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Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’ [172r] (343/442)
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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[This Document is the/Property of His
Britannic Majesty’s
Majesty’s Government, and shcfuld De kept
under Lock and Key.]
Lock and Key.] 718
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D, 12.12 a.m. 9th November, 1941.
R. 2.10 a.m. 9th November, 1941.
Sir R. Bullard.
No. 1114.
8 th November, 1941.
Repeated to Government of India No. 919;
Saving to Cairo,
Bagdad,
Angora.
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MOST II1IBDIATE.
(Please repeat to Kuibyshev No, 330).
My telegram No. 1108^
The Prime Minister was prepared to resign rather than accept
our text, even with the amendments set forth in my above-mentioned
telegram, but offered to make a final effort to reach agreement.
Having again obtained [grp, undec: ? approval] from the Soviet
Ambassador I have just had 5 hours discussion with the Prime
Minister and four of his ministers.
_ 2. Most serious point by far is the question of aggression.
The Persian Government are seriously alarmed at recent press
attacks by the Turkish press on the subject of the Turkish
speaking minoritv in Azerbaijan and feel that even revised formula
for Article 3(1) suggested in your telegram ftp. 94 2 does not meet
the case of a possible attack by Turkey not in association with
Germany. Possibility is admittedly remote, but Persian Govern
ment’s fear is genuine. I have-pointed out that His Majesty’s
Government^ could not accept (the) formula, which obviously pointed
to Turkey, as 4 we can think of no formula which is not open to that
objection to some.extent, e.g. if clause stops at word ’’aggression”.
I would urge however that some means be sought to reassure the
Persian Government on that score as it would do much to reconcile
them to the treaty.
3. The Prime Minister and his ministers, in spite of the
reply contained in the second paragraph of your telegram No. 992 . r
request most earnestly that the instrument be called a treaty of
association (but not entente) and not alliance. If we feel limited
/by
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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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- 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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