00244227 2722-1 UNCLASSIFIED 2429996 01-01-1941 2431457 01-01-1945

PERSIAN GULF COMMAND

HISTORY 632.881-1 8458 A6139 871 882 43 2447253 04-01-1988 THE IRANIAN MILITARY MISSION WAS ESTABLISHED 27 SEP 41. THE UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED A SUPPLY ROUTE IN THE PERSIAN CORRIDOR IN SEP 42. MAJ GEN DONALD H. CONNOLLY ASSUMED COMMAND. A MOTOR TRANSPORT SERVICE WAS ORGANIZED AND A HARD SURFACE HIGHWAY COMPLETED ACROSS THE DESERT AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO KAZVIN. LIQUIDATION OF THE COMMAND COMMENCED IN LATE 1944. NONE