مجموعة ٢٨/١٠٧ "بلاد فارس (إيران) تحركات الشاه السابق." [و‎‎٧‎٨] (٣٦١/١٥٥)

is Document
E7544/5954
[Cypher]
No. .1075
FHOLi FOFvEIGN OFFICE TO TEHRAN.
22nd November, 1941c
D: 4 .,10 a.m. 25rd November 1941.
Repeated to Government of India telegram No. 15048.
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Your tel egram No. 1151 [of the 15th November: Future
residence of ex-snaii]* ——-
You may reply to the Shah that it was the original
view of.His Majesty’s Government that the ex-Shah had better,
in the interests of all concerned, remain until the end of
che war in Mauritius, where he would be free from Nazi agents
and propagandists, political intriguers, and .journalists. It
was probably^best from the point of view of the stability
of the new regime in Persia that he should for the time being
remain in retirement from the political scene. Nor was it
considered that residence in Mauritius was in any way a
hardship; and it was hoped that ex-Shah himself would not
regard it in that light. The Governor of Mauritius had been
instructed.to arrange that he should be treated with every
consiaerauion, that there was of course no question of treating
him-as a prisoner, but that on the contrary every effort should
be made to render his^ stay in the island as agreeable as possible,
iou may. add that His Majesty’s Government have of course no
"k° res ^ r i c "k the ex-Shah’s freedom to a greater extent than
the.general situation requires, and that they will be ready to
[ review the i/hole situation from time to time with a view to
, seeing whether some different arrangement might then be made.
2. You may, however, supplement official reply in
preceding paragraph with a personal statement as from yourself
hac you have reason to believe that His Majesty’s Government
win be prepared, a.s ..sgon.. as the Treaty is signed., to see
whe-cher arrangements can be made to transfer the ex-Shah to some
other part of the Empire, if this would be in accordance with
ex -Shah_ sj^n wishes.
o. For your ovm information, steps are already being taken
to ascertain whether such a transfer could be arranged, but I
;unk uiat you should for the present show the Persian authorities
, ve are no ^ Prepared to be agreeable about anything until
tne Treaty has been signed and has entered into force.
4. Je have no objection to -return tn PencHo n r