مجموعة ١٠٩/٢٨ "بلاد فارس. معاهدة التحالف الأنجلو-سوفييتية-فارسية،١٩٤٢." [ظ‎‎١‎٥‎٠] (٤٤٢/٣٠٠)

could remind them that as soon as the treaty enters into force
their sterling balances in the United Kingdom will be unblocked and
they will then have all the sterling that they need. As for ( -.
dollars, His Majesty’s Government would require to be presented
with a very convincing case before even considering a proposal ^
to help to provide Persia with more dollars, to swell Persian ^
accumulated dollar assets in the United Staxes, now estimated at
eleven million dollars. I am by no means convinced that the
Persians need financial assistance from us, and it is in any case
improbable that the Soviet Government would be willing to under
take such financial commitments to the Persians in present circ
umstances.
4. It now remains to be seen whether the Soviet Government
are prepared to agree to the prespnt text, which in our view at
least gives the Persians many advantages, though it is perhaps
not so clear what benefits tne Soviet Government and His Majesty's
Government are likely to derive from it. If the Soviet Govern
ment agree to its terms, the next step will be for you and your
Soviet colleague to approach the Persian Government and ascertain
definitely whether they are prepared to sign the present text
or not. If so, you should arrange for signature to take place
without further delay. If not, it will have to be made clear to
the Persian Government that the favourable treatment which Persia
has hitherto been receiving as a potential ally of the Soviet
and British Governments will come to an end and we shall regard
ourselves as under no treaty obligation towards Persia whatever.
The Soviet and British Governments will have offered the Persian
Government favourable and honourable terms, in pursuance of the
Persian Government’s statement that they wished"to become our
allies, and our offer, if not accepted without further delay,
will be withdrawn once and for all. The Persian Government will
not of course expect to receive the benefits which they would
have gained under the Treaty, but will have lost through their
own hesitation.