157r] (313/442)

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FROM FORE IGN OFFICE TO TEHRAN.
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No> 1022.
13th November 1941.
Repeated to Government o
Kuibyshev NOo 145,
Angora No. 2400,
Bagdad No= 1158,
Cairo No. .3959
D. 12.20 a.m. 14th
^ India No, 14,558
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I IMMEDIATE.
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My immediately preceding telegram [proposed
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Following are comments on minor points:
Preamble. Persian proposals are acceptable, subject to
following amendments: "by the President of the United States
?/ + ^ riGa 4 . ar \ d nH ie ?T \ me Minister of the United Kingdom on the
u n n^■X£ us ^ ,aDQ e ndorsed by the Government of the
u.S.S.R. on the 24th September, 1941, with which
Article 1 0 Amendments acceptable.
Article 3 paragraph 2 (a) and (b) and paragraph 3.
Acceptable,
Article 4 paragraph 1 0 Amendments acceptable.
. 4 .u-^ r "k dc ^ e ma X impracticable to withdraw all forces
within six months, ana for this reason alone it will be
necessary to retain one year as a maximum. Following re-draft,
however, goes some way to meet Persian point of view.
’’After all hostilities between the Allied Powers and
Germany and her associates have been suspended by the conclusion
of an armistice or armistices, or after the conclusion of
P5 a 9? between them, whichever date is the earlier, the forces
of the Allied Powers shall be withdrawn from Persian territory
as soon as possible. This withdrawal shall be completed in
any case not later than one year after that date. The
associates" of Germany means all other Powers
which have engaged or may m the future engage in hostilities
against eitner of the Allied Powers". bu±±i.uieb
• •U 4 -'^' G ^^ paragraph 2, I suggest that this paragraph
^? r ^ s "P^visions of the present Treaty",
on thelollowingTinesF separate P ubli shed exchange of notes
’h/ith Reference to Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Treaty of
Alliance signed this day, I have the honour, on behalf of the
Persian Government,, to assure Your Excellency that the Persian
Government would consider it contrary to their obligations
under this clause to maintain diplomatic relations with any
State which is m diplomatic relations with neither of the
Allied Powers".