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INCOMING TELEGRAM
Department of State
CORY 10F2
234
TELEGRAPH BRANCH
12 B X
mon gnonet
A
Action
mean
Control: 9941
Rec'd:
August 19, 1951
NEA
FROM: Tehran
8:53 a .m.
Info
TO:
Secretary of State
DECLASSIFIED
SS
E. a 11652, Sec. 3(E) and est
G
NO:
705, August 19, 10 a.m.
Dept. of letter,
4-4-2
EUR
PROJCET NLT74.2
E
By He BARS 9.44.71
DCR
PRIORITY.
JOB DECHEL
SENT DEPT 705, LONDON 152 EYES ONLY AMBASSADOR.
FROM HARRIMAN FOR PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY.
NO DISTRIBUTION EXCEPT AS DIRECTED BY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
ED
British met with Iran negotiating committee this afternoon
(Saturday) for an informal exchange of views regarding
British proposal. I was asked to participate. Iran group
had been released by Prime Minister to express their
opinions. However, these generally conformed to position
taken by Prime Minister. They maintained that proposal did
not (rpt not) conform to formula submitted through me
principally on point that British control of both purchasing
organization and operating agency means return to status quo
with thin disguise. Other objections were raised that as
that purchasing organization would have substantial monopoly
of Iran exports, and that principle of 50-50 division of
profit was inequitable, particularly if combined with payment
for assets taken over. Such arrangements it was contended
would not (rpt not) be acceptable to Iran public opinion. Stokes
gave obvious replies explaining the commercial aspects of
world oil business and necessity of creating arrangements
la
which would induce British staff to remain in Iran. He was
rather general in his comments on the control of operation
by NIOC and also suggested that it was Iran politician
problem to deal with their public opinion. Stokes stated he
believed Irans would obtain under his proposal three times
as much as they did in 1950. This would be about 50 million
pounds on 1950 basis. He said he could not (rpt not) remain
indefinitely and it was therefore agreed they would hold two
meetings a day, the next one to be 10 a.m. tomorrow (Sunday).
At close of mtg I expressed my satisfaction that the two
groups were at last talking informally and hoped that through
this type of discussion an understanding could be reached. I
stated I believed that the proposals put forward by British
for discussion provided good basis for negotiation and that
arrangements could be worked out under these proposals which
would be within formula under which Brit mission had been
asked
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