861.24591/4–346: Telegram
The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Secretary of State
us urgent
[Received April 31—2:54 p.m.]
456. For the Secretary. In press conference today Prince Firuz revealed Ala would inform Security Council that Soviet note of March 24 regarding withdrawal of Soviet troops did not contain any qualifications. This is correct according to information Qavam has recently given me and I do not want you to be misled by statement in first paragraph mytel 395 March 25 to effect that note said Iran would be evacuated “if nothing further happened”. This qualification was not contained in any note and was merely communicated orally to Qavam by Soviet Ambassador when latter called at 10 p.m. March 25, 3 hours after he delivered note.