Telegram from Ambassador Henry Grady to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Number 458
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OCR Page 1 of 4INCOMING TELEGRAM
Department of State
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Rec'd:
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August 1, 1951
FROM: Tehran
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4:02 a.m.
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TO: Secretary of State
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NO: 458, July 31, Midnight
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DEPT 458.
FROM HARRIMAN FOR THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY.
NO DISTRIBUTION EXCEPT AS DIRECTED BY THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
I have had talks today with Shah, Mosadeg and Busheri and
the Cabinet has had long session. Mosadeg and Busheri
cempron
came to dinner tonight to explain Persian Cabinet decision.
I believe Iranian Govt wants to give cordial and responsive
reply to the British but their principal difficulty has
been to avoid public admission that they alone are to blame
for existing tension. They have decided that it wld not
(rpt not) be possible for them to give type of reply desired
without some modification in British mag. Under the
circumstances, they have indicated that if certain changes
in the wording of British msg were made, they cld avoid
qualifying phrases and conditions in the Iranian reply.
If
these changes are acceptable to British Govt the Iranian
reply can be considered as official. Amended British msg
follows:
*HMG have received through Mr. Harriman the Persian Govt's
formula for negotiation between HMG on behalf of the Anglo=
Iranian Oil Co., and the Persian Govt's msg for discussion
of matters of mutual interest to the two govts.
"His Majesty's Govt are desirous of availing themselves of
this formula and are prepared to negotiate in accordance
with it, but it will be appreciated by the Persian Govt that
the negotiations, which His Majesty's Govt for their part
will enter into with the utmost good will, not (rpt not)
be conducted in satisfactory manner unless the present atmos-
phere is relieved. On the assurance that the Persian Govt
recognize this fact and will enter into discussions in the
same spirit, a mission headed by Cabinet Minister
immediately set out.
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*HMG
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