740.0011 European War 1939/30816: Telegram
The Minister in Iran (Dreyfus) to the Secretary of State
[Received 6 p.m.]
868. I have been embarrassed in my relations with the Prime Minister by the Department’s failure to reply on the matter of the United Nations Declaration (see Department’s 379, July 29) and on question of agreement on presence of American forces in Iran (see my 710, July 1086). Prime Minister in addition to feeling that the American Government is showing little interest in matters so closely affecting Iran, is handicapped in his delicate relations with the Majlis by delay in these two matters.
Both British Minister and Soviet Chargé have received favorable replies from their Governments on United Nations Declarations but are awaiting the American answer before replying to Iranian Government. Incidentally British and Chinese Ministers have long since received alleged drafts of the American reply to Iran although this Legation has not.