'Persia. No 1 (1909). Correspondence respecting the affairs of Persia, December 1906 to November 1908' [‎10v] (4/236)

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Name.
Date.
Sir C. Spring--Rice
July 12, 1907
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To Sir C. Spring’-Rice
(Telegraphic)
Sir C. Spring-Rice
(Telegraphic)
Aug. 28,
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To Sir C. Spring-Rice
(Telegraphic)
Sir C. Spring-Rice
(Telegraphic)
('telegraph ic)
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The financial situation. Difficulties of the
Administration. No progress made with
reforms. Total debt of Persian Government
to the Imperial Rank
Forwards a Memorandum on the Cossack Brigade.
Payment difficulties. Value of the brigade as
a protection for foreigners..
Monthly summary of events. Disorder on the
increase. Shah’s opposition to the Assembly.
Events in Azerbaijan, at Resht, Meshed, Ispa
han, Yezd, Kerman, Kermanshah, and Shiraz ..
Finances of Persia. Forwards note from the
Minister for Foreign Affairs proposing a delay
of three years in payment of sinking fund on
debt due to British creditors (see No. 32)
Suspension of sinking fund. His Majesty’s
Government agree to. provided no foreign loan
contracted without option being first given to
England and Russia, and no one granted
monopoly of coining silver in State mint (see
No. 35) ..
Assassination of the Atabeg (see No. 42)
Gholam in employment of His Majesty’s Con
sulate-General at Ispahan ill-treated at Julfa.
Representations made to Persian Government,
and reparation offered by them
Monthly summary of events. No improvement
in financial situation. Government to invite
France to nominate a Financial Adviser.
Futility of the Assembly. Position of the
Atabeg. Insecurity of road to Ispahan. Events
in Azerbaijan, at Resht, Ispahan, Seistan, Ker-
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manshah, and Bushire
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Sept. 7,
Anglo-Russian Agreement. To concert with his
Russian colleague in informing Persian Go
vernment .. .. ..
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Suspension of the sinking fund. Forwards note
to Persian Government agreeing to (see
No. 36) ..
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Account of the assassination of the Atabeg, and
the events leading up to it..
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General disorganization of the country. Non
payment of interest due on British loan.
Shah’s hostility to the Constitution and As
sembly ..
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Monthly summary of events. Atabeg’s successor
to the Premiership. Events at Tabreez, Ispa
han, Yezd, and Shiraz
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Non-payment of sums due to the Imperial Bank
and British Government. Representations
made to Minister of Finance. Forwards
Memorandum as to indebtedness of Persia to
the bank
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Oct. 2,
Shah informed by a Committee of Princes and
high officials that unless he maintains Consti
tution and works with Assembly their support
will be withdrawn from throne • ..
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Dismissal of Saad-ed-Dowleh from post of Minister
for Foreign Affair^
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