Coll 28/71 ‘Persia. Wireless Stations operated by the I. & I. C. Ltd. in Persia.’ [‎121v] (242/467)

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that- they must pay duty on all articles except those
directly connected with the work of maintaining the
cables (including, presumably, the cable atations) #
From the correspondence on our files which led up to the
signature of the Agreement it seems improbable that j
anything of value will be discovered in the archives of
the Tehran Legation, since the Minister at Tehran
expressed the view in Nov. 1931 that a further attempt to
reach an understanding with the Persian Govt, as to the
interpretation of Art.4(2) prior to the conclusion of the
Agreement would do no good (Flag U in the attached file).
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The Company were informed of this in Mr. Clauson's letteif
of January 1932 (Flag T) and seem to have acquiesced in
the Minister*s view. On the other hand it will be seen
from Captain Lawson*s letter that the Persian Govt.are
demanding payment of duty on such articles as electrolyte,
coal-tar and stationery which, glvcja. a strict interpreta
tion of the text, would appear to qualify for exemption
under the terms of Art. 4(2). Electrolyte and coal-tar
are clearly "necessaires au bon fonctionnement de la
and office stationery, which has previously been
exempted by the Persian Govt., might strictly be regarded,
I think, as necessary for the proper functioning of the
cable stations.
The amount of money involved does not appear to be
much and we can, I think, agree with the F.O. in
deprecating an appe.al to arbitration."^ Consignments
which have recently formed the subject of correspondence
with the Persian Govt, appear to be as follows:-
(1) A list of supplies imported since 1st March
1931 for the Company*s stations at Bushire,
Henjam, Jask and Charbar on which dues and road
taxes have been paid and on which the Legation
are asking for a refund of Rials 11,195.85.
(P.Z.3135/34).
(2) Two consignments of office stationery for the
stations at Jask and Bushire (P.Z .3135/34(b)and
3255/34). It app&ars that the Persians have
P.Z VfQ II now a Sreed to exempt the Jask consignment and
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