Office of the Historian

891.00/1792: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)54

Washington, October 8, 1941—1 p.m.

4298. Your 4724, October 4, 8 p.m. In accordance with Mr. Eden’s suggestion, you may discuss with the Soviet Ambassador the interest of this Government in the preservation of the political independence and territorial integrity of Iran, explaining the attitude of this Government as set forth in the Department’s 4218, October 3, 11 p.m.

You should thank Mr. Eden for his helpfulness, state that you are complying with his suggestion that you discuss the matter with the Soviet Ambassador, and inform him that our Embassy at Moscow has been instructed to take the matter up there directly with the Soviet authorities.

For your information there is repeated the following telegram which has been sent to Moscow by the Department:

[Here follows text of telegram printed infra.]

Hull
  1. Repeated to the Minister in Iran in telegram No. 104, October 8, 1 p.m.↩