Office of the Historian

Efforts by the United States to secure removal of the armed forces of the Soviet Union from Iran; withdrawal of Soviet forces after Soviet-Iranian agreement1

1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1945, vol. viii, pp. 359 ff.

[207] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, January 1, 1946—8 p.m.
[Received January 3—2:32 a.m.]

891.00/1–146: Telegram

[208] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, January 2, 1946—4 p.m.
[Received January 3—11:36 a.m.]

891.00/1–246: Telegram

[209] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Iran (Murray)

Washington, January 2, 1946—9 p.m.

891.00/1–246: Telegram

[211] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, January 4, 1946—2 p.m.
[Received January 5—8:53 a.m.]

891.00/1–446: Telegram

[213] The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Kennan) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, January 8, 1946.
[Received January 8—3:22 p.m.]

891.00/1–846: Telegram

[214] The Vice Consul at Tabriz (Rossow) to the Secretary of State

Tabriz, January 9, 1946—noon.
[Received January 11—11:18 p.m.]

891.00/1–946: Telegram

[215] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, January 10, 1946—5 p.m.
[Received January 11—12:52 p.m.]

761.91/1–1046: Telegram

[216] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, January 12, 1946—10 a.m.
[Received 7 p.m.]

891.00/1–1246: Telegram

[217] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, January 14, 1946—3 p.m.
[Received January 15—9:40 a.m.]

123 Rossow, Robert, Jr.: Telegram

[218] The Head of the Iranian Delegation at the United Nations (Taqizadeh) to the Acting Secretary General of the United Nations (Jebb)

London, 19 January 1946.

Reprinted from United Nations, Official Records of the Security Council, First Year, First Series, Supplement No. 1 (hereafter referred to as SC, 1st yr., 1st ser., supp. No. 1), p. 16. Ambassador Taqizadeh had addressed the General Assembly, during its discussion of the Report of the Preparatory Commission on January 15, 1946, in connection with “the very disturbing situation prevailing in Iran”; for text of the address, see United Nations, Official Records of the General Assembly, First Session, First Part, Plenary Meetings, p. 119.

[219] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Iran (Murray)

Washington, January 19, 1946—6 p.m.

891.00/1–1246: Telegram

[220] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, January 21, 1946—11 a.m.
[Received 11:43 p.m.]

891.00/1–2146: Telegram

[226] The United States Representative at the United Nations (Stettinius) to the Secretary of State

London, January 26, 1946.
[Received January 28—2:25 a.m.]

501 BB/1–2646: Telegram

[227] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, January 28, 1946—1 p.m.
[Received 10:32 p.m.]

891.00/1–2846: Telegram

[228] The United States Representative at the United Nations (Stettinius) to the Secretary of State

London, January 28, 1946—4 p.m.
[Received 6:25 p.m.]

501.BC/1–2846: Telegram

[229] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Iran (Murray)

Washington, January 28, 1946—7 p.m.

891.00/1–2446: Telegram

[230] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, January 29, 1946—8 a.m.
[Received 1:01 p.m.]

891.00/1–2946: Telegram

[231] The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, January 29, 1946—9 a.m.
[Received 1:41 p.m.]

891.00/1–2946: Telegram

[232] The United States Representative at the United Nations (Stettiniuss) to the Secretary of State

London, January 29, 1946—2 p.m.
[Received 7:37 p.m.]

891.00/1–2946: Telegram

[234] The United States Representative at the United Nations (Stettinius) to the Secretary of State

London, January 30, 1946.
[Received January 309:02 p.m.]

761.91/1–3046: Telegram