ABSTRACT

The Anglo-Persian Agreement has never been anything other than controversial. Outwardly, an agreement negotiated by traitors in secrecy, it was to give the British government control over the administration, finance, and military in Iran after the First World War. Much maligned as a plan for a protectorate, the criticism has largely obscured the narrative which shows that this agreement can be seen as a logical conclusion to policies followed by Iran and Britain which had begun in the previous century. In addition, it is likely that the convictions and motivations of the architects of the agreement have been misjudged. Though by no means seeking to exonerate the culpability of self-serving Iranian politicians who sought this agreement, this article seeks to reassess the origins and negotiations behind the agreement and show that its negotiation had precedent and was of vital need to Iran.

摘要

盎格鲁 - 波斯协议从未引起争议。从表面上看，这是叛徒秘密谈判达成的协议，旨在让英国政府在第一次世界大战后控制伊朗的行政、财政和军事。作为保护国计划的批评，批评在很大程度上掩盖了叙述，该叙述表明该协议可以被视为对伊朗和英国在上个世纪开始遵循的政策的合乎逻辑的结论。此外，协议设计者的信念和动机很可能被误判。尽管绝不是为了免除寻求这项协议的自私自利的伊朗政客的罪责，