Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’ [‎210r] (419/442)

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FROM T EKPuJI TO FOREIGN OFFICE.
Sir R. Bullard.
No: 766.
17th September,1941,
D: 11.30 p.m. 17th September,1941.
R: 7.30 p.m. 18th September,1941.
Repeated to Government of India,
Bagdad.
Moscow.
Angora.
IMPORTANT.
Secret.
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Your telegrams No; 701 and No: 702.
A . le Pk^se "from all aggression on the part of the
axis powers" whipn.is appropriate in article 3 seems
m preamble_to limit our interest in the fate of Persia
and should I think be deleted.
2* Amend wording to "Allied Powers jointly under
take to protect Persia by all means at their command from".
3. Article 3 (b) Replace ^"exploit" if possible
by some other word or words e.g. operate, develop.
4. Article 4. Since allied Commanders are the
only nudges on the question of security of their forces
the phrase "so far as possible" might be omitted.
T + ■££ > ' t i cle 5 wou ld sound depressing to the Government
I suggest that.we say that Allied forces shall be withdrawn
on the cpnclusion of peace etc. and, in case peace
negotiations should be greatly prolonged, in any case not
later than one year after the armistice.
6. Article 7. Omit reference to shah and read
assistance m order to relieve Persian people etc."
7.
If my amendment to Article 5 is accepted there
must be consequential amendment in .Article 8 , second
paragraph of which might re.ad "hostilities have not been
^N h P Gonc N S Ta? f pca 9 e 9 r suspended by the conclusion
l ^ ^ I a;? t 92 e . ! 11 shall remain m force until the conclusion
jf peace if peace negotiations should be greatly prolonged
)t exceeding one year after such armistice etc."
for a period no'
8 . ihe Persian Government will ask whether annexe one
has any meaning since 'they agreed to these lines in writing
but even before one present advance on Tehran the British
forces remained far outside their line while the Russinn^
demanded in addition the right to keep troops at Meshed which
3 a ^? 0S ? as com Pletely occupied as Tabriz. If Allies
intend on conclusion of the treaty to retire to these lines whv
not say so? That would be a rear inducement to "ccept the treaty.
*[Hote by Communications Dept; The word "guard" not
exploit" was cyphered in Foreign Office^telcgran No: 702.]