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Telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson to the United States Embassy in Iran and Great Britain
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Telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson to the United States Embassy in Iran and Great Britain
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Anglo-Iranian Oil Dispute, 1951-1954
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1951-07-27
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1951
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OUTGOING
NLT (RSF.5UBJ)336
TELEGRAM
Department of State
COPY / of 2
DECLASSIFIED
INDICATE:
COLLECT
6 P.M.
2. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and the
CHARGE TO
Dept. of State lerrer
531-78
CONTROL
wur 74.3
By NLT. He NARS Date 10.2.74
987
11744
SENT TO:
Amemiass LONDON PRIORZIT 646
-
RPID INFOB
Amembassy TEHRAN PRIORITY 220
"IL-27-51
27-21-
Origin
NEA
Info:
WLD prefer not raising sith BIT essbstance Tehran's 403 July 27
SS
G
RFT London as 82 pending outooms Iarriman's couversation in London,
EUR
DEPT believes it WLD be tactically inadviaable mention this SUBJ
while Harriman is urging BRIT accept TRAN proposal sinee it might give
implication we are not confident goncesaful outeque present MEGOIS and
fear situation may arise justifying entay PRIT tapoopa.
me feel present line with BRIT SHLD ba confined to acpeptance
TRAN proposals and introduction new sunj might inmrease Harriman's difrieulties
may be
Whils DEPT agrees advisable obtain reassurances from
time
to it has no INVO justifyia nonclusion earlier BRIT assurances U3
WLD be compulted in advance of any military operation will not be honorod.
policy as by and FRIS that
Dist.
Desired
DEPT has frequently stressed to CLD only support evacuation operation
(Offices
Only)
in extreme emergoney designed withdraval from Iran of citizens
in DMED Seopardy from mob violence We balieve this position clearly
understood by BRIT but realize BRIT military thinking particularly in MI
1
Commend increasingly favors show of force which might in em opinion have
digastrous results.
View EMB London WLD be appreciated.
ARCHIVES s "NATIONAL SERVICE' RECORDS AND
the
Drafted by:
NEA
Telegraphic transmission and
July 278 1951.
clessification approved by:
EJDors $
5
p
Clearances:
ACHESON
REPROBUCTION FROM nas
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