File 3852/1912 Pt 2 'Persia. Conditions in South Persia. German Documents' [‎285r] (201/280)

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can be made after war. Road is open now and custom authorities
at Bushire report large increase in customs dues. All tea that
used to come via north is now entering by south. Sugar is
likely to follow if the embargo on export of commodity from
India is raised. We may thus recover large proportion of our
yanished trade if the security of the road can be maintained.
-This is I think assured if competent officiers are in command
at Isfahan Shiraz.
Addressed F. O. 1 )
Telegyuifi fyowi the English Consul in Shiyaz, Majoy O’Connoy,
to the English Resident of Bushiye and to the English Ministev
in Teheyan. January 31st, igi^.
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Tel. S. D.
to 1. Knox, Bushire 8
2. Prodrome, Tehran 12.
Your telegram 22. c.
Principal offenders in matter of pro-German talk are
Capts. Lundberg and Killander. Former has left Shiraz for
Tehran and latter has fallen foul of Major Pravitz and will
also Ihope soon depart from Fars. Pravitz is sensible man who
confines himself to his work. I have represented to him necessity
for Swedes to preserve strictly neutral attitude and he quite
agrees. G. G. 2 ) also is very pro-German and is source whence
emanate many German and Turkish reports.
German and Turkish news reach Shiraz from Tehran by
Persian wires and by post.
Addressed Bushire 8 repeated Tehran 12.
O’Connor.
x ) Foreign Office. A copy of the telegram was sent to the British
Consul in Shiraz, Major O’Connor.
2 ) Governor General.