CABLE TO CNO FROM COMIDEASTFOR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP08C01297R000600010011-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2012
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: December 3, 1958
• Content Type: CABLE

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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/07/31 : CIA-RDP08C01297R000600010011-5
NAVAL MESSAGE ---CONfriatiffikl-- NAVY DIPARTMENT'
RELEASED BY
DRAFTED BY
EXT NR
DATE
03 DEC 1958
TOR
00261/03DEC58
ROUTED BY
NAY LOR
CHECKED BY
JA/4/n)4
COPY NR.
FROM:
TO:
INFO:
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COMIDEASTFOR
CNO
021407Z DEC 1958
(DATE/TIME GROUP (GCT))
CINCNELM//FLEINTCENELM//ALUSNA TEHRAN//ALUSNA BAGHDAD
PRECEDENCE
(ACT)
OF
O EMERGENCY
0"fgaVIVA
OPRIORITY
(INFO)
0
0
0
0 50X1
OROUTINE 0
MUMNAINIMNINVM
50X1
RECENT PRESS ITEMS FROM BAGHDAD AND OFFICIAL REPORTS FROM TEHRAN
OA/
INDICATE INCREASING FRICTION BETWEEN IRAQ AND IRANWARIOUS I
WHICH CONTROL OF SHATT AL ARAB RIVER REMAINS POTENTIALLY ONE
MOST SERIOUS. IT APPEARS NOW. IRAQ GOVT INTERPRETS TREATY
AGREEMENT REGARDING NAVIGATION RIGHTS ON SHATT DIFFERENTLY
OLD GOVT? AND IRAN MAY RENOUNCE TREATY ALTOGETHER IN VIEW THIS
POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ISSUE, REQUEST BACKGROUND AND CURRENT INFO
FROM ONI OR STATE ON HISTORICAL CONTROVERSY CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL
AND NATIONAL RIGHTS ON SHATT AL ARAB AND PRESENT U S?POSITION.
SPECIFICALLY DESIRE BRIEF ANSWERS TO FOL QUESTIONS IF AVAILABLE
A. HIGHLIGHTS OF TREATY BETWEEN IRAQ AND IRAN DATED ABOUT 1937
CONCERNING SE OF SHATT AL ARAB.
B. ANY DISPUTES OVER NAVIGATION RIGHTS ON SHATT SINCE TREATY
DRAWN UP.
C. ANY TRADITION OR PRECEDENT INVOLVING CONTROL OF SHATT WHICH
WOULD TEND TO FAVOR _THE CLAIM OF ONE NATION OVER THE OTHER.
REPRODUCTION OF THIS DOCUMENT IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS PROHIBITED EXCEPT WITH PERMISSION OF THE ISSUING OFFICE.
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/07/31 : CIA-RDP08C01297R000600010011-5