791.003/120: Telegram
The Minister in Persia (Philip) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 14—10:55 a.m.]
55. Reference my 54, May 13, 2 p.m. As therein outlined, a provisional arrangement was effected today when the Persian Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs and I signed and exchanged notes.44 I subsequently found that the declaration on safeguards,45 handed to me following the exchange, omits reference to American institutions (as reported in my 44, May 2, 8 p.m., paragraph (2)).
This surprising failure to confirm assurances made verbally to me and corroborated by the draft of the note regarding safeguards, which was confidentially given me, may be owing to the fact that apparently no declaration of such nature has been made the other powers which may enjoy rights of the most favored nation. I shall not be able to see the Acting Minister nor Teimourtache about this omission before tomorrow morning. I shall report further developments.