Telegram from Ambassador Henry Grady to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Number 340
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OCR Page 1 of 4INCOMING TELEGRAM
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Rec'd:
July 24, 1951
FROM: Tehran
11:06 a.m.
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TO:
Secretary of State
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NO: 340, July 24, 11 a.m. (SECTION ONE
TWO)
EUR
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NIACT
SENT DEPT 340, LONDON EYES ONLY AMBASSADOR 65.
FROM HARRIMAN FRO THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
NO (RPT NO) DISTRIBUTION EXCE PT AS DIRECTED BY THE SECRETARY':
OFFICE.
Iranian Cabinet met most of Monday over questions which Oil
Committee discussed with me on Sunday and reported in my
telegram 324 of July 23. Finance Minister and representatives
of 0il Committee met with me late Monday afternoon. They
reported to me Cabinet had agreed to inclusion of the word
"principle" and gave me draft of formula for meeting with
British a,s follows: 'In case the British Govt on behalf of the
former Anglo-Iranian Oil Company recognizes the principle of
nationalization of the oil industry in Iran, the Iranian
Govt would be prepared to enter into negotiations with the
representatives of the British Govt on behalf of the former
1Y
company.
They explained omission of reference to discussion of any
other matters of mutual interests 'referred to in my above
telegram
was
only
because
0il
Committee
had
no
(rpt
no)
competence
in anything except oil but that govt would, of course, be
ready to discuss any such matters. They then said in order
that I might be fully informed of attitude of Iranian Govt and
Cabinet had decided that I should be given translation of
minute of meeting at which above decision was made and approved
by entire Cabinet and Oil Committee.
This minute, in addition to setting forth as point (1) the above
quoted statement, included the following points: (2) before
sending representatives to Tehran British Govt should make
formal statement of its consent to principle of lationalization
of oil industry on behalf of former oil company, and (3) by
the principle of nationalization of oil industry is meant
proposal which was approved by special Oil Committee of Majlis
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