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The Iranian Ambassador (Ala) to the Acting Secretary of State
The Iranian Ambassador presents his compliments to the Acting Secretary of State and has the honour to inform him that he has been instructed by his Government to have recourse to the State Department’s support and good offices in securing a credit of ten million dollars for a period of thirty years bearing interest at the rate of three percent.
This credit will be earmarked for the purchase of arms and equipment in the United States and abroad through the Foreign Liquidation Commission in America, as approximately detailed in the accompanying list,98 which are urgently required to render the Iranian Army more mobile and put it in a better position to fulfil its duty [Page 533] in the maintenance of law and order within Iran’s borders and in defending the integrity and independence of the Country without any thought of aggression.
In view of the American Government’s desire, as expressed in the Declaration of Teheran of December 1st, 1945 [1943], to maintain the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iran, the Ambassador feels sure that the State Department will do its utmost to assist him in obtaining as expeditiously as possible the credit requested by his Government.
Further particulars and detailed lists of the arms and equipment will be furnished as required.
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