Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1941, The British Commonwealth; The Near East and Africa, Volume III

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Memorandum of Conversation, by the Assistant Chief of the Division of Near Eastern Affairs (Alling)

[Washington,] July 29, 1941.

Participants:	Mr. Nevile Butler, Minister-Counselor of British Embassy.
	Mr. Murray63
	Mr. Alling

Mr. Butler said that a few days ago Mr. Maisky, the Soviet Ambassador at London, suggested to Mr. Eden⁶⁴ that the British and Soviet Governments make joint representations to the Iranian Government urging it to get rid of between 5,000 and 10,000 German agents operating in Iran. Mr. Butler said that Mr. Eden had agreed to this proposal and that the joint representations had been made in Tehran a day or two ago. He said that the Iranian reply was noncommittal.

63. Wallace Murray, Chief of the Division of Near Eastern Affairs.
64. Anthony Eden, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.