Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1945, General: Political and Economic Matters, Volume II

740.00119 Council/9–845: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, at Sea

Washington, September 8, 1945—5 p.m.

Secdel 12.³³ The Iranian Chargé d’Affaires³⁴ called on me today, on urgent instructions from his government, to point out that the Tripartite Agreement between Great Britain, Russia, and Iran of January 29, 1942³⁵ provides that Iran shall be consulted in discussions concerning it in post-war conferences such as meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers.

He requested that the U.S. support actively at the London meeting Iran’s claim to be heard on the question of concern to Iran. I replied that I would transmit his government’s representations to you immediately.³⁶

Acheson

33. “Secdel” was the designation assigned to a series of telegrams from the Department of State to the American delegation to the meetings of the Council of Foreign Ministers; “Delsec” was the designation for telegrams from the American delegation to the Department.
34. A. A. Daftary.
35. For text of this treaty, see Department of State Bulletin, March 21, 1942, p. 249.
36. Telegram 702, September 7, from Tehran, printed in vol. viii, transmitted the request from the Iranian Foreign Ministry that an Iranian representative participate in the Council of Foreign Ministers discussion of the question of the evacuation of Iran.