Memorandum from Secretary of State Dean Acheson to President Harry S. Truman, with Attachments

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DECLASSIFIED Authority NLT 85-11 (NSC Memo 9-11-86) By DEB NLT Date 11-19-86 DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT Subject: Message from Prime Minister Attlee Attached is a message from Prime Minister Attlee to you which Ambassador Franks handed me on Wednesday. The message is an appeal that we support the British in an approach to the Shah of Iran urging on him the necessity for taking action to prevent the Iranian Government from proceeding with their plan to force the remaining British staff at the Abadan refinery to leave Iran within one week. Also attached for your approval is a proposed telegraphic reply to Prime Minister Attlee, as well as telegraphic instruction to Ambassador Henderson in Tehran to urgently approach the Shah and Prime Minister of Iran on the subject. Cream Pebruary to AMD . RECORDE : Enclosures: 1. Message from Prime Minister Attlee 2. Proposed telegraphic reply to Prime Minister and Instruction to Ambassador Henderson