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68 STAT.] IRAN-MILITARY MISSION Dec. 29 1948 Jan. 5. 1949 Tranlation MINISTBY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Number: 5417 December 29, 1948 NOTE The Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the United States of America and pursuant to Note #3471 [1] of Shahrivar 29, 1327 (Sept. 20, 1948) concerning the extension of the agreement [2] for the employment of the American Advisory Mission in the Ministry of War, has the honor to state that, as has been verbally pointed out, the appropriate authorities of the Imperial Government are in accord with the extension of the present agreement for the period of another year as from Esfand 29, 1327 (March 20, 1949). Meanwhile, the phrase "American officers and enlisted men" men- tioned in the present agreement is to be changed to the phrase "Ameri- can officers and non-commissioned officers". It is requested that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs be kindly notified of the agreement of the appropriate United States authorities regarding the aforemen- tioned matter. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AEeRaICA, Tehran. The American Embassy to the IranianMinistry of ForeignAffairs THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AMERICAN EMBASSY, No. 575 Tehran, Iran,January6, 1949. The Embassy of the United States of America presents its com- pliments to the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the Ministry's note No. 5417 dated December 29, 1948 relative to the extension of the agreement covering the United States Military Mission with the Iranian Army. With respect to the Imperial Ministry's note under acknowledge- ment, the Embassy has been authorized to communicate to the Iranian Government the willingness of the Government of the United States to extend the agreement in question for an additional year beginning March 21, 1949. The United States Government is also agreeable to the substitution of the phrase "non-commissioned officers" in the preamble of the agreement instead of "enlisted men", as requested by the Iranian Government. The Embassy avails itself of the opportunity to renew to the Im- perial Ministry the assurances of its highest consideration. THE IMPERAL MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Tehran. Not printed. ' igned Oct. 6,1947. 8189--52 -Pi . n- 9 61 Stat., Pt. 3, p. 3306. 2431