da u4u, X. 742 PORSION OPTICK, S. .4. 7 Februsny, 1966. At our meeting on 2 February, we disossed thedosanotion of datar and the Trial State Statas. ده ا ند on the ground - as we undepatood it that the IranianGoversent did Bot recand the independen States,The purpose of this letter 1 to len the position, و There are many different sorts of Statos - thexo areState which conduct the own stational ra, tikAS Iran nd the United Kingdom: then re tates which aremembers of Pederation and io not have topol affairs,such as the member states of the United States of America,Australia, Brasil, Mexico and India there are tatos(such as those we are considering) which are protectedona have their foreign affaire conducted by the protectingStater and there are other kinde. هم م تو At Wednesday's meeting, the Department's legal adviser, Departmenatstonsovereign independent states under the protection of theUnited Kingdom. He did not, and I would like to emphasisethie, desox2 be thom aimply as sovereign independent states.The words under the protection of the United Kingdom" areusually included in this description and mean that theUnited Kindom has been entrusted with the conduct of thoirforeign relatione. پر To describe these tetas # states does not meanconosdinView to the kind te that they aze,and I hope that this description in the Agreement which wehope to conclude will not cause you any articulty. (1. S. Weir) Apabian Department Mr. Manoutcher Zelli,Imperial Iranian Fabay 50, Kensington Court,Kensington High Street, London, ..
