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Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’ [‎195r] (389/442)

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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.]
SECRET
With tho Com^mar B
of tho
^ E.5884/3326/34
[Cypher]
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
TO PERSIA
FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO TEHRAN
No, 801,
26th September, 1941.
D. 12.5 a.m, 27th September, 1941.
Repeated to G-overnment of India No-11956
Sagaaa rio.yyo
Moscow NOol355
Angora No c 2117
IMPORTANT.
My telegram No.783 [of September 23rd e Revised text
of proposed Anglo-Soviet-Persian treaty].
You may communicate advance copy of draft treaty to
your^Soviet colleague. He will, I hope, shortly receive
his instructions from Moscow and will then be able to discuss
it with you.
2 . I should like treaty to be signed as soon as
possible. If Persian Government are willing to accept it
as it stands, you will be authorised to sign it at once
without having to refer to me again for authority to do so.
3. You will however reouire full powers, and I will
send you an en clair telegram.'which you can show to the
Minister for Foreign Affairs, authorising you to sign the
treaty sub spe of their arrival and stating that the Full
Powers are being prepared and will be forwarded as soon as
possible.
4. You will notice that draft treaty does not contain
a ratification clause, since such a provision would entail
laying the treaty before Parliament for three weeks and would
thus delay its entry into force. Do you think that there is
likely to be any difficulty, so far as the Persian G-overnment
are concerned, about the treaty coming into force on the date
of signature?' What is the position regarding Majlis approval?
5. You will also observe that it has been decided to
omit the annex. Persian Government will presumably enquire
whether, on conclusion of the treaty, British and Soviet
troops cannot be withdrawn behind the lines originally proposed.
They" will have to be told that it will not be possible Tor us
to agree to an obligation to this effect being included in the
treaty. For one thing, the Allied Powers are undertaking to
protect Persia from German aggression, and for this purpose
• • • •
.they

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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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