خارجي ٤١/٥٠٠٠(٢) "بلاد فارس: الوضع قبيل احتلال الحلفاء، وما بعده" [و‎‎٢‎٧‎٣] (٦٠٦/٥٤٥)

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Government of India, External Affairs Department
to Secretary of State for India.
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Dated Simla, 25.50 hours, 16th July, 1941,
Received 25.45 hours, 16th July, 1941.
IMMEIEATE.
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iee^ Addressed Secretary of State for India repeated
Mimater, iehran, and Minister of State, Cairo. Vs have read
mth astenistoaent Porei^ Office telegrara Ko,382 of July 15th
•o Tehran. We wish to protest in strongest terms against
Ko P 81M or a T?r e i^, Sp;Lte ! f aasurnno ® s iven in yow telegram
Ho.8169 of duly 15th even to take into account our considered
re,8ardir « policy in a country where we are
directly interested, and from which (? most) dangerous
threat to India s security may well develop.
. No attempt whatever seems to have been made to
relate the problem to (? other) parts of Kiddle East
(? security), including Afghanistan.
(5) Yfe are unaware whether there are any special
considerations unknown to us which have influenced H.M.Govt* but
e must repeat ohat in matters of this character, of vital
interest to India, it is essential that we should be kept f\my
; the picture and that full weight should be given to our views:
and we shall be glad if in the light Of this telegram matter
van be considered further as one of urgency.