Chapter II: November 19 to December 31, 1945
Armed uprisings against the Iranian Central Government in Soviet-occupied Azerbaijan; continued Soviet Army interference with the movement of Iranian security forces in northern Iran; United States note of November 23 to the Soviet Union proposing withdrawal of all foreign troops from Iran by January 1, 1946; Soviet rejection of the note; attempts by American Embassy officers to visit Azerbaijan; discussions on Iran during the Moscow meeting of Foreign Ministers; evacuation of American troops from Iran on December 30
[459] The Ambassador in Iram (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 8—12:45 p.m.]
891.00/12–745: Telegram
[460] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 8—6:31 a.m.]
891.00/12–745: Telegram
[461] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 8—12:34 p.m.]
891.00/12–745: Telegram
[462] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received 8:48 p.m.]
891.00/12–845: Telegram
[463] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
[Received 6:12 p.m.]
891.00/12–1045: Telegram
[464] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Iran (Murray)
891.00/12–645: Telegram
[465] The Iranian Ambassador (Ala) to the Secretary of State
891.00/12–1045
[466] Memorandum by the Director of the Office of Near Eastern and African Affairs (Henderson) to the Secretary of State
891.00/12–1145
[467] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 13—7 a.m.]
891.00/12–1245: Telegram
[468] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received 4:45 p.m.]
891.00/12–1345: Telegram
[469] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 13—6:30 p.m.]
891.00/12–1345: Telegram
[470] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 15—10:33 p.m.]
740.00119 Council/12–1345: Telegram
[471] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 13—3:29 p.m.]
891.00/12–1345: Telegram
[472] The Acting Secretary of State to the Iraniam, Ambassador (Ala)
501.BC/11–2845
[473] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
[Received 7:26 p.m.]
891.00/12–1545: Telegram
[474] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 16—8:56 a.m.]
740.00119 Council/12–1545: Telegram
[475] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 16—11:41 a.m.]
S91.00/12–1545: Telegram
[476] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 16—4:53 a.m.]
891.00/12–1545: Telegram
[477] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 17—11:24 a.m.]
111.752/12–1645: Telegram
[478] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Director of the Office of Near Eastern and African Affairs (Henderson)
891.00/12–1745
[479] The Chief of the Division of Middle Eastern Affairs (Minor) to the Director of the Office of Near Eastern and African Affairs (Henderson)
891.00/12–1745
[480] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received 4:32 p.m.]
891.00/12–1845: Telegram
[481] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received December 18—7:40 a.m.]
740.00119 Council/12–1845: Telegram
[482] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received 11:08 p.m.]
891.00/12–1845: Telegram
[483] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 20—4:33 p.m.]
891.00/12–1945: Telegram
[484] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received 2:50 p.m.]
891.00/12–2045: Telegram
[485] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received 8:55 p.m.]
891.00/12–2045: Telegram
[486] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received 7:30 p.m.]
111.752/12–2045: Telegram
[487] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 21—6:10 a.m.]
891.00/12–2045: Telegram
[488] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Iran (Murray)
891.00/12–2045: Telegram