File No. 763.72119/380
The Secretary of State to the Persian Minister ( Mehdi Khan )
Note Verbale
The Secretary of State of the United States has been gratified to receive the unsigned communication dated January 15, 1917, which the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Persia at Washington placed in his hands on that day,3 whereby he is informed of the endorsement given by the Persian Government to the President’s note of December 18, 1916, to the warring nations.
The Secretary of State has made due note of this information as well as of the wish of His Imperial Majesty’s Government stated in the communication that the Government of the United States will give its assistance in the maintenance of the integrity and rights of Persia whenever a peace conference shall take place.