خارجي ٤٦/٥٠٠٠(١) ا"لوضع الفارسي: تقارير متنوعة" [و‎‎٣‎٢‎٨] (١٢٠٢/٦٥٧)

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morning a statement by the Central Committee of Tudeh
party to the effect that three Tudeh Ministers who have
joined the new Government were nominated by them for
that purpose. This seems to dispose of any suggestion
that the Prime Minister has imposed his views upon
Tudeh, rather than vice versa (see my telegram No. 1224).
It therefore follows that there would have been no
question of isolating foreign Embassies unless such a
step were designed to facilitate Tudeh activities.
2. Pending your instructions I do not propose to
contest the right of Persian Government to impose this
ban, but I am considering very carefully what immediate
Members of British'Council organisation - including
British Institution and'its various^branches - who are ^
and should"receive identical treatment.' In order to
decide to contest the order, 'we may find .ourselves /
action should be taken. - / Unless His Majesty’s Government '
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decide to contest the order,'we may find,ourselves /
obliged to aaopi, some sucn proceaure as the following.
All members of the staff of this Embassy and of His
Majesty’s Consulates throughout Persia'would be
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instructed’to comply with Prime Minister’s request.
m no way members of the Embassy or Consular staff would
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naturally not receive instructions from me. ' As their x
activities are strictly non-political, they correspond,
m theory at least, to semi-official bodies ^such as'll/’OKS^
strengthen 'their position and to preclude the charge ''
that they constitute^meeting places between Persian and
British officials, members'of my staff would be
instructed!/