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Memorandum of Conversation, by the Chief of the Division of Near Eastern Affairs (Alling)
Mr. Davallou11 called and stated that, in the absence of the Minister from Washington, he had been instructed to bring to our notice the contents of a telegram which he had received from the Prime Minister. Mr. Davallou referred to the conversation which the Iranian Minister had had with the Acting Secretary on Saturday,12 in which the Minister pointed out the serious difficulties which the Prime Minister was encountering with the Mejliss in his efforts to bring about the expulsion of the Japanese Legation from Tehran. The Prime Minister had now instructed the Legation to state that it would assist him greatly in his dealings with the Mejliss if he could make public announcement of the fact that Iran had been found eligible for Lend-Lease by the United States. Mr. Davallou stressed again and again the importance which such an announcement would have in strengthening the position of the Prime Minister.
I assured Mr. Davallou that I fully understood the point he was making and that I would be glad to bring the matter to the attention of the interested officials in the Department.