Office of the Historian

The Soviet-Iranian impasse over the agreement of April 1946 regarding the exploitation of oil resources in northern Iran; the question of furnishing credits to Iran for the purchase of American military supplies 1

1. For previous documentation on these subjects, see Foreign Relations, 1946, vol. vii, pp. 289 ff.

[649] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Iran

Washington, July 29, 1947—6 p. m.

761.91/7–1147: Telegram

[650] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Clark) to the Secretary of State

London, July 30, 1947—7 p. m.

761.91/7–3047: Telegram

[651] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Iran

Washington, August 2, 1947—3 p. m.

891.6363/8–247: Telegram

[652] The Ambassador in Iran (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, August 5, 1947—10 a. m.

891.6363/8–547: Telegram

[653] The Ambassador in Iran (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, August 6, 1947—9 a. m.

891.014/8–647: Telegram

[654] The Ambassador in Iran (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, August 14, 1947—4 p. m.

891.6363/8–1447: Telegram

[655] The Ambassador in Iran (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, August 15, 1947—5 p. m.

891.6363/8–1547: Telegram

[656] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Smith) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, August 16, 1947—noon.

891.6363/8–1647: Telegram

[657] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Iran

Washington, August 18, 1947—5 p. m.

891.6363/8–1847: Telegram

[658] The Ambassador in Iran (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, August 19, 1947—1 p. m.

891.6363/8–1947: Telegram

[659] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Clark) to the Secretary of State

London, August 19, 1947—1 p. m.

761.91/8–1947: Telegram

[660] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Iran

Washington, August 20, 1947—9 p. m.

891.6363/8–2047: Telegram

[661] The Ambassador in Iran (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, August 22, 1947—3 p. m.

761.91/8–2247: Telegram

[662] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, August 23, 1947—2 p. m.

891.6363/8–2347: Telegram

[663] The Ambassador in Iran (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, August 29, 1947—2 p. m.

891.6363/8–2947: Telegram

[664] The Ambassador in Iran (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, August 29, 1947—3 p. m.

891.6363/8–2947: Telegram

[665] The Ambassador in Iran (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, September 5, 1947—9 a. m.

891.6363/9–547: Telegram

[666] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Iran

Washington, September 5, 1947—6 p. m.

761.91/9–347: Telegram

[667] The Ambassador in Iran (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, September 9, 1947—1 p. m.

891.6363/9–947: Telegram

[668] The Ambassador in Iran (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, September 11, 1947—noon.

891.6363/9–1147: Telegram

[669] The Ambassador in Iran (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, September 11, 1947—3 p. m.

711.91/9–1147: Telegram

[671] The Ambassador in Iran (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, September 14, 1947—1 p. m.

891.01/9–1447: Telegram

[672] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Acting Secretary of State

[Washington,] September 15, 1947.

891.6363/9–1547

[673] The Ambassador in Iran (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, September 19, 1947—noon.

891.6363/9–1947: Telegram

[674] The Ambassador in Iran (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, September 22, 1947—2 p. m.

891.6363/9–2247: Telegram

[675] The Ambassador in Iran (Allen) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, September 25, 1947—11 a. m.

891.50/9–2547: Telegram

[677] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Iran

Washington, September 26, 1947—5 p. m.

761.91/9–2647: Telegram

[678] Report on an Address by the Director of the Office of Near Eastern and African Affairs (Henderson)

October 3, 1947

Reprinted from Department of State Wireless Bulletin, October 3, 1947, p. 3.