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Sir R. Bullard to Mr. Eden.—(Received \§th April) ^ ^t*£.
(No. 156. Confidential.)
gj r Tehran, §th April, 194-;
WITH reference to my despatch No. 10 of the 1st January, I have the
honour to convey to you herewith a report on events in Persia during the first
three months of 1944. >
Raising of His Majesty's Legation to Status of Embassy.
2. At the end of 1943 the State Department informed His Majesty’s
Embassy at Washington that the President of the United States had decided to 5A
raise the American Legation at Tehran to an embassy; as a result of the Tehran ^ fce <*x/vo-»
Conference declaration regarding Persia, the latter was now regarded as haying _ °J^L
assumed the status of co-helligerent and it was the general policy of the United J 'V?!
States Government to have embassies in co-belligerent countries. ^
3. In view of this decision His Majesty’s (Government decided to elevate the ■ t a-
status of His Majesty’s Legation. On the ioth February His Majesty’s Mission
issued an announcement to the effect that it had been decided to raise the status * - S',
of the British and United States Legations to that of embassies; His Majesty’s ^
Government had come to the conclusion that in view of their special relations QjT i/.C.
with the Persian Government, recently strengthend by the Persian declaration
of war on Germany and the adherence of Persia to the I nited Nations, this change
of status of their mission constituted a natural development and would serve to
perpetuate the feelings of cordiality and friendship which had so long existed
between Great Britain and Persia. (The United States Legation issued a similar
announcement the same day.) # , .
4. I presented my new T credentials to His Imperial Majesty 1 he Shahinsnan
on the 9th March. . .
5. The Persian Legation in London has likewise been raised to an embassy.
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Relations with India.
6. As part of a move to improve Indo-Persian relations, the Government
of India in December 1943 issued an invitation to the Persian Government to
send a small cultural mission to tour India this cold weather as guests of the
Government of India. The mission, chosen with the concurrence of His Majesty’s
Embassy, consisted of Ali Asghar Hikmat, an ex-Minister of Education and of
Justice, Foor-Davoud, a professor of literature and a specialist in Aveztic studies
and ancient Persian law, and Rashid-i-Yasemi, a professor of history.
7. The mission reached New Delhi on the 8th March, 1944. and are still
in India. They stayed a few days at the Viceroy’s house, visited Delhi University,
the Delhi Polytechnic, where they saw war technicians under training, All-India
Radio and the ancient monuments of Delhi. From here the mission proceeded on
a tour of Lahore, Aligarh, Benares, Allahabad, Bombay and Hyderabad (Deccan),
visiting museums, universities, industries and colleges of all kinds. Aftei
visiting Bangalore and Madras the official tour will terminate, hut it is understood
that one or two members of the mission propose to spend further time in India
pursuing their investigations. The mission was entertained at various places
by Governors of provinces and other distinguished persons, by city corporations,
Islamic and other societies and the staffs of universities and colleges. From
reports received the mission appears to have been a success. Much will now
depend on the extent to which the members disseminate the facts they have
acquired in India on their return to Persia. The majority even of educated
Persians are entirely ignorant of the culture and the progress in scientific and
industrial matters to be found in India.
8 Meanwhile the Public Relations Bureau. Tehran, has organised an
exhibition of photographs of life, industry and the ancient monuments of India,
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