Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1927, Volume III

791.003/31: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Persia (Philip)

[Paraphrase]

Washington, June 24, 1927—4 p.m.

28. Legation’s 42, of June 22. You should address informal communication to the Persian Government in following sense, unless in your view there are objections to style or substance:

(1) This Government is not inclined to dispute privilege of Persian Government to declare its intention to terminate treaty of 1856 under provision of article 8; neither will this Government contend that validity of such declaration is subject to conditions of any sort.

(2) In order that this Government may be in position to give entirely sympathetic consideration to questions raised in Persian Government’s note of May 10,⁴³ the information asked for in Legation’s note of May 17⁴⁴ is deemed indispensable. This Government would feel the deepest regret if for want of positive and authoritative information it should, for example, find itself unprepared to accord due value to the projects of immediate reorganization which, it is understood, are being matured by the Persian Government.

Kellogg

43. See telegram No. 26, May 10, from the Minister in Persia, p. 574.
44. See telegram No. 19, May 16, to the Minister in Persia, p. 576.