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Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’ [189r] (377/442)
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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OUTWARD TELEGRAM (\
[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government, and should be
kept under Lock and Key.]
E 6129/3444/54
[Cypher]
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION.
TO PERSIA.
V
FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO TEHRAN.
No. 855
3 ra" October, 1941
D. 4.15 p.m. 3rd October, 1941
Repeated to Government o'f Ipdia Nn. 1250G
ZoscowUo. 1400
Bagdad No. 1020
Angora No. 2151
a.a.a.a.a.a.a
IMPORTANT.
Your telegrams Nos. 867 and 877 [of September 27th and
29th: proposed Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance].
It is not possible, for the reasons stated in paragraph
5 of my telegram No. 801 [of September 26th], to insert
in the draft Treaty any provision for the withdrawal of
Allied troops from Tehran, or any provision which would
limit our freedom to station troops in any part of Persia
in case of need. The question whether we could in
practice withdraw troops from Tehran and Meshed on the
conclusion of the Treary, or at least reduce our troops
at Tehran to a token force, is under urgent consideration.
It is, however, doubtful whether His Majesty's Government
wal from
whether
Soviet Government would agree. I recognise, however, that
the immediate proximity of large numbers of Soviet troops
has a paralysing effect on Persian administration, and that
on these grounds substantial reduction may be very
desirable. There is no objection to your discussing the
question with your Soviet colleague provided that you make
it clear that His Majesty's Government have not yet reached
r decision.
2. I have suggested to Soviet Ambassador the
, k addition of the words !f the economic life of the country"
;k in Article IV, in accordance with your proposal.
3. I am now suggesting to the Soviet Ambassador new
wording of Article VII to read:
"The Allied Powers jointly undertake to use their best
endeavours to safeguard the economic existence of the
Persian people against the privations and difficulties
arising as a result of the present war".
4. Proposal to establish joint commission at Tehran
to deal with matters arising out of occupation has already
been put to Soviet Ambassador on two occasions. If
Soviet Government agree, it will doubtless be possible to
set up commission at once, and I am not sure that there
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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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- Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’
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- 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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