841.24591/11–145: Telegram
The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 3—9 a.m.]
900. British Embassy yesterday publicly announced that withdrawal British troops from Hamadan and Khorramabad is to be completed today and Kermanshah will be evacuated by Nov 21. Announcement says by beginning Dec only British troops in Iran will be detachments Andimeshk. Ahwaz, Abadan and Khorramshahr and few individuals at Tehran, Hamadan, Khorramabad and Kermanshah. Adds that British authorities are ready to hand over security in oilfields to Iranian forces and assume transfer will be complete by end Nov.40
Sent Dept as 900, repeated Moscow as 262 and London as 71.
- For statement made by Mr. Bevin on November 21, 1945, regarding the progress of withdrawing British troops from Iran, see Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons, 5th series, vol. 416, col. 546.↩