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Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’ [182r] (363/442)
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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WG 446/7/5
CYPHJSR TKLKGI^AM MEDIUM DISTRIBUTION
FROM DOMINIONS OFFIOK
To tne Govomrn&nt» of
CANADA
COMiMOBVEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
IWl 2 ML.AND
and to the United Kingdom HlgA Commissioner in the
UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA
(Sent 9 y 50 aonioj, 16th Octohoz* P 1941)
M NOo 328 Secrete
Following for Prime Minister,-. Begxnso
My Immediately preceding telegram. Following is text
begins* Prearablec c <> o o«o His Majesty the King of Gz»eat Britain?,
Ireland, and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India?
For Great Britain and Northern Ireland
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
His Imperial Majesty the Shahinshah of Iran,
Who having communicated their full powers, found in good and
due form, have agreed as follows;
Article lo
His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the
British Dominions beyond the seas, Emperor of India, and the tin ion
of Soviet Socialist Republics (hereinafter referred to as the Allied
Powers) jointly undertake to respect the territorial integrity and
political independence of IraHe
A rti cle 2*
An alliance is established between the Allied Powers on the
one hand and His Imperial Majesty the Shahlnshah of Iran on the other,.
Article 3o
'— Krr-'-T'.Li-r-r. •- .• »*i*
(l) The Allied Powers jointly undertake to protect Iran by all
means at their command from all aggression on the part of
Germany and her associateBo
(ii) Hi© Imperial Majesty the Shshinshah undertakes:-
(a) to assist ihcAllied Powers in the fulfilment of the above
undertaking by all means in his power, including the co
operation of the Iranian forces and civil authorities with
the Allied Powers In such manner as those Powers may request
The assistance of the Iranian forces shall,, however, be
limited to operations on Iranian territory:
(b) to secure to the Allied Powers, for the passage of troops
or supplies from one Allied Power to the other or for other
similar purposes* the unrestricted right to use, maintain,
control and guard in any way that they may require all means
of communication throughout Iren, including railways, roads.
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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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3520
- Title
- Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’
- Pages
- 216r:218v, 206r:208v, 197r:198v, 182r:184v, 161r:165v, 147r:149v, 67r:69v, 56r:57r
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