111. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State1
Tehran, December 2, 1965,
0950Z.
808. Shah and U.S.
- 1.
- In phone call Dec. 01 FornMin Aram said Shah had instructed him to express to us his gratification for U.S.G.’s favorable response on second tranche interest rate.2 Aram said Shah is extremely pleased this problem finally settled and happily so. Shah told Aram to reaffirm his desire for continued close harmony in military matters and his wish to “buy American.”
- 2.
- Since Pak FornMin Bhutto visiting here 2nd, I took occasion to refer Aram to Assistant Secretary Hare’s talk with Khosrovani, particularly re important and useful role which Iran is playing in keeping channel open for exchanging information and ideas (Deptel 637).3 Aram welcomed this word and again indicated Shah and he hope to do some useful missionary work on Bhutto particularly vis-à-vis Pak-ChiCom relations.
Comment: Hare-Khosrovani hand-holding exercise was very helpful.
Meyer
- Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19–8 U.S.-IRAN. Confidential. Repeated to Karachi.↩
- Telegram 629 to Tehran, November 29, informed the Embassy that the U.S. Government had approved a 4 percent interest rate to be applied to the second tranche of the $200 million military credit sales program. (Ibid.)↩
- Dated November 30. (Ibid., POL IRAN–U.S.)↩