File 3852/1912 Pt 2 'Persia. Conditions in South Persia. German Documents' [‎234r] (99/280)

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3. If an amnesty were granted to the Shahs bands and if
all irregular troops (who might perhaps fight for the cause of
Persia) were disarmed.
4. If Persia recognize the Anglo-Russian treaty of 1907 1 ).
Sir G. Barclay cannot refrain from calling Russia’s pro-
t" 0 P a y these £ 200,000 in small instalments and to make
t)J interest 8% a “clumsy arrangement” 2 ). He even ad
vocates, for chivalry is Englands greatest virtue, lowering
the rate of interest to 7%(!) and Persia yielding to “force
majeure after a really pitiable struggle about the wording
of the recognition of the assurances given in the Anglo-Russian
treaty of 1907 3 ), accepts on March 20th, 1912, the new Anglo-
Russian note on condition that the Anglo-Russian troops
be withdrawn from Persia territory in the shortest possible
time 4 ).
Neither Russia nor England dreamt of complying with
this request which was only too well justified. In nearly every
more important note of Persia the attention of England and
Russia was drawn to the fact that the general insecurity in the
country was chiefly to be traced to the disturbing effect of the
presence of foreign troops. Even Sir G. Buchanan represented
to Mr. Sazonoff on January 20 th , 1912, that Russia has given
the assurance of a withdrawal of her troops from Kazvin and
that the state of the Southern trade routes so frequently pointed
out by England would not have become so neglected, if Russias’
proceedings in the North had not had a disturbing effect on the
people 5 ).
Russia’s reply after obtaining information from the Russian
minister at Teheran, M. Poklewski-Koziell 6 ) was a cruel mockery
of the Persian point of view. “The Persian Government,” Sir
G. Buchanan was informed on February 23 rd 1912, “would be
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x ) English Blue Books, Persia No. 5 (1912) No. 154.
2 ) English Blue Books Persia No. 5 (1912) No. 181.
3 ) Grey bad proposed that the Persian Government should “gladly”
recognize the Anglo-Russian treaty of 1907.
4 ) English Blue Books Persia No. 5 (1912) No. 3x6.
5 ) English Blue Books Persia No. 5 (1912) No. 111.
6 ) M. Poklewski-Koziell, perhaps the only Polish Diplomatist of Russia,
was a friend of King Edward VII.