891.20/3–949: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Iran 1
214. Re Joint Weeka 21, Mar. 4 Razmara statements “American-Iranian defense plans”.2
[Page 488]US Govt position re direct mil assistance Iran remains same as reported Deptel 68, Jan. 29 and memo conversation dated Jan. 28,3 copy to Emb. Conferences here limited to State and Army sympathetic hearing Mazhari exposition Iran Army estimate alternative plans and materiel needs. No US defense plans revealed nor any indication US attitude Bazmara plan use 300,000 men in emergency.
As stated Jernegan’s letter Feb. 15,4 all programs mil aid coming year being considered under integrated plan with no specific ref Iran. Iranians here have not been informed nature proposed bill nor extent aid to Iran contemplated. Above FYI and in your discretion for info Drury.
- Repeated to London as 785, Moscow as 140.↩
- Joint Weeka 21 not printed; it reported information from General Razmara that several conferences had been held recently in Washington concerning integrated American-Iranian defense plans; that a bill had been or was about to be presented to the Congress to provide for further aid to Iran, but without mentioning the name of the country; and that American military authorities had approved a plan for an Iranian army of 300,000 men in the event of an emergency (891.00 (W)/3–449). Joint Weekas were summary reports of major political, economic, and military events of the preceding week prepared by officers of the Embassy.↩
- Memorandum of conversation by W. Clyde Dunn, Assistant Chief of the Division of Greek, Turkish, and Iranian Affairs, not printed. The conversation was held with Military Attaché Mazhari and First Secretary Aram. (891.24/1–2849)↩
- Presumably to Ambassador Wiley; copy not found in Department of State files.↩