Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’ [133r] (265/442)
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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[This Documenf Is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government, and should be ke;
under Lock and Key.]
[CYPHER].
POLITICAL DISTRIBUTION.
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i 8432
j 1941
From PERSIA .
FROM TEHRAN TO FOREIGN OFFICE.
Sir R. Bullard
No. 1217.
27th November, 1941.
R, 6.40 p.m. 27th November, 1941.
R. 8.30 p.m.27th November, 1941.
Repeated to Kuibyshev No. 342,
Copy to:- Cairo,
Bagdad,
Angora.
MOST IMMEDIATE . rrrrrrrrr
(Please repeat to Government of India as my telegram No. 998)
My immediately preceding telegram, •
Article 4 clause 2. [Begins].
fl* a gf® eraent or agreements shall be concluded as soon
as possible after the entry into force of the present Treaty
regarding any financial obligations to be borne by the Allied
owers under the provision of the present article and of paragraph'-
00 i ■? c srticle 3 of the above in such matters
as local purchases, the hiring of buildings and plant, the
choi ° • MM'V’ transport charges etc, A special agreement
all be specified between the Allied Governments and the Imperial
Persian Government, defining the conditions for the transfer to
the Imperial Persian Government after the war of buildings and othe-
improvements effected by the Allied Powers on Persian territory!
These agreements shall also settle the immunities to be enjoyed
by the Allied forces in Persia. [Ends]. J y
[Repeated to Government of India No. 15328],
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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)
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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 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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- Coll 28/109 ‘Persia. Anglo-Soviet-Persian Treaty of Alliance, 1942.’
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- 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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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