خارجي ٤١/٥٠٠٠(٢) "بلاد فارس: الوضع قبيل احتلال الحلفاء، وما بعده" [و‎‎٢‎٧‎٤] (٦٠٦/٥٤٧)

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From
I) E CYPHER of TjSLBG-RAM,
Government of India, External Affairs Department
to Secretary of State for India*
Dated Simla, 23.50 hours, 16th July, 1941.
Received 23.45 hours, 16th July, 1941,
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immediate.
Addressed Secretary of State for India repeated
Minister, Tehran, and Minister of State, Cairo. Y/e have read
astonishment Form al Office telegram N o. 382 of July 15th *
toJTehran. We wish to protest in strongest terms against
apparent failure in spite of assurance given in your telegram
3 9^0 Hg.816 9 of July 15th even to take into account our considered
(. representations) regarding policy in a country where we are
most directly interested, and from which (? most) dangerous
threat to India’s security may well develop.
(2) No attempt whatever seems to have been made to
relate the problem to (? other) parts of Middle East
(? security;, including Afghanistan.
(3) We are unaware whether there are any special
consider at icns unknown to us which have influenced H.M.Govto but
we must repeat chat in matters of this character, of vital
interest to India, it is essential that we should be kept fully
In th** Jure and uh&t full weight should be given to our views j
RECd. P€m.DCP*fc-.l be glad if in the light of this telegram matter
\ / j (J con T idered as one of urg<t*y.
i v ’DIA OFFICE