§ Mr. Eden(By Private Notice): asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what British troops, if any, have recently been sent to Tehran; and Whether it is still the intention of His Majesty's Government to withdraw all British troops from Persia by the agreed date.
§ The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Ernest Bevin)The answer to the first part of the Question is "None." In reply to the second part of the Question, orders have been given for all British troops to be withdrawn from Persia by 2nd March, 1946, in accordance with our obligations under the Treaty of 1942.