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

740.0011 European War 1939/14808: Telegram

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

Tehran, September 7, 1941—11 a.m.
[Received September 8—5:15 p.m.]

140. With reference to my No. 138⁴⁰ the British Minister has informed me of the following developments:

1. Because of Russian insistence the Bulgarians will be allowed to remain in Iran;

2. The Russians have refused the Iranian request for alteration of their occupied zone but the British have approved the stationing of Iranian troops in Dizful and Khorramabad;

3. The Foreign Minister still urges a plan for the internment of Axis nationals at Shiraz under British-Iranian control and at Meshed under Russian-Iranian control. The British Minister has telegraphed this proposal to London at the risk of further reprimand.

Dreyfus

40. Dated September 5, 8 p.m., p. 452.