مجموعة ١٠٩/٢٨ "بلاد فارس. معاهدة التحالف الأنجلو-سوفييتية-فارسية،١٩٤٢." [و‎‎٢‎٠‎٢] (٤٤٢/٤٠٣)

EXTHiiCT from GABII^IKT CONCLUSIONS 95(41) dated
22.^.41 .
PERSIA 8 . THE FOREIGN SECIiETARY said that the ex-Shah of
i , r Persia had left that country that day by snip en r oute
' ' for Mauritius.
The Foreign Secretary read to the War Cabinet a
statement which he proposed to discuss with the Soviet
^ Ambassador as to the terms of the Treaty of Alliance tc
be concluded between the United Kingdom, the Soviet
Union and Persia. The draft covered the following
points:-
(a) An undertaking to respect Persia's territorial
integrity and political independence and to protect
her by ail means at our command against aggression
by Germany or her associates.
(b) Co-operation by the Shah of Persia ana the Persian
forces in fulfilment of this undertaking.
(c) The unrestricted right to the Allied Powers to use
and control means of communication through Persia.
(d) The maintenance by the Allies of Military forces
in Persia, subject to withdrawal on the conclusion
of the peace, or a year after the conclusion of an
armistice.
(e) An undertaking by the Persian Government not to
maintain diplomatic relations with any State not in
diplomatic relations with either of the Allied
Pow ers.
(f) The Allied Powers to use their best endeavours to
provide some form of economic assistance to Persia.
THE WAR CABINET:
(1) Authorised the Foreign Secretary to proceed
with discussion of a Treaty on tne lines
proposed:
(2) Invited the Foreign Secretary to consider
whether it would be desirable in this case to
adopt the procedure which had been adopted in
the case of the Anglo-Franco-Turkish Treaty