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Note no: 8296 Date: 11/17/63 Date Received: 11/18/63 From: Treaties & Legal Affairs Div. of F.O Enclosure of the Note.

The Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America, and regarding the exemptions and immunities for the Military Advisory Missions of the United States Government in Iran, it has the honor to state that, considering the request made by the Embassy in the Note No. 423 dated March 19, 1962 where it was stated that the staff of the Advisory Missions should enjoy the privileges and immunities relating to the administrative staff and technical members "provided in the agreement annexed to the final act of the United Nations Conference on Diplomatic Intercourse and Immunities concluded at Vienna and approved on April 13, 1961 and some senior members of these Missions may by agreement between the two governments be accorded the status of diplomatic agents so that they may enjoy the privileges and immunities that the said agreement has specified for this class and for the maintenance of administrative interests and maintenance of uniformity the above-mentioned principle be made applicable to any military and/or civilian employee of the United States Defense Department and members of the family accompanying him provided that their presence in Iran is authorized by the Imperial Iranian Government necessary studies were made and the result was brought to the knowledge of the Embassy, i.e. the Vienna International Agreement after its approval by the Iranian Legislative Power shall not apply the members of the Military Advisory Missions of the United States Government in Iran who are under the employ of the Iranian Ministry of War, which requires a separate legal authority, and it, therefore, was decided that necessary statement be attached to the Vienna International Agreement when it is presented to both Houses so that the chief and members of the Military Advisory Missions in Iran may enjoy the privileges, immunities, and exemptions which are provided for "the administrative and technical employees" covered by paragraph F article one of the agreement under question and, of course, the extension of such privileges and exemptions will be subject to the approval of both Houses.

The Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased now to inform the Embassy that the Council of Ministers has agreed to this proposal in accordance with a Decree dated October 5, 1963 and it is decided that this Note and the Note which will be written as a reply