Iran: release of confidential records, US State Department papers for 1952-1954

This file concerns the possible public release of records concerning Iran covering the years 1952-54 by the US State Department. It contains correspondence relating to:

• Records of the British-American Planning Talks held in Washington DC; topics discussed include the release of the Iran records as well as improving US-Soviet Union relations, Africa, North Yemen, Afghanistan, China and Southeast Asia, Vietnam, the Korean Peninsula and Japan
• Concerns that the material to be released would be damaging to HMG
• US Country Director for Iran Henry Precht’s belief that the position of the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi is untenable
• Requests for UK-US consultation on the release of the records
• The question of whether the US releasing British documents obtained by the US Government; and HMG’s veto over the release of British documents
• The question of whether the US will release documents outlining HMG's involvement in the removal of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh from power in 1953
• Delays to the release of the documents