Office of the Historian

811.24591/7–3045: Telegram

No. 1337
The Ambassador in Iran (Murray) to the Acting Secretary of State

secret
priority
Tehran, July 30, 1945—1 p.m.

560. Booth has received further telegram1 from Potsdam canceling War telegram reported mytel 554 July 282 and authorizing more gradual withdrawal troops from Iran. He is now instructed transfer HQ (headquarters) from Amirabad to Khorramshahr by October 1 but to leave custodial detachment at Amirabad. Orders state OANLC (Office Army Navy Liquidation Commissioner]) staff will remain here.

Murray
  1. Not printed.↩
  2. Document No. 1335.↩