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Wording of the English Note, handed to the PersianGovernment
September 4th, igoy by Sir Cecil Spring Rice.
Translation of the official communication concerning the
nature and objects of the Anglo-Russian Convention, traW
mitted in Persian by the British Minister in Teheran to t'&s
Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs on the 4th September, 1907.
Information has reached me that the report is rife in
Persia that the result of the Agreement concluded between
England and Russia will be the intervention of these two
Powers in Persia, and the partition of Persia between them.
Your Excellency is aware that the negotiations between England
and Russia are of a wholly different character, since the
Mushiru’l-Mulk recently visited both St. Petersburg and London,
and discussed the matter with the Ministers for Foreign Affairs
of both Powers, who explicitly declared to him the objects
aimed at by their respective Governments in Persia, which
assurances he has no doubt duly reported.
Sir Edward Grey has informed me of the substance of
his conversations with the Mushiru’l-Mulk, and also of the
substance of M. Iswolsky’s declarations, officially communicated
to the British Government.
Sir Edward Grey informs me that he has explained to the
Mushiru’l-Mulk that he and M. Iswolsky are completely in
accord on two fundamental points.
Firstly, neither of the two Powers will interfere in the
affairs of Persia unless injury is inflicted on the persons or
property of their subjects.
Secondly, negotiations arising out of the Anglo-Russian
Agreement must not violate the integrity and independence
of Persia.
Sir Edward Grey also observes that hitherto antagonism
has existed between England and Russia, each of whom has
endeavoured to prevent the continuance of the other in Persia,
and had this antagonism been prolonged in the present uncertain
state of Persia, one or both of these two Powers might have
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