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Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’ [196r] (391/442)
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 Government, and should be kept
under Lock and Key.l
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[Cypher] GENERAL DlSTRIBUTIOK . ^7SEP JS4f
FROM: PERSIA.
FROM TEHRAN TO FOREIGN OFFICE.
Sir R.Bullard* D. 5.20 p.m. 26th S
No* 85 5* R. 1.25 a.m. 27th S
26th September, 1941.
26th September, 1941.
27th September, 1941.
Sir R.Bullard.
No. 855*
JJO.gjVJ.O.U. ,
Moscow,
Angora.
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IMMEDIATE.
Your telegram No. 783. 7 »/
Article 6 (2) which I did not at first examine closely
would compel Persian Government to break off relations with
Denmark, Switzerland, Holland, and perhaps Iraq. The Danish
Government could n " "ain since they withdrew their
Mission in Moscow
Germans left. Switzerland and
Holland have never I believe entered into diplomatic relations
with U.S.S.R. but suppression of Swiss Legation here at our
instigation would be regrettable and we could not ask Persian
Government to turn out the Mission of such stout allies as the
Netherlands. I am not sure whether it is considered that
Iraq is in diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R. or not. It
would be regrettable if we compelled the Persian Government
and Iraqi Government to break off relations.
2 . I would urge strongly that last sentence be omitted
and that each case be considered on its merits. First sentence
should enable us to enforce compliance provided that His
Majesty’s Government and Soviet Government were agreed.
Alternatively we should add to second sentence ’’unless that
state is in alliance with other allied Power”. That would
save Holland and Iraq.
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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
- 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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence