خارجي ٤١/٥٠٠٠(٢) "بلاد فارس: الوضع قبيل احتلال الحلفاء، وما بعده" [و‎‎١‎٤‎٩] (٦٠٦/٢٩٧)

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FROM ANGORA TO FOREIGN OFFICE.
Sir H.Knatchbull-Hugessen.
No, 1958 .
12th August, 1941 *
D. 11.30p.m. 12th August, 1941.
R. 1.45 p.m. 13th August, 1941.
Repeated to Tehran,
Moscow,
Cairo.
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Your telegram No. 1,768.
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I read 1st paragraph to Minister for Foreign Affairs
this moming and also informed him of first paragraph of
Tehran t elegramJ o.- 496 ^and second paragraph of Tehran telegram
N o. ~508. I also informed him of Tehran telegram No. 5144 '
Minister for Foreign Affairs admitted that his figure of
689 might apply to German-Bulgarian railways and industry as
suggested in Tehran telegram No. 508.
2. ^ He still seemed disinclined to believe that our
only object and that of the Soviet was to rid ourselves of
German fifth column element in Iran (Persia). I emphasised
this point and reminded him of what had happened in European
countries. In order to make it clearer I informed him of
your telegram No. 499 to Tehran.
3* Finally he seemed more ready to accept my statement.
He remains, however, anxious and suspicious of Russian
intentions. He drew my attention to a recent article in the
Daily Express which referred to Russo-Iranian (Persian)
treaty of 1921, which gives Russia power to send troops into
Iran if Iranian Government are unable to prevent concentration
on their territory of forces hostile to Russia.
RECd. POL. DEPt.
1 8 AUG 941
F'DIA OFFICE
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