Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952-1954, Iran, 1951–1954

Planning and Implementation of Operation TPAJAX, March–August 1953

259. Draft National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, August 12, 1953.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, NIC Files, Job 79R01012A, Box 32, Folder 3, (NIE 102) Probable Developments in Iran. Top Secret; Security Information. The draft estimate was prepared in the Office of National Estimates. A summary of the estimate was sent to Dulles by Kent on August 13. (Ibid., Job 79R00904A, Box 1, Folder 4, Memo for DCI (1953) (Substantive)) For the final text of the NIE, see Document 347.

260. Telegram From the Station in Iran to the Central Intelligence Agency

Tehran, August 14, 1953, 1303Z.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency. Secret. Transcribed specifically for the Foreign Relations series from microfilm in the Central Intelligence Agency that no longer exists. See “Sources” chapter.

261. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State

Tehran, August 16, 1953, 10 a.m.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DDO Files, Job 79–01228A, Box 11, Folder 14, Iran 1951–1953. Restricted; Security Information; NIACT. Repeated to London NIACT and to Beirut NIACT for Ambassador Henderson. Received at 4:28 a.m.

262. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State

Tehran, August 16, 1953, 1 p.m.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DDO Files, Job 79–01228A, Box 11, Folder 14, Iran 1951–1953. Restricted. Repeated to London and to Beirut for Ambassador Henderson. Received at 7:55 a.m.

263. Telegram From the Station in Iran to the Central Intelligence Agency

Tehran, August 16, 1953.

264. Telegram From the Station in Iran to the Central Intelligence Agency

Tehran, August 16, 1953.

265. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency [text not declassified]

Washington, August 16, 1953.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency. Secret; Operational Immediate. Transcribed specifically for the Foreign Relations series from microfilm in the Central Intelligence Agency that no longer exists. See “Sources” chapter.

266. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State

Tehran, August 16, 1953, 3 p.m.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DDO Files, Job 79–01228A, Box 11, Folder 14, Iran 1951–1953. Restricted; NIACT. Repeated to London NIACT and to Beirut for Ambassador Henderson. Received at 10 a.m.

267. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State

Tehran, August 16, 1953, 5 p.m.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DDO Files, Job 79–01228A, Box 11, Folder 14, Iran 1951–1953. Secret; Security Information; NIACT. Repeated to London NIACT and to Beirut for Ambassador Henderson. Sent with an instruction to pass to the Defense Department. Received at 12:10 p.m.

268. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State

Tehran, August 16, 1953, 8 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1950–1954, 788.00/8–1653. Secret. Repeated NIACT to London and to Beirut for Ambassador Henderson. Received at 1:09 p.m.

269. Telegram From the Station in Iran [text not declassified]

Tehran, August 16, 1953.

270. Telegram From the Station in Iran to the Central Intelligence Agency

Tehran, August 17, 1953.

271. Telegram From the Embassy in Iraq to the Department of State

Baghdad, August 17, 1953, 7 a.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1950–1954, 788.00/8–1753. Top Secret; Security Information; Priority. Repeated to Tehran. Received at 7:14 a.m. This telegram is printed with redactions in Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. X, Iran, 1951–1954, pp. 746–748 (Document 345).

272. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency [text not declassified]

Washington, August 17, 1953.

273. Telegram From the Station in Iran to the Central Intelligence Agency

Tehran, August 17, 1953.

274. Memorandum Prepared in the Directorate of Plans, Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, August 17, 1953.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DDO Files, Job 80–01701R, Box 3, Folder 10, TPAJAX. Secret; Eyes Only.

275. Memorandum Prepared in the Office of National Estimates, Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, August 17, 1953.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DDI Files, Job 79T00937A, Box 2, Folder 2, Staff Memoranda—1953 Substantive. Secret; Security Information.

276. Telegram From the Station in Iran to the Central Intelligence Agency

Tehran, August 18, 1953, 1149Z.

277. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency [text not declassified]

Washington, August 18, 1953.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency. Secret. Repeated to Tehran [text not declassified]. Transcribed specifically for the Foreign Relations series from microfilm in the Central Intelligence Agency that no longer exists. See “Sources” chapter.

278. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to the Station in Iran

Washington, August 18, 1953.

279. Telegram From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State

Rome, August 18, 1953, 8 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1950–1954, 788.11/8–1853. Confidential; Security Information; Priority. Repeated Priority to Tehran and Baghdad. Received at 6:27 p.m.

280. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State

Tehran, August 18, 1953, 10 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1950–1954, 788.00/8–1853. Secret; Security Information; NIACT. Repeated to London. Received at 6:57 p.m. Also printed in Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. X, Iran, 1951–1954, pp. 752–755 (Document 347).

281. Memorandum for the Record

Tehran, August 19, 1953.

Source: British National Archives, FO 371/104570. Secret; Security Information. The memorandum is attached to a covering note from R.J. Bowker, a Foreign Office official, indicating that the memorandum was handed to him by Joseph Palmer of the U.S. Embassy in London.

282. Memorandum for the Record by the Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner)

Washington, August 19, 1953.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DDO Files, Job 79–01228A, Box 11, Folder 14, Iran 1951–1953. Secret; Security Information.

283. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State

Tehran, August 20, 1953, noon.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1950–1954, 788.00/8–2053. Confidential; Security Information; NIACT. Repeated to London, Rome, Dhahran, and Baghdad. Received at 8:01 a.m. Also printed in Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. X, Iran, 1951–1954, pp. 752–755 (Document 348).

284. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency [text not declassified]

Washington, August 19, 1953.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency. Secret. [text not declassified] Transcribed specifically for the Foreign Relations series from microfilm in the Central Intelligence Agency that no longer exists. See “Sources” chapter. The transcript of this telegram lists the date as “18 or 19 AUG 1953.” All blank underscores that indicate omissions and question marks are in the transcribed text.