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Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’ [130r] (259/442)
The record is made up of 1 file (219 folios). It was created in 16 Sep 1941-13 Jul 1943. 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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OUTWARD TELEGRAM
[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government, and should be
keot under Lock and Key.]
E785 2/3444/34 j 19 41
[Cypher] POLI TICAL DISTRIBUTION, ~
TO:. PERSIA .
FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO TEHRAN.
No.1127. Do 7.05 p.m. 3rd December, 1941.
3rd December, 1941.
Repeated to Government of India No.15574.
Kuibyshev No.250 0
Angora No.25 Saving.
Bagdad No. 23 Saving.
Cairo No.81 Saving®
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8432
c c c c
IMMEDIATE.
Jfc_telegram No.1104 [of k 28th November: proposed Anglo-
v Sovier-Perslan irea by], •
Has your Soviet colleague yet received instructions to
loin v/ith you in presenting the amended draft of the Treaty
to the Persian Government? If not, I hope you will en
courage him to press for the necessary authority immediately« 20
2 0 When this has been received, you should inform
Persian Government that question whether or not they wish
to sign the Treaty must be settled v/ithout further delay.
The Persian Government mast realise that they cannot keep
a foot in both campsr As our allies we should do our best
for them during and after the war; if they are not allies
we shall recognize no obligations to them at all*
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Correspondence relating to the drafting and ratification of a treaty of alliance between Britain and the Soviet Union, introduced in the wake of the two nations’ invasion and occupation of Persia [Iran] in August 1941. The treaty set out to establish friendly relations between the three nations involved, and to ‘respect the territorial integrity, the sovereignty and the political independence of Iran.’ The file contains multiple drafts of the treaty articles, along with a final printed copy of the treaty, dated 29 January 1942 (ff 67-69). The file’s principal correspondents are: the British Legation in Tehran; the Foreign Office.
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 (219 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 221; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3520
- Title
- Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:55v, 58r, 59r:66v, 70r:146v, 150r:160v, 166r:181v, 185r:196v, 199r:205v, 209r:215v, 219r:220v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence