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Seal

The Foreign Service
of the
United States of America


American Embassy,
Tehran, Iran,
April 18, 1954.

Excellency:

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the following note from Your Excellency today:

"I have the honor to refer to the Agreement of November 27, 1953, as amended, between the Imperial Government of Iran and the Government of the United States of America regarding the United States Military Mission with the Imperial Iranian Condarmerie and to propose extension of the Agreement until Esfand 29, 1333 (March 20, 1955).

"The Imperial Government of Iran will consider this note, together with Your excellency's reply, as constituting renewal of the Agreement."

I am authorized to inform Your Excellency that the Government of the United States of America is agreeable to the proposal contained in Your Excellency's note and considers the note, together with this reply, as constituting renewal of the Agreement.

Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurance of my highest consideration.

His Excellency
Loy W. Henderson
Abdollah Entezan,
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Tehran.