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Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’ [188r] (375/442)
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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With tho Compfimonte
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Qf^ier Secretary of State
for Fore 1^,0 Affairs
-fiOCT 194’
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[This telegram is of particular secrecy and should he re
tained by the authorised recipient and not passed on].
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[Cypher] W.hR CABINET D ISTRIBUTION.
FROM: PE RSIA,
FROM TEHRA tT 'TO FOREI ON OFFICE.
Sir R. Bullard, D«
No# 916» R«
$th October, 194io
Repeated to Government of India No ,746«
Moscow No, bUUc
Bagdad No,415,
iuigora No. 197,
11 # 50 p#riic 4th October, 1941.
12.55 p^m. 5th October, 1941.
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"Your telegrams Nos# 831 and 835
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I should have stated in my telegram No. 901 that I
informed the Minister for Foreign Affairs that rough eppy
(less article No.7) of treaty which I gave him was entirely
unofficial. This procedure, in v/hich Soviet Ambassador
concurred after receiving Russian translation pf suitable
draft from his Government, was unorthodox but it seemed most
desirable that Persian Government should.know as soon as
possible what was in contemplation especially as they probably
did not expect such severe berms. What with prpssuro from
Soviet troops on the north and ignoranceof Allies
intentions/the Persian Government were in a condition of
complete stagnation*
2. Minister for Foreign Affairs.has sounded one or
two of his colleagues and ho says that in addition to the
question of participation in Peace Conference, Persian
Government would probably ask what economic assistance would
be rendered and whether foreign troops could not be removed
from the capital. I had not th^n received your telegram
MAtyc No.835 but I said that it would be impossible to delay
treaty negotiations while economic details were discussed
as that would take too long and that as to troops, they
had been sent here because of Persian Government s delay
in dealing with the enemy missions and nationals and their
removal was a military question, though I personally could
see that Persian Government would find some advantage in
having free space round Tehran. In any case I said that
Allied governments would have to maintain their right to
station troops in any part of Persia and that the question
of withdrawal from the capital would have to be considered
within that framework.
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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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- 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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