مجموعة ١٠٩/٢٨ "بلاد فارس. معاهدة التحالف الأنجلو-سوفييتية-فارسية،١٩٤٢." [ظ‎‎٩‎٢] (٤٤٢/١٨٤)

4c 1 1 have good reason to know that you extresiely
dissatisfied with the progress of these negotiations 0 So
am I and although I do not think that all difficulties
have been caused by Persians I know they have been tiresome.
Nevertheless I urge we should give them first., second and
fourth of proposed assurances, omitting third which relates
tp damageo I venture to remind once more of difficulties
with which the Prime 'Minister has to contendo He is
expected to conclude Treaty with two Powers which
(especially Russia) are objects of traditional fear and ■
suspicion and who recently invaded Persia without (as
mosu Persians think) either warning or justification*
At the present moment Russia is believed by the Government
and Public to be assisting Separationist Movement in
Azerbarjan if not plotting to annex that province. The
Prime Minister is continually subjected to very telling
attacks on Berlin wireless '.accusing him of treachery
aggravated by corruption* finally the Prime Minister-
remembers,.what happened to Anglo-^Soviet Treaty of 1920
which though signed could never be implemented because-It’d-
v/as pushed through without-'-receiving popular approvals • p
•' 5o I am not repeatlnp- this to anv other posts* u
I have, .consulted the’ Soviet Ambassador to wnom-Minister for
Foreign Affairs spoke- as he did to meo Having seen his r
Government induced by His-Majesty : s Government to change
-their attitude, he does not ,feel .that he can appeal to - ^
Moscow: again though he on the other, hand "shares views I
have expressed above and .would I am sure be very glad to
be able to give the Prime Minister some satisfaction* ^