891.6363 Standard Oil/385: Telegram
The Chargé in Persia (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 17—9:48 a.m.]
153. Referring Legation’s 123, September 18, and Department’s 99, October 14. Yesterday I was informed by Dr. Millspaugh that Sinclair Company has in fact accepted concession as reported in papers. But it is still necessary to obtain from Mejliss final confirmation of contract with omission of the provision for a loan.
[Page 552]About October 8 I had heard rumors of Sinclair Company’s acceptance, but I did not then think it expedient to attempt to approach the Persian Government in the matter.
In opinion of Millspaugh the concession, omitting reference to loan, could and should pass Mejliss.12
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- A memorandum by George Wadsworth of the Division of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, June 30, 1925, indicates that the Sinclair Exploration Co. had telegraphed to the Persian Government that because of the failure of their negotiations with the Soviet Government in connection with their interests in Russia the company was not in a position to pursue further the question of the exploitation of a concession for the North Persian oil fields (file no. 891.6363 Standard Oil/405).↩