801.00/1–945: Telegram
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
secret
London, January 9, 1945—7 p. m.
[Received January 9—4:45 p. m.]
[Received January 9—4:45 p. m.]
296. In a general discussion of Iranian matters today at the Foreign Office, the official dealing directly with Iranian affairs said that serious consideration was being given by the British to the thought that at the next “Big Three” meeting the general question of Iran be raised, particularly with reference to Soviet pressure in connection with the recent incidents over oil concessions.
Winant