740.0011 European War 1939/4498: Telegram
The Chargé in Iran (Engert) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 8—11:40 a.m.]
157. My telegram number 153 of today. Editorial this morning expresses surprise that Russian broadcast should use alleged revelations in German White Book26 to accuse Iran of being involved in Allied plans to bomb Baku. There is no evidence whatever that Iran knew anything at all about such plans. On the contrary from the documents published it appears clearly that Iran was not a party to them. Iran would defend her neutrality against anybody attacking it. She suspects Soviets are looking for a pretext.