Office of the Historian

891.51/351: Telegram

The Secretary of Legation and Acting Consul at Teheran (Murray) to the Secretary of State

Teheran, July 29, 1924—noon.
[Received July 29—10:10 a.m.]

9. Soper10 left for [Moscow?] yesterday informing Prime Minister that the resumption of negotiations would be determined by action of the American Government with regard to Imbrie killing.11 [Page 548] Prime Minister expressed great disappointment at his leaving at this time and offered to see that oil bill passed without loan provision if he would remain. There is reason to believe that Prime Minister would welcome disassociation of loan from oil bill not only because a loan to Persia at the present time seems problematical but because it would prolong life of the present Medjliss which he desires to close the moment the bill passes. Rumor is that Shah also favors closing and will order new elections.

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Murray
  1. Ralph H. Soper, representative in Persia of the Sinclair Exploration Co.↩
  2. See bracketed note, p. 539.↩