891.51A/8–2045: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Iran (Murray)35
Washington, August 20,
1945—8 p.m.
447. In view of recommendations in urtel 603, Aug 10, especially your belief that financial mission may still render useful service to Iran, Dept will await your additional study and recommendations before taking any further steps with regard to withdrawal of entire mission.
Byrnes
- Prior to the sending of this telegram, Mr. Minor, in a memorandum of August 13, 1945, stated that the Division of Middle Eastern Affairs could not concur with Mr. Murray’s recommendation that the mission he maintained. However, the Deputy Director of the Office of Near Eastern and African Affairs (Allen) declared, in a marginal notation: “I hesitate to overrule the Ambassador in a matter of this kind. He is on the ground and unless there are strong or compelling reasons to the contrary, I would let him work out the problems (with any help we can give him, of course).” (891.51 A/8–1045)↩