Ext 5000/41(1) 'Persia: situation leading up to, and after, the Allied occupation' [‎45r] (89/606)

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Sir M. Lamps on Do 2*55
No. 2708 Ro 3,00
27th August, 1941 „
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I MPORTANT.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs brought me on 'Tednesday
written offer of mediation with the Persian Government on the
ground of political alliance with us and [group undec: ?theirj
alliance with Persia, Junction between British forces and
Soviet army could no doubt be ensured without infringing
Persian independence,
2. I gave him no encouragement. If the. Shah was ready
to meet our aemand.s for the expulsion of the Germans, it was
for him to say so, and he had been given every opportunity.
:Now that our troops were in motion nothing but complete
satisfaction of our demands would be listened to. As all
the world knew, we had no quarrel with the people of Persia
v and no territorial ambitions,
3. Minister for Foreign Affairs explained that if his
overtures were favourably received it was the^intention of the
Egyptian Government to associate themselves with Turkey in
the proposed mediation,
4. He made the interesting admission that he still had
communication with the Egyptian Ambassador at Tehran: compare
Hasanein’s statement thau this was interrupted (see my telegram
No. 26 67) jl _ ‘
5. He admitted that he had already discussed mediation
both with Nuri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. and Turkish Chargd d 1 Affaires.
6. I undertook to report at once: and to convey to
His Excellency any reply I might receive,
7. Confident ialc I strongly suspect that this move
has been proposed oy'lluri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , who cannot keep quiet. He
had already endeavoured earlier to-day, through a member^of^my
staff, to sound me in regard to an Egyptian offer of mediation.
I had not responded. It is moreover noteworthy that this move
now comes through the Minister for Foreign Affairs and not
through the Prime Minister who does not normally leave any.thing
in which he is interested to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
to handle.
3 m e 28th August, 1941,
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