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FROM TEHRAN TO FOREIGN CW1CE
Sir R.Bullard,
No* 1149»
D* 8,00 p*m« 16th November, 1941,
R, 2c35 a«m, 17tl November, 1941^
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Undated,
Repeated to Foreign Simla telegram No, 948*
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My ?e leg rail Nc^llJo copy ta IvJsgesly's Ambassadox
Cairo, His Majesty's Representative Bagdad, His Majesty's
Representative, Istanbul (Constantinople),
After a meeting with the Cabinet Committee I confirm
my above mentioned telegram,
2, The Committee found your proposal for‘article C
(1) disappointing.. I pointed out that the last sentence gave
the strongest assurance that could be expected since we cannot
state definitely that Persia will be represented etc*, wM 1 e
they themselves admit Persia is not interested in say
fate of Iceland (C)* Tney know, however, that our enemies
will be looking for signs that Persia is being given subordi
nate place under the treaty (which they moreover would them
selves resent) and I foresee great difficulty on this ccore*
3o Please see again amendments to article 7 proposed
in my telegram No*, J 12H. 2nd paragraph promises that allies
<vnfV will do, what we on British side, are doing t already. So far
as war conditions allow we are buying Persia’s exports ant
supplying her needs and as to bud paragraph (c) I am trying
to" enlist the support of the Shipping Committee in Basra^on
behalf of Persian exporters, who have small quantities of goods
for United States of America as well as for united Kingdom
waiting at Bushire* The Russians might claim greater liberty
under their commercial treaty, which they observe whenever it
suits them, and to meet their views we could add H and existing
commercial treaties, and agreements" after "war conditions".
Minister of Finance agrees that this addition is necessary.
4, The question of financial assistance is admittedly
more difficult but apart from the fact that, as I have said
before, we shall have to assist Persia financially sooner or
later, I would advance three arguments in support of my
nroposal (a) Persia would naturally think it”highly unlikely
Thac we gave British protection to the late Shah, and refused
help to present regjme, (b) grant of financial assistance
would give us the right of criticism of finance and revenue
administration* The suggestion has been made in various
quarters (most recently as a private enquiry from Simla) that
foreign adviser should be employed by the Persian Government*
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