Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-08
Text Of Note to Moscow
Immediate Withdrawal Of Red Troops
From iran Is Requested by U.S..
The teri Of the note delipered

The tert OF the note deliuered
TO the Russian government BY
the American Charge d'Afdtres
at MoscoD, George F. KEENAN,,
protesting Russta's failure to
Dfthdrow It's troops from Iran:
IT have the honor to inform your
excellency that I have been in
structed by my Government to de-
liver to the government of the Soviet
Union the following message:
THE Government of the United
States has been informed that the
government Of the Soviet Union
has decided to retain Soviet troops
In Iran after March 2, 1916, that
this decision was taken without
the consent Of the Iranian govern
ment, and that Soviet troops con-
tinue to remain on Iranian territory
in spite of the protests Of the
Iranian government.
1T will be recalled that In reply
TO note addressed on November
a., 1945, by the Government of the
United States to the government
OF the Soviet Union suggesting the
immediate withdrawal Of all foreign
troops from Iran, the Soviet govern
ment on November 20 stated that
the period of stationing of Soviet
troops In Iran was governed by the
Anglo-Soviet-I ranian treaty Of jan
uary 20, 1912.
Article 5 of Treaty Cited.
The Government of the United
States understood from this state
ment that 1t was the intention of
the government of the Soviet Union
that all Soviet troops would be with
drawn from Iran not later than
March 2, 1916, six months after
the date of the signing of the
instrument of surrender with japan
on September 2, 1915. This under
standing was based upon Article S
OF the tripartite treaty referred to
above which states:
1.-The forces of the Allied powers
shall be withdrawn from Iranian
territory not later than six months
after all hostilities between the Al
lied powers and Germany and her
associates had been suspended by
$he conclusion of an armistice or
srn1istices or on the conclusion of
Q peace between them, whichever
date is the earlier
so far as the Government of the
United States is aware. this COM
mltment was not questioned at the
recent meeting of the Security
Council in London which agreed .
that the Soviet Union and Iran
should seek solution Of their diff
fcVties by direct negotiations.
The decision of the Soviet gov
eminent to retain Soviet troops in
Iran beyond the period stipulated
by the tripartite treaty has created
q situation with regard to which :
the Government of the United
States. as member of the United
Nations and as party to the ,
declaration regarding Iran dated
December /, 1913, cannot remain !;
indifferent.
That declaration announced to
the world that the governments of
the United States, the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics and the
United Kingdom at one with the
government of Iran in their desire
Tor the maintenance of the in
dependence, sovereignty and ter
ritorial integrity of IRAN
Immediate Withdrawal Asked.
an the opinion of the Govern
ment of the United States the
of troops in Iranian
territory by any one of the three
signatories to that declaration,
without the consent and against
the wishes of the government of
Iran,' is contrary to the assurances
contained In that declaration,
Furthermore 1t was generally ac-
cepted during the various discus
sions which took place at the meet
ing of the Security Council in Lon
don that the retention by a member
of the United Nations of it's troops
in the territory of a country which
Is also a member of the United
Nations, without the consent of the
government Of that country, is not
in accordance with the principles
of the United Nations and that the
withdrawal of such troops should
not be made contingent upon other
issues.
. THE Government of the United
States, in the spirit of the friendly
association which developed between
the United States and the Soviet
Union in the successful effort
against the common enemy and as :
a fellow member in the United Ma ,
tions, expresses the earnest hope
that the government of the Soviet
Union will do it's part, by Withdraw
Ing Immediately all Soviet forces
from the territory of Iran, to pro-
mote the international confidence
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