NSC 136: United States Policy Regarding the Present Situation in Iran/front matter

by James S. Lay

Declassifed
Authority: NND 959285
By: WDP NARA Date:2/29/00

RECORD COPY

A REPORT

TO THE

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

by

THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

on

UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE PRESENT SITUATION IN IRAN

November 20, 1952

WASHINGTON

TOP SECRET

NOTE BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

to the NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

on

UNTIED STATES POLICY REGARDING

PRESENT SITUATION IN IRAN

References:

1. NSC 136
2. NSC Action No. 680.
3. Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, date November 18 and November 19, 1952
4. NSC 107/2
5. NSC 117
6. SE 32
7. NIE-75
8. NSC 129
9. Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, subject. "Documents resulting From Conversations With the British in Regard to the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East", dated November 19, 1947.

At the 125th Council meeting with the President presiding the National Security Council and Mr. Emmerglick for the Attorney general considered and adopted NSC 136, subject to the revisions recommended therein by the Senior NSC Staff in the enclosure to the reference memorandum of November 19 (NSC Action. No. 680). The Director of Defense Moblilization was unable to attend the Council meeting, but his office has indicated concurrence with NSC 136, as amended.

The views of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on this subject transmitted by the reference memorandum of November 18, including the reference to the Treaty of Friendship Between Persia and the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic signed at Moscow on February 26, 1921, were noted by the Council and Mr. Emmerglick for the Attorney General in connection with their action on this report. The Council also noted that Mr. Emmerglick for the Attorney General, while concurring in principle with subparagraph (4) on page 4 of NSC 136, reserved the position of the Department of Justice on specific plans which might be submitted to it pursuant thereto.

Declassified
Authority: NND 959285
By: WDP NARA Date:2/29/00

The report, as amended and adopted, was subsequently submitted to the President for consideration. The President has this date approved NSC 136 as amended and enclosed herewith, and directs its implemanéation by all appropriate executive departments and agencies of the U. S. Government under the coordination of the Secretary of State.

Accordingly NSC 107/2 is superseded by the enclosed report. The policy relating to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East uuntained in tghe enclosure to Reference 1 is superseded by the enclosure and NSC 129/1 approved on April 24. 1952.

JAMES S. LAY, Jr.
Executive Secretary.

cc: The Secretary of the Treasury
The Attorney General
The Director of Defense Mobilization