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D, 12.12 a.m. 9th November, 1941.
R. 2.10 a.m. 9th November, 1941.
Sir R. Bullard.
No. 1114.
8 th November, 1941.
Repeated to Government of India No. 919;
Saving to Cairo,
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MOST II1IBDIATE.
(Please repeat to Kuibyshev No, 330).
My telegram No. 1108^
The Prime Minister was prepared to resign rather than accept
our text, even with the amendments set forth in my above-mentioned
telegram, but offered to make a final effort to reach agreement.
Having again obtained [grp, undec: ? approval] from the Soviet
Ambassador I have just had 5 hours discussion with the Prime
Minister and four of his ministers.
_ 2. Most serious point by far is the question of aggression.
The Persian Government are seriously alarmed at recent press
attacks by the Turkish press on the subject of the Turkish
speaking minoritv in Azerbaijan and feel that even revised formula
for Article 3(1) suggested in your telegram ftp. 94 2 does not meet
the case of a possible attack by Turkey not in association with
Germany. Possibility is admittedly remote, but Persian Govern
ment’s fear is genuine. I have-pointed out that His Majesty’s
Government^ could not accept (the) formula, which obviously pointed
to Turkey, as 4 we can think of no formula which is not open to that
objection to some.extent, e.g. if clause stops at word ’’aggression”.
I would urge however that some means be sought to reassure the
Persian Government on that score as it would do much to reconcile
them to the treaty.
3. The Prime Minister and his ministers, in spite of the
reply contained in the second paragraph of your telegram No. 992 . r
request most earnestly that the instrument be called a treaty of
association (but not entente) and not alliance. If we feel limited
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