خارجي ٤١/٥٠٠٠(٢) "بلاد فارس: الوضع قبيل احتلال الحلفاء، وما بعده" [و‎‎٢‎٦‎٣] (٦٠٦/٥٢٥)

EXT*4184/41«
Cypher Telegram from Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs to His Majesty's Minister*
Kabul« dated £4th July> 1941*
XXX SECRET
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233* Following is repetition of Moscow telegram
No* 828 of 20th July* Begins *
Your telegram No* 826.
I did not receive your repeat of Government of.
India’s telegram No* 3583 until yesterday and have
still not received (grp* undec*) Secretary of State for
India’s telegram No* 8305* As* however* speed seemed
essential* I to-day handed to Molotov an aide-memoire
based ons your telegram under reference* your
telegram No* 828 to me (repeating a telegram addressed
to Kabul of which neither number nor date was given)*
your telegram No* 226 to Kabul* Government of India’s
telegram No* 3583 - all of which were on subject of
policy towards Afghanistan*
2* As regards Iran (Persia)* aide-memoire referred
briefly to your discussions with Soviet Ambassador in
London and the fact that according to him* Soviet
Government had agreed to take parallel action* (question
dealt with in your telegram No* 830 to me (i*e* Tehran
telegram No* 436 and your telegram No. 396 to Tehran)
was also referred to* also instructions contained in
your telegram No: 1602 to Angora* (Your telegram No*
405 to Tehran was received after this interview)•
3* Molotov said that Soviet Government would
immediately consider this aide-memoire and would
inform me what action they decided to take as regards
Afghanistan*
4* I suggested that as regards Iran it was
desirable to continue discussions in London in order
to avoid delay* Molotov agreed and promised to
inform/