Tehran Legation Files
The Minister in Iran (Dreyfus) to the President’s Special Representative (Hurley)
secret
Tehran, November 29, 1943.
My Dear General Hurley: This morning the Prime Minister, M. Soheily, told me he had seen Mr. Eden today and had taken up with [Page 620] him the possibility of the issuance, at the end of the conference, of a joint communiqué along the following lines:
- (1)
- The Allies recognize that Iran has given them every possible help, etc.
- (2)
- The independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iran is confirmed, as already set forth in the Tripartite Treaty.
- (3)
- The economic needs of Iran will be considered when the peace treaty is negotiated, etc.
According to M. Soheily, Mr. Eden agreed to this in principle but requested that the Prime Minister approach me and the Soviets to get our agreement to go ahead.
Sincerely yours,
Louis
G. Dreyfus, Jr.