Office of the Historian

611.9131/147

The Minister in Iran (Dreyfus) to the Secretary of State

No. 62
Tehran, April 26, 1941.
[Received July 2.]

Sir: I have the honor to refer to the Legation’s telegram No. 33 of April 26, 1941,37 informing the Department that a list of products which Iran wishes to have included in the list of products to be published in case public notice is given of intention to negotiate a trade agreement was being forwarded by pouch and air.

There is now enclosed a translation of a Note dated April 24, 1941, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which gives a list of items which the Iranian Government desires to have included.

Respectfully yours,

Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr.
[Page 371]
[Enclosure—Translation]

The Iranian Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs (Amery) to the American Minister (Dreyfus)

No. 539
[Tehran,] April 24, 1941.

Mr. Minister: In reply to your Note No. 58 dated April 18, 1941, I have the honor to transmit herewith a list of merchandise exported to the United States during the last twenty years, and necessarily to explain that the Imperial authorities concerned are of the opinion that in case the American Government should accord these commodities privileges and facilities, the amount of their export to the United States would increase and the commercial relations between the two countries would be enhanced.

A copy of this list has also been sent to the Imperial Legation in Washington.

I avail myself [etc.]

In place of the Minister of Foreign Affairs:
Djevad Amery
[Subenclosure—Translation]

List of Merchandise Exported From Iran to America During the Last [Twenty] Years

1.
Rugs and carpets
2.
Animal casings
3.
Dried fruits, pistachio nuts, almonds and shelled almonds, walnuts and shelled walnuts, kernels of nuts, dates and quince seeds
4.
Various skins and leathers, soft skins (furs) for clothing, raw skins, tanned skins, sheep and goat leather
5.
Gum tragacanth, gum of wild almond, cherry tree gum, gum arabic and other gums
6.
Oxide of iron
7.
Kalamkar (printed calico)
8.
Silk cloth, raw silk and coarse silk
9.
Asafetida
10.
Opium
11.
Earthenware, chinaware, and imitation chinaware, antiquities, objects of art and (objects) for collection, postage stamps, mosaic articles, engraved silverware and brassware, niello work or simple.
12.
Tobacco, cigars and cigarettes
13.
Raw wool
14.
Turquoise
  1. Not printed.↩