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Coll 28/103 ‘Persia. Perso Russian Relations’ [‎6r] (11/190)

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The record is made up of 1 file (92 folios). It was created in 19 Apr 1940-16 Aug 1946. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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how he had spoken in strong terms to Qawam about the neea,
from point of view of retaining American goodwill, of his
refraining from castigating all opponents of his G-overn-
ment, from representing himself as the only politician
in Persia concerned for the welfare of its people, and
from depicting Soviet Union as the sole foreign benefactor
of Persia t
3* Mr, Henderson said that the State Department
were approving Mr, Allen's language, which he had employed
on his own initiative, and he agreed with Mr. Balfour that
efforts to stimulate the Persian Government to take a
firmer line [?grp, omitted ?with] Tudeh and Russians
should be resolutely continued*, He did not however
himself favour the idea of joint Anglo-American representa
tions at Tehran which would merely serve to buttress the
familiar Soviet accusation that we are' ’’ganging up” against
them.- He thought we could equally well promote our common
objectives by parallel representations in which His Majesty's
Government might lay particular emphasis on one set of
topics and Americans on another,
4. Observing that he was giving his own personal
views which would require endorsement by higher authority,
Mr• Henderson then commented on other points raised in
nnder-mentioned sub-heading of your telegram No. 5673. *
6o He agreed that the Persian Government should be
encouraged to look for help to countries other than the
Soviet Union and in particular to the United Nations,
After remarking that he himself in the face of considerable
opposition had been the main protagonist, in the State
Department for keeping the Persian question on the agenda
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Correspondence and papers, some marked Most Secret, concerning relations between the Soviet Union and Persia [Iran]. Much of the file concerns the British Government’s concerns about Soviet interference and influence in Persia, particularly at the end and in the aftermath of the Second World War. The file covers: relations between Persia, the Soviet Union and Germany, 1940; the Persian Government’s desire to replace British personnel working in its aviation operations with personnel from the USA, and the proposed use of Persian aerodromes by the Soviet Government, 1940; reports of German infiltration in Persia, 1941; British concerns about an increase in Soviet propaganda in Iran, 1943; the activities of the Anglo-Soviet-Persian Censorship office, 1944; reports that the Soviet Consulate in Ahwaz [Ahvāz] wished to open a ‘propaganda shop’ at Abadan, 1945; notes about the Soviet Union and North Persia, written by the British Ambassador in Tehran, Reader William Bullard (ff 18-22, ff 3-4).

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (92 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 94; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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