CABLE TO SECRETARY OF STATE FROM TEHRAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP08C01297R000600010118-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2012
• Sequence Number: 118
• Publication Date: August 27, 1959
• Content Type: CABLE

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Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/01/04: CIA-RDP08CO1297R000600010118-7
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FROM: TEHRAN
TO: Secretary of State
NO: 413, AUGUST 27, 4 PM
Control : 183+8
Rec'd: AUGUST 27, 1959
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SENT DEPARTMENT 413, REPEATED INFORMATION LONDON 25, BAGHDAD 22
KHORRAMSHAHR, BASRA UNNUMBERED.
REFERENCE EMBTEL 379.
FOLLOWING IS SUMMARY LATEST INFORMATION OBTAINED ON WATER
DIVERSION IRAN-IRAQ BORDER AREAS.
D I VERS I ON DAM AND FOUR METER_ CANAL COMPLETED-1-9-98-AT QASR - I -SH I R I N
AND 5 METERS IN DRY SEASON _
I METERS IN SPRING
IRAQ. FLOW OF ALVAND THIS POINT ESTIMATED
IREPORTEDLY DESIGNED TAKE ONE CUBIC METER WATER ALVANh RI
FOR CITY AND IRRIGATION PLI DIVERSION APPROXIMATELY THREE
METERS GENERATE ELECTRICITY., AFTER WHICH WATER RELEASED TO
SURVEY TEAM FROM IRRIGATION INSTITUTE (BONGAH) RECENTLY
VISITED DASHT-I-ZUHA, FERTILE PLAIN ALONG ALVAND RIVER EAST
OF QASR-I-SHIRIN, TO STUDY POSSiBiLITY DEVELOPMENT GROUND
WATER OR FURTHER DIVERSION FROM ALVAND.
DIVERSION DAM AND TUNNEL UNDER CONSTRUCTION TO USE WATER OF
KUNIAM CHAM RIVER FOR IRRIGATION NEAR MEHRAN AT IRAQI BORDER
VICINITY 33 DEGREES N 46 DEGREESE0 EMBASSY RELIABLY INFORMED
PROJECT NOT ECONOMICALLY JUSTIFIED,
INSOFAR AS KNOWN ALL PROJECTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT IN BORDER AREAS
BELONG TO PLAN ORGANIZATION AND IRRIGATION INSTITUTE. NO
US PARTICIPATION BEYOND ONE INSTANCE OF ADVISORY ASSISTANCE
TO COMMITTEE ON MEHRAN AREA. DESPATCH WILL FOLLOW.
PAB.- RKF
UNLESS "UNCLASSIFIED"
REPRODUCTION FROM THIS
COPY IS PROHIBITED.
Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/01/04: CIA-RDP08CO1297R000600010118-7