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WAR CAI^IiIET DISTRIBUTION .
To SOVIET UNION.
FROM'FOREIGN OFFICE' TO MOSCOW/
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No. 975/
6 th August, 1941.
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Repeated to Tehran No. 481
Angora'No. 1732 /
Cairo/No. 2749 1
D. 5 e 25 p.m,, 6 th August, 1941.
Government of India No. 9276,
SECRET.
My telegram
(Per s'fa)]/
No.
f (
960 [of August 3rd:
relations with Iran
o/August 4th^Soviet / Anbassador / told me that
his Government
agreed'with the/procedure 1 we had / suggested'for'baciAng our'joint'
diplomatic 1 ddmar^che''to the'Iranian (Persian) Government''and'said
that' their'.force should be'readv/bv the'aTynninted' time 'in
that'discussion's of'plan's should'take place'in London'and he'
wished'now to'consult'me'about'nature of the'demarche'we would'
make'in the'middle of the'month'to the'Iranian Governments
;
/ /
been considering means
of
2 . I' told him' that we' had o __
contact'between the'two'forced.' We 'thought'it would be 7
desirable^if we'could'exchange'small'missions./ His Excellency
agreed'/but when'I said that'we might'fly'our'mission'to the'
Caucasus' and'fly'the'Russian'officers'back'/M/ Kai’Aky'pointed
out'that we'could not/ do ; this/ without 'jamlaringxlrarian
'air y .
to
po
n'
t /
MS Maisky'suggested that'perhaps'the'mission's might'proc^^^ ^
land' through'Turkey C' The/parties'v/ould'presumably'be 'smallS
launder took' tn'RT^minn'thi
I'agreed'that this'was'undesirable'at the'present'time.
H Maiskv'suggested that'perhaps'the'mission's might 'proceed '
le /part ie s 'woul d'ure sumablv' b
over-
Government also 7
ion'and
the'
of' transit' through/’Turkey'
. „j the/time of'Iraqi'rebell i v _
in^Sy ria. The 7 TurksAmd' consistently/refused^th it/i ight
:pt.
particularly'at
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RECd. POL.
INDIA OFFICE
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