خارجي ٤١/٥٠٠٠(٢) "بلاد فارس: الوضع قبيل احتلال الحلفاء، وما بعده" [و‎‎٢‎١‎٥] (٦٠٦/٤٢٩)

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Prom Govt, of India p External Affairs Dept.
Secretary of State for India.
Dated Sxmlap 01.30 hoursp 31st July* 1941,
Received 07.15 hours, 31st July, 1941.
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Addressed to Secy, of State for India repeated to
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r, Propose dealing with Tehran telegram 475 July 28th to
Foreign Olxioe and Katodon 249 July 29th together since thev
reinforce our contention that problem of Iran and Afghanistan
is one and requires co-ordination both of timing and degree.
S”-.-! J!* s * i; 4 tbink action in Iran should precede (?and not)
loilow action in Afghanistan. and we vjould emphasise followintr
considerttions: (1) if it comes to open hostilities with either
country Iran is simpler proposition (’particularly) with Russian
(Vco-operation) in North than Afghanistan; (2), Iran is Pariah
ol Moslem world and invasion of her territory should cause little
^S^. 1 ' 0 ? 3310118 iu I ' 0S f Rm world. Afghanistan as Sunni (Tstill)
commands sympathy not only in Frontier tribal but also among
many sections of Moslem population of India; (3) we ca£ contemplate
neJh ^ mPar ' atiVS ^nimity invasion of Northern Iran by (?Russia!
both for reasons stated (Vabove) and because it would be itched
by our own action in the South. But Russian invasion of Northern
Afghanistan could not be matched by parallel military action on
North West Frontier and would provokf strong MosleS Lactlon S
pressure ^ ^ ° f
Governm^i Jdraws 2 *!ts^wn 8 ^^!^! o^fbo^Russia^^continued Af '®* lan
successful resistance to Germany from effect which freezing order
against Japan must have on her economic position and from ioint
Anglo-Russian pressure (in a more advanced stage) on Iran.
frs >, * W ? have already rationed Afghanistan's petrol supplies
a^d have taken action to delay arrival of her new motor lorries.
a-p ? • 1I [ II -' a3 - LJ };g delays on issue of permits for export to
Afghanistan of other items which she (Vrequireb; and ws are
exairarung question of rationing on supply grounds her imx>ort s of
kerosene and lubricating oil. We shall sh^^^y notify ® e^a^go
on shipment overseas of kurakuli (on the grounds that shippingfp a0 a
cannot be spared for lukeries) and there are other lines of aftiSn
s ^ ou ^ De able to take without a head«on collison with
Afghan Government.
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