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294. Some difficulties occurred owing to the company having failed to
indicate, in the first place, the full extent of the landing facilities required, but
these were removed when brought to the notice of the Persian Government.
Consular Functions.
295. During the year the Ministry for Foreign Affairs stated that upon
making further enquiry in higher quarters they had ascertained that an appli<^^
tion for permission to appoint the clerks-in-charge at Jask and Charbar honora^*
vice-consuls would be unlikely to be regarded favourably. They stated, however,
that there would be no objection to the officials of the company performing, in
a purely private and unofficial capacity, certain simple duties such as transmitting
passports, or passport applications and fees, to and fro between British subjects
and the nearest consular officer.
Official Stores.
296. The Persian Government finally agreed to admit all the items to which
they had previously objected (see annual report for 1931, paragraph 268). But
the procedure for securing permits under the Trade Monopoly Law still caused
vexatious delays, and an unsuccessful attempt was made to obtain an annual
quota for these stores, on the lines of that already obtained for private stores
(see annual report for 1931, paragraph 269). The permits began, however to be
issued more rapidly towards the end of the year.
u i^ t '^ ie autumn ^ wa s discovered that the company had been in the
^ ^ °f paying customs duty upon all official stores, notwithstanding the terms
ol the Telegraphs Agreement, which in other respects the Persian Government
treated as though it were in force. As a result of local representations the
customs authorities sought for instructions from Tehran and were told that
official stores might be admitted duty-free, provided a special authorisation to
this enect accompanied the import licence.
Registration.
of the 98 vea?to ma<3e fu unsuuce . ssf »l effort in the first half
Ol me year to obtain for the company the remission of the re°-i stmt inn Ipp
Et atLVaTof If 00 ’ that f ‘^7 would have to pay under “the Company
the ~d thft ;\ y rate t0 have thls fee reduced t0 one quarter on
the ground that though they were not exactly a “transport” company ffor
which the law provided reduced fees) they provided service of a public utility
company, from whos^presence on*Pert' 0 ^ Government towards the
and of their unsatisfactory attiturfs ‘T they derlved considerable benefit,
official stores (see p a ra er y h SQfi ' h^T u a r ^ UeSt for annual <l uotas ^
tentatively in ApriUhat ft was Lrtb ^ u" s Minister suggested
had to leave BusCe aml the nLI, 0 depo totavf r?' ie f ,her > if the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
would be necessarv at all- littlp nrnfii F f° k ave -^- en J am t fhe cable stations
and from the strateeical nr nt i ff % t0 'S ex P ected from th eir operation,
no landings fn Person te?ritorv WOal I J b f safer if ‘here were
objections to the removal of the stnti ’ l f ,wevc T'> [dt that at that stage the
The delay of tt com^ny in mfkffg ^
subsidiary company made it impossfble to approach thTpef P^ 1011 of a
with a view to the deposit of ratifications ofth» A, a Governm ent
the end of November. bbe Telegraphs Agreement until
Wireless Stations.
graphfiDepartmeiit^a^Bu^ire^and^e'njMrf were worked byfh^'lmperial^and