Search | Wilson Center Digital Archive

Switch to Visualization

Petroleum industry and trade Clear All

Related Resources

Soviet soldier taking a photograph of another soldier in Red Square, Moscow, 1959

Eastern Europe

Soviet Union

Photograph of Azadi Tower

Middle East

Iran

Iran-Soviet Relations

Aerial view of National Mall

North America

United States

Photograph of the Hands of Victory Monument in Baghdad.

Middle East

Iraq

Aerial photograph of CIA headquarters

United States. Central Intelligence Agency

-

George H.W. Bush and Lech Walesa

CIA Reports on the Collapse of Communism in Europe

Portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 1972.

East Asia

China

Placeholder image for when a places image is not available

Middle East

Placeholder image for when a Topics image is not available

The Iran/Azerbaijian Crisis, 1946

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Soviet Union. Communist Party. Central Committee (CPSU CC). Politburo

-

Yasser Arafat and Nicolae Ceausescu

Ceausescu's Diplomacy in the Middle East

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Vyshinsky, Andrey Yanuaryevich

1883- 1954

Kofi Annan and Saddam Hussein

Hussein, Saddam

1937- 2006

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Menshikov, M.

-

International Dimensions of Decolonization in the Middle East and North Africa

International Dimensions of Decolonization in the Middle East and North Africa

Mikhail Gorbachev, 1986

Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich

1931- 2022

Brazilian Nuclear History

Results:

41 - 50 of 57

Display:

Sort By:

Documents

September 1, 1951	Minutes No. 83 of VKP(b) CC Politburo Decisions for the Period 2 August - 7 October 1951 CPSU Politburo's instructions to Soviet representatives in Iran, regarding the sale of lubricants to Iran.
September 29, 1951	VKP(b) CC Decree, 'Concerning Instructions to Cdes. Sadchikov and Chechulin Concerning the Issue of the Settlement of the Mutual Financial Claims with Iran' Decree sent to Soviet delegation in Iran, instructing them to suspend negotiations with the Iranians, under the pretext of returning to Moscow to report to their government. They are also to reject the Iranian final proposal as premature.
September 29, 1951	Report to I. V. Stalin on Soviet-Iranian Financial Negotiations Report distributed among top Soviet officials updating the ongoing Soviet-Iranian negotiations over financial claims. Notes that Soviet delegation has rejected as premature the Iranian offer to begin working on a final protocol, on the grounds that the balance of favor is leaning too far toward Iran at this point.
1951	Memorandum Concerning Soviet and Iranian Financial Claims, Attached to Draft Instructions to Sadchikov and Chechulin Table delineating the agreed upon, proposed, and rejected financial claims of Iran and the Soviet Union. Attached as a memo to a set of draft instructions for Soviet delegates in Iran.
1951	Draft Instructions to Sadchikov and Chechulin, VKP(b) CC Decree, [with attached table] Instructions for Soviet delegation in Iran for preliminary protocol agreements in ongoing financial negotiations. See the attached table.
September 14, 1951	Report to I. V. Stalin, Soviet-Iranian Financial Negotiations Report on the status of Soviet-Iranian negotiations over financial claims. Notes that most claims have been renounced, but issue of returning Iranian gold is still contentious, and advises against notifying Iranian delegation of possible further Soviet concessions.
July 12, 1951	VKP(b) CC Decree Draft, Soviet-Iranian Negotiations Draft attached to telegram, explaining that the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Relations (MFA) and Ministry of Foreign Trade (MVT) disagree with the idea of suspending negotiations with Iranians. Specifically, this is because they believe the recess will be used against them by the British and Americans in Iran.
July 12, 1951	Report to I. V. Stalin, Settling Mutual Financial Claims with Iran Telegram distributed among top Soviet officials regarding ongoing negotiations between Iran and the USSR over financial claims. Agreements have been reached on some smaller claims, but the main Soviet claim for oil and the main Iranian claim for gold both remain an issue. Telegram suggests that the negotiations be recessed, while noting that the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Foreign Trade (MVT) disagree.
October 28, 1949	M. Maksimov, 'The National Front in Iran' Memorandum describing the "National Front" movement in Iran. Notes that one of the organizers, Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh, is anti-USSR and should be opposed. Also asserts that the pro-Great Britain tendencies of other members of the movement indicate that it is receiving support from the British.
January 4, 1974	Cable No. 25, Ambassador Ogawa to the Foreign Minister, 'Japan-China Foreign Minister Meeting' A summary of a meeting between Ohira Masayoshi and Ji Pengfei, where the two briefly describe China and Japan's overarching foreign policy views.