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financial strain which has increased during the last year,
in spite of the fact that the salaries of similar employees
in Tehran show only too clearly their unfavourable position.
The British clerk of the United Kingdom Commercial
Corporation in Tehran, who does work similar to that of an
archivist, receives £885 a year, and their confidential
typist receives more than £580 a year* These salaries may
be generous since the employees have hardly any prospects
after the war, but they are not inordinate and they point
to the reasonableness of the bonus which I have suggested*
6* It is perhaps unnecessary to add that with the'
best of will in the world an employee will not do his best
work when he is in financial straits; and indeed if
adequate increases in salary such as I have advocated are
not granted there is always the possiblity that some members
of the staff will feel themselves obliged to resign* I
might mention that under the Qrder-in-Council of 27th
November 1941, regarding the British staff of the Anglo-
Iranian Oil Company and the Imperial Bank of Iran (see your
, tele gram No* 1095 of the 27t h November last) I am not
empowered tcTrefuse to release employees unless I am
satisfied that the employees are prepared to continue their
employment on reasonable financial terms* Should members
of ray clerical staff tender their resignation in accordance
with their contracts, I should not feel justified in
retaining them against their will.*
I have, etc.,
1 (Signed) R*W. Bullard.
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P.S. In view of the present critical financial position
of the clerical staff, I shall be grateful for a
telegraphic reply*