Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, The Near East and Africa, Volume VII

123 Dooher, Gerald F. P.: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Vice Consul at Tabriz (Dooher)

confidential

Washington, April 29, 1946—7 p.m.

14. Reurtel 137, Apr 27.¹¹ We feel that it would be undesirable for you or Rossow to make a visit in present circumstances to Mahabad as guests of Qazi Mohammad’s¹² since Qazi still is a leader of an independent movement against Central Iranian Govt.¹³ Furthermore such visit might be interpreted throughout all Middle East especially in Iraq and Turkey as manifestation of American sympathy for Kurdish aspirations for establishment of independent Kurdish state.

Sent to Tabriz, repeated to Tehran.

Acheson

11. Not printed.
12. Chief Kurdish leader in Iran.
13. In telegram 648, May 6, the Chargé in Tehran recommended that ban on travel of Tehran Embassy and Tabriz Consulate personnel to Kurdistan be lifted on assumption that all Soviet troops would be withdrawn by May 7. The Department, in telegram 398, May 7, agreed that ban on travel in Kurdistan be removed as of that date. (124.91/5–646)