1947年的工作主要集中在苏联对伊朗北部石油资源的企图问题上。当年选举产生了新的议会,新当选的议员不愿意批准1946年3月在胁迫下达成的苏联伊朗石油协议,该协议授予苏联51%的所有权和实际控制权。1947年9月11日,美国大使乔治·艾伦(George V. Allen)公开谴责外国政府为确保在伊朗的商业特许权而采取的恐吓和胁迫行为,并承诺美国将全力支持伊朗自由决定自己的自然资源问题。在这种明确的鼓励下,伊朗议会于1947年10月22日拒绝批准苏联的石油协议;投票结果是102票对2票。
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