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16 cer cent in nine years. This is not, I think, a diseonragmg state of thmgs,
Lnedally when it is considered that the last seven years have been for Persia a very
nnluckv period in various ways. Year after year great tracts of territory in southern
Persia have been devastated by locusts. Then we have had troubles consequent on
the Tobacco Begie, and a severe epidemic of cholera and disorder following on the
death of the Shah, and a succession of had crops, causing i „ -p •
Shiraz there has been such scarcity that three years ago the Persian
crops, causing a great rise in the prices of
food. In Shiraz there has been such scarcity that three years ago the Persian
Government contemplated importing wheat from India. Export of wheat has been
Whirlf]pn for some time, and naturally the purchasing power of the population lias
And I
forbidden for some time, and naturally the purcht- .-l a i . - ,
been comparatively low, which has told on imports. And I imagine the plague m
India has had a depressing effect on the Bombay and Karachi trade. Altogether,
though we have suffered and must suffer from Ilussian competition m the north, our
trade has on the whole increased, and with better seasons it gives fair promise of
prosperity. It should he noted that the shrinking of the Khorassan trade is partly
due to the fact that our goods now reach Central Asia by Batoum and Baku, and
the Trans-Caspian Railway. The “ Kovoya Vremja ” writes very mournfully about
this.
Such are the principal changes which have taken place in Persia of late years;
hut before summing them up, with a view of examining the present state of affairs
and submitting proposals for improving our position, I think it may be desirable to
state briefly what are our present establishments in the country, and what amount of
money we spend on them. I append a sketch map which will give some idea of the
political geography.
The Diplomatic and Consular staff is as follows :—
At Tehran, the capital, we have a Minister with three Diplomatic Secretaries,
two Oriental Secretaries, a surgeon, and a Vice-Consul. The total cost of the Legation
is estimated at 16,640Z.a-year, of which India pays 7,00(P.
At Meshed, to the east, we have two officers of the Indian Political Service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. ,
who are also Consul-General and Vice-Consul, and a surgeon. The total cost of the
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. is estimated at 8,600/. a-year.
This is paid by India.
At Asteiaoad, to the north-east, we have a native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. , who costs 48/. a-year
This is paid by Her Majesty’s Government.
. At Resht we have a Consulate, which costs 750/. a-year. This is paid bv Her
Majesty s Government. *
At Tabreez to the north-west, we have a Consulate-General, the cost of which is
estimated at 9201. a-year. This is paid by Her Majesty’s Government
J o the west of Tehran, at Kermanshah, on the Baqdad road we have a native
Agent, who costs 241. a-year. This is paid by India. natlVe
Midway between the Caspian Sea and 'the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Ispahan tve have a
Consulate, costing 7501, a-year. This is paid bv Her MajestVs Government There
is also a native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. , who costs 281. ' " ^ government, there
is paid by'indifL^ 1 ** ShiraZ ’ W ® ^ a native A S en t> costing 1601. a-year. This
Kerman^whcfcosts SOO^T-year^" TMs a 0 nnh , fron ^ e . r <* India, we have a Consul at
paid by India and half by Her Majesty’s GOTemmcmt* I,rOV1SlonaL Half the is
Consubn fZre.^ K “ " ^ - Seistan, where it is now proposed to keep a
It” Mni,» l0nS th i e “w- ° f the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. we have
Her Majesty’s G“vCTnmenT! Ce ' COnSUlate ’ Whieh C ° sts 490Z ' a -y ear - This is paid by
one whom is Vic^Consul.'Ind a SM^n^The^coTt ^tb^P with three Assistants,
at 7 ’™ 0Z - TWs is paid by India. ° 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. is estimated
hands d tlm idreZtnhe ^Sn ^V£phs "wb is the
a-yeai. This is paid by India, » 1 > w ho gets an allowance of 120/.
native Agents Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Bahrein,'
ai ’ r c “ r
MaiestVs r!® C ° abcmt 86 ’ 97oi - Of this total aTtn' 7 ' 0 ' 1 ? Britisl1 officers . and
Majesty s Government pay 12,8761., and the Govemm^oUndia ^ 09 ^ ° Ut ’ Her

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