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Recommendation.

11.

For these reasons we do not advocate the opening

up of military conversations with Iran at present and

recommend that, at least, we await a more definite and

official request from the Shah.

12.

Finally we point out that in this report we

have only dealt with the two specific questions which

were remitted to us by the Var Cabinet on 7th February

(vide paragraph 1). We are in the course of preparing

a report on the much wider aspects of hostilities with

Russia i. e. the action which the allies might take

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against Russia and the action which Russia might take

against the allies.

(Signed) C.L.N. NEWALL.

Richmond Terrace, S.W.1.

23rd February, 1940.

5

DUDLEY POUND.

L. CARR

(for C. I.G.S.).

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