'Persia. No 1 (1909). Correspondence respecting the affairs of Persia, December 1906 to November 1908' [‎62r] (107/236)

Sir Edward Grey to Mr. Marling.
(Telegraphic.) Foreign Office, December 25, 1907.
IN general, your attitude in the Shah’s conflict with his people should be one of
strict neutrality.
You should not refuse the Shah admittance to His Majesty’s Legation if he seeks
“ bast” there, unless such a course seemed likely merely to endanger the lives of others
without any certainty of saving his own ; and it should be made perfectly clear that
such asylum is given to him on the same terms as to any Persian who might apply for
it in similar danger, as it is important that no one should have ground (or believing
that the Shah has our support in his struggle against the Assembly. ^ We should
also be ready to hand him over to the authorities, subject to our receiving adequate
assurances that he would be permitted to leave Persia without any attempt being made
on his life.
No. 90.
Mr. Marling to Sir Edward Grey.—[Received January 9.)
(Telegraphic.) Tehran, January 9, 1908.
PLEASE refer to my telegram of the 21st December, 1907.
The Russian Minister and myself were unable before the 30th December to carry out
point 2 of our programme, namelv, to communicate to Assembly the assurances we had
asked for and received from His Majesty the Shah. On that date we addiessed to
President identic letters informing him of the steps taken, and expressing oui him
belief that His Majesty would stand by his pledges. On the 4th instant the letters
w r ere read in the Assembly.
No. 91.
Mr. Marling to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received January 20, 1908.)
(Extract.) Tehran, December 31, 1907.
I HAVE the honour to transmit herewith the usual monthly summary of events
in Persia for the last four weeks. The proceedings of the National Assembly have been
included in the monthly summary.
Inclosure in No. 91.
Summary of Events in Persia for the last Four W eeks.
Tehran.
The National Assembly.
IT will be remembered that the hostility of the Shah and his agents was keenly
felt by the Assembly during November, when heated debates took place on the subject,
as reported in the last summary of the proceedings of the Assembly. This crisis,
which occurred on the 15th December, was precipitated by the insistence of the
Assembly on the expulsion of Saad-ed-Dowleh and Amir Behadur Jang, the Shah s
principal reactionary agents. The victory gained by the Assembly was_ m a great
measure due to the armed support of the “ Enjumens,” or local Committees, the
proceedings of the House, whose sittings have been uninterrupted, do not justify a
separate Report. They were mainly devoted to the Shah’s attempted coup d
The new Cabinet, which contains only three new members, i.e., Nizam-es-Sultan eh, m
the place of Naser-ul-Mulk ; Zafar-es-Sultaneh, as Minister for War; and Kayem
Makam, as Minister of Commerce and Customs, was eventually accepted by the House,
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