611.9131/12: Telegram
The Minister in Persia (Philip) to the Secretary of State
[Paraphrase]
Teheran, March 7,
1928—1 p.m.
[Received 1:24 p.m.]
[Received 1:24 p.m.]
23. Reference Department’s 13, February 28, 8 [7] p.m.
- (1)
- No further reason for the Persian proposal has appeared than that given in my 18, February 21, 5 p.m., paragraph (1). As to paragraph (3) of the same telegram, the German Minister says the Persian proposal has been declined by Germany, and I expect the other governments to do likewise.
- (2)
- An identical draft of a proposed treaty has, I learn, recently been submitted to the French and German Ministers here. This draft is not satisfactory and does not contain a most-favored-nation treatment clause. Recently Teimourtache intimated to the German Minister with positiveness that no such privilege will be allowed in regard to tariff provisions; also the Minister of the Court has intimated the acceptability of common treaties of friendship and commerce. The German Minister now believes it may prove to be convenient, instead of attempting to cover the whole ground in a single treaty, to conclude three or four separate ones; namely, friendship, commerce, tariff, and possibly personal and legal rights of nationals.
- (3)
- Count Schulenburg informs me that he has suggested to Teimourtache that, in view of the Reichstag’s probable inability to ratify any treaty before May 10, it might be advisable for any treaty signed prior to that date to be put temporarily into effect pending ratification.
- (4)
- The impression exists in Teheran that Persia particularly desires making one treaty as soon as possible, probably with Germany, and is delaying negotiations with Great Britain because of many extraneous matters involved.
Philip