740.0011 European War 1939/30142a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)81
4152. We have a telegram of July 5 from our Minister in Tehran82 regarding possible adherence of Iran to United Nations Declaration. [Page 431] Minister reports that Iran desires views of United States, British, and Soviet Governments on (1) what new military or economic obligations Iran would assume in adhering, (2) what new advantages to Iran would result from adherence, and (3) what would be Iran’s position at the “peace conference”.
This Government proposes to reply that as Iran is rendering “material assistance and contributions” within the meaning of the Declaration, Iran would become eligible for adherence upon entering into a state of war with one or more of Axis powers; that adherence of itself would not mean that Iran would assume new military or economic obligations; that advantages accruing to Iran from adherence would be those obviously resulting from full and formal partnership with thirty-two United Nations in their struggle against “forces seeking to subjugate the world”; that by the terms of the Declaration it is clear that the parties to it will participate in peace settlement.
Please ascertain view of Foreign Office on proposed reply to Iran.