'Persia. No 1 (1909). Correspondence respecting the affairs of Persia, December 1906 to November 1908' [‎29v] (42/236)

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Inclosure in No. .22.
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, Grand Vizier to Sir C. Spring-Rice.
(Translation.) ' r
I HAVE the honour to state that, as 1 have already informed you verballythe
change in the position of M. Nans does not in any way change the Customs A minis
tration, and it will be administered “ amami ” (not farmed out), as it has hitherto been
done, and the instalments of the loan will be regularly paid as before. It is obvious
that the Persian Government will, in view of its duty, take suitable measures lor the
proper administration of the Customs. .
No. 23.
Sir C. Spring-Rice to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received April 15.)
Tehran, March 28, 1907,
I HAVE the honour to transmit herewith the monthly summary of events in
Persia which have not been recorded in separate despatches,
I have, &e.
(Signed) CECIL SPRING-BICE.
Inclosure in No. 23.
Extract from Monthly Summary of Events.
Northern Persia.
Tehran.
THE Zil-es-Sultan was dismissed from the Governorship of Ispahan on the
16th instant, and Nizam-es-Sultaneh was appointed to replace him. The people who
had taken refuge at His Majesty’s Consulate-General in Ispahan, however, refused to
leave before the fact of his Highness’ dismissal was notified to them by the Tehran
Assembly. The Zil-es-Sultan proposes to travel in Europe in a few weeks’ time.
The Sadr Azam was dismissed on the 17th instant. The Kashis were too strong
for him, and made the Shah believe that all his present troubles were due to the
Prime Minister’s weakness, if not actually to his leaning to the National cause. The
Mushir-ed-Dowleh left the following day for his country house, and proposes to go to
Europe shortly. His eldest son, Mushir-ul-Mulk, is no longer Minister at St. Peters-
burgh, and will accompany his father in honourable exile. The younger son,
Motamin-ul-Mulk, will remain at Tehran.
The new Ministry is composed of eight members, including three new ones. The
Farman Farma, Yezir Homayun, and Mukhber-es-Suitaneh ; the latter is a brother of
President of the Assembly, and accompanied the Amin-es-Sultan round the world.
The new Cabinet presented themselves to the Assembly on the 21st instant, when
Yezir Afkham, The Minister of the Interior, read the Shah’s Rescript, placing
the whole administration of government under eight responsible Ministers, as
follows :—. .
Ministry of Justice .. .. Farman Farma.
n - Foreign Affairs ,. Ala-es-Sultaneh.
- ,, Interior.. .. Yezir Afkham.
Finance .. Naser-ul-Mulk.
,, War .. .. Naib-es-Sultaneh..
,, Education . . Mukhber-es-Sultaneh.
„ Public Works . . Mohandis-ul-Mamalek.
,, Commerce .. Yezir Homayun.
The Shah has again telegraphed to the Amin-es-Sultan, who is still in Switzerland,
to come to Tehran. He will probably be at first appointed Minister of the Interior’
and then take his place at the head of affairs as before.