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Agreement with the United Kingdom for American operation of the southern section of the Trans-Iranian Railroad and conditional consent of the Iranian Government45

45. For further information on this subject, see T. H. Vail Motter, The Persian Corridor and Aid to Russia, in the series United States Army in World War II: The Middle East Theater (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1952), pp. 177–191, passim.

[352] President Roosevelt to the British Prime Minister (Churchill)

Washington, July 15, 1942.

Copy of telegram obtained from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N.Y.

[353] The British Prime Minister (Churchill) to President Roosevelt

London, August 22, 1942.51

Copy of telegram obtained from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N.Y.

[354] Mr. W. Averell Harriman to President Roosevelt

Cairo, August 22, 1942.

Copy of telegram obtained from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N.Y.

[355] The Minister in Iran (Dreyfus) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, November 23, 1942—6 p.m.
[Received November 24—11:47 a.m.]

891.77/706: Telegram

[356] The Secretary of State to the Minister in Iran (Dreyfus)

Washington, November 25, 1942—7 p.m.

891.77/706: Telegram

[357] The Minister in Iran (Dreyfus) to the Secretary of State

Tehran, December 13, 1942—2 p.m.
[Received 9:30 p.m.]

891.77/708: Telegram

[358] The Secretary of State to the Minister in Iran (Dreyfus)

Washington, December 23, 1942—4 p.m.

891.77/708: Telegram

  1. Prime Minister Churchill was in Cairo on August 22; file copy of this message, however, bears the dateline London.↩