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^ 0 _ ^ telegram No. _.5A5 [of August 9th: relations with
Iran .Persia]).
T J f Iranian authorities should argue that it is unreasonable
ior nis Majesty s Government to urge That German nationals
should be^expelled when there are so many British subjects in
Iran, or if they demur to the expulsion of the Germans except
on condition that other foreigners (including British subjects)
should also be required to^leave, you should make it perfectly
clear that no^such suggestion can be entertained. In doing
so you can point out that it is logical to differentiate
. between Germans and other foreigners. Experience of Nazi
methods in other countries has shown that the introduction of
agents as technicians or tourists has been a consistent
feature of German attacks on neutrals. These people are in
fact an important weapon of German penetration, and are
deliberately selected by their Government for this purpose.
There is.iiQ analogy between such persons and the British
0 Nave in many cases worked for years in Iran.
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