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services of British persons employed in the embassy, Army and Koyal Air Force,
evening classes for 500 more adult students have been opened in a school
(previously the American College) belonging to the Ministry of Education.
Classes in the Agricultural College, near Tehran, have been started, and selected
students will be sent to agricultural universities in India. A large building
belonging to the Tehran Municipality has been leased and all council activities,
/<her than teaching, will be moved to it. The Anglo-Persian Medical Association,
dramatic Society, Art Club and Music Society have increased their activities.
A Shakespeare play will be staged out-of-doors in June. It is intended to
publish the British medical bulletin in Persian, and broadcast English lessons
from the Tehran Broadcasting Station will commence in April.
19. Isfahan .—The Anglo-Persian Institute in Isfahan now has 350
adult students and 150 club members. To accommodate the increasing number
of members the removal of all club activities to another building is under
consideration. The demand for further teaching, particularly in the twelve
large Isfahan factories, is insistent but cannot be undertaken owing to shortage
of staff.
20. General .—Special courses in the Tehran and Isfahan institutes for
those wishing to take entrance examinations in Persia for British universities
will be started in April. Many applications have been received for the six
research scholarships in the United Kingdom, already offered by the council, for
October 1944. The opening of institutes elsewhere in Persia (which has been
strongly urged by all consulates) cannot be considered until more staff is avail
able.
A merican Interests.
21. As stated in paragraph 3 the American Legation has been raised to
an embassy. Mr. Dreyfus, the Minister, has been on leave since the Tehran
Conference and is not returning. It is announced that the first American
Ambassador to Tehran will be Mr. Leland B. Morris, at present Minister in
Iceland, where he will be succeeded by Mr. Dreyfus.
° n t ? le , 3rd March the Foreign Office informed His Majesty’s Mission
that there might be some discussions regarding Middle East policy with
Mr. Stettinius, who was to visit the United Kingdom in the second half of
March , if there were any special questions affecting Anglo-American relations.
His Majesty s Mission was to telegraph brief notes. In reply, His Majesty’s
Mission pointed out that— 7 J ^
{a) The lack of co-ordination between the American advisers in Persia was
somewhat disturbing; the United States Government and His
Majesty s Mission were equally desirous that the advisers should
succeed, being convinced that if they failed Persia had a poor chance
ot keeping her feet, unless some dictator, so resolute as Reza Shah
and much more intelligent, came to the front. Russia hardly concealed
her animosity towards the advisers in general and openly hampered
their work The advisers, however, had no cohesion among them
selves and His Majesty s Mission wished to suggest that there should
he some co-ordinating authority. This should be the American
Embassy and His Majesty s Mission considered that instructions to
that end should be given to the new American Ambassador- His
Majesty s Mission added that the American Charge d’Affaires,
m 'm. * 0 . °j ',' tt ln o enel ' a l agreement with their views.
(b) 1 he Standard-Vacuum Company and the Shell Group, backed by
American and British Governments respectively, were competing
for oil concessions m Persia. The Persians, and probably hi
Russians, were likely to regard this as a conflict of national interests
and to rejoice accordingly. Apart from the desirability of avoiding
I • Mhe’p r Ang p Amerlcan rlvall T. His Majesty’s Mission suggested
that the Persian Government were not likely to grant a new concession
InnlU’f' lnte 1 r i f ts . whel ' 'i* 16 grant of a concession to American
applicants would at once give the powerful United States Govern
ment an economic interest in the fate of Persia. (To this the Foreign
He Ce U P ’‘f tlmt the d T' ablllt y of reaching an understanding w^h
the Americans over oil concessions was fullv realised hv TTt-
Majesty’s Government, but that meanwhile ffifMaje ty^ Mission
should continue to support the Shell groun ) ' Mission
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