Telegram from Ambassador Henry Grady to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Number 424
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OCR Page 1 of 2NLT (PPF-SUBJ/330
INCOMING TELEGRAM
Department of State
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Rec'd:
July 29, , 1951
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FROM: Tehran
7:09 a.m.
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TO: Secretary of State
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NO: 424, July 29, 1 p.m.
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SENT LONDON 90 FOR HARRIMAN AND GIFFORD RPTD DEPT 424
FOR PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
NO (RPT NO) DISTRIBUTION EXCEPT AS DIRECTED BY SECY'S OFFICE.
Saw PRIMIN at 10:45 this morn and discussed with him fully
content of London's 33 July 28. He was most cordial and
expressed his very great desire to have the oil question
promptly settled. He understands that discussions and
conditional reply of Brit to Iran Govt is matter of deep
secrecy and Brit reply will only be submitted when there are
assurances from him that it is acceptable. He made no (rpt
no) difficulty about the wording and was agreeable to having in
the Brit reply and Iran reply ref to importance of relieving
present tensions which exist in south. He says there is no
(rpt no) tension of serious nature there and he is perfectly
willing under circumstances to agree that what tension exists
shld be relieved in every way possible.
He has called the mixed comm and Cabinet for meeting at once
and will give me more formal reply this evening or first thing
tomorrow morn. In meantime, he authorized me to tell Mr.
Harriman that he has no (rpt no) objection to proposed exchange
of notes and their publication and will welcome the coming here
of a mission headed by a Cabinet min of Brit Govt. However,
he asked me to say to Mr. Harriman as his own views prior to
meeting of mixed comm and Cabinet the fol: That he assumes Mr.
Harriman has brought to the attn of Brit Govt and Brit
understand and accept the minutes of Cabinet meeting which he
read to Mr. Harriman on July 23 (ref EMBTEL 340 to Dept July
24 rptd London 65) He read 3 points from document in his
NATIONAL
files:
ARCHIVES AND
RECORDS
1.
is
SERVICE"
Brit Govt must recognize on behalf of AIOC principle of
nationalization of southern oil.
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2. The Iran
E. O. 11632, Sec. 3(E) and
D 5-31-22
pt. of State letter,
PR NLT 78.3
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