811.24591/8–845: Telegram
The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 8—6:40 a.m.]
594. My telegram 590, August 6. Booth states his orders give no indication movements his troops out of Tehran are conditioned upon or in any way related to withdrawal British and Russians from city. Therefore he thinks PGC (Persian Gulf Command) should not participate in Mixed Evacuation Commission except as observer.
I concur in Booth’s view and think Embassy representation should likewise be limited to an observer, unless Potsdam Agreement in some way makes British and Russian withdrawal conditional upon departure of Americans.