خارجي ٤١/٥٠٠٠(٢) "بلاد فارس: الوضع قبيل احتلال الحلفاء، وما بعده" [ظ‎‎١‎٨‎٩] (٦٠٦/٣٧٨)

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we were to demand similar right in Iran, Turkish difficulties
might be'increased', • His Excellency'admitted'force of'thisf-'>v
but said that y much/would'depend'no doubt'on the'general y
Turkish f attitude. This would'probatly' influence'their '
decision'about'transit / in any / event/' I said that'while*'this
was'doubtless'true'.' we ought to'bear'in mind'the'possible '
effect on'Turkey / or the'step^is Government/had proposed/
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4/ I then explained to the Ambassador that_we did not
propose'that'note 7 which we'should'present'to the'Iranian / .
^Government ' should be'couched in the'terms'of an 'ultimatum/
but 1 rather'of a / firm'but'friendly 7 request^ We 'hojped'to 7
counter-balance'demand'we should'make'for the'expulsion of r
the'Germans'with a ; financial'offer'which might'not'prove'un
attractive ' and I'was in'communication with the'Treasury '
urgently'about'this'' As soon as'note'was'draftfedV which I
hoped'would be'within’48'hours''I would'show'it to the '
Ambassador'and'discuss-'it with'diirf;’ His Excellency'agreed
and' thought' it' important'that our* note'should'give'date'by
• which'real'reduction'in the'numbers of'C-ormen/s in 7 Lean'should
be'effecl/ed.' His 'impressioif was that'we had'delivered'our ^
first'note'on the/19th July'/ It might be 'possible to request '
in our^present^ note/that/ action' should be' taken^by the> 19th
Augusts We agreed’to* discuss this *mat ter ^further when the -
note had been drafted, _ *' h-
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5, ^ I then told the iunbassador that our .neeo. to put this ^
pressure'hn'Iran'increased'force'of ^he arguments I ^id previous
ly addressed *to him'in favour of" his Government making some
statement to the* Turkish Government'which would allay 'the 1
latter 1 s ' apprehensions," - Kthought"that^po sit ion "between the
two-Governments "had' already* beenlimproved-as a result of the
conclusion of the Russo-Poiish "agreement "which" hpd‘been welcomed
in Turkey but J'was ^ anxious-that,; thi s'should "be foil owed nip; ~ ^
Indeed^1'thought it most important that^Soviet njovernmeniT should
make nsuch -pn "approach ""to -the "Turkish Government‘before 'we. "
presented oiir note" to rthe^Iranian Government. x M/Maisky seemed^
wholly'to endorse What "I said "and undertook "to' communicate'again
with 'nis" Government on -the' sub j ect I ""continued""that 'I thought
we must use "every* precaution" to 'ensure" that our'attitude "to ~
Iran'did not rouse'memories in the Hliddle "East v of The'Anglo-*
Russian policy of 1907. He it hep. of us'"could -possibly "want that.
. M. Maisky warmly agree(T’and"said that"his' Government also^were^
fully ^alivej^to^his danger-^ ^ As he-'had previously explained # to
me'they ^had no^fcerritorlal^,ambitions of arp/^kind" iji^Ipunf The
only "object iye they fought therefwas Jiilitary find not political ' ’
- to ^get "the' Germans out and to 'obtain right ~of "transit.
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6 ,/ The Ambassador tpld me that his Government had
ins true ted’x heir Minis ter-4o ma.ke._a ddmai'_che "Tn'TCa.hul J.n ' -
support of‘our representations" about lientigoG I "told'him that
I nad now ^some "Hopes^that "Hentig would not be appointed."