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Appendix 2 .
Extracts from the u Sharq-i-Iran” Meshed, dated the 30th January 1921.
1. Gilan rebels. —According to our information, rebel leaders in Gilan have
requested Bolsheviks to lend them assistance in order that their enterprise
may meet with success, but, in view of friendly understanding that has been
latterly brought about between Persian and Soviet Governments, their request
has not been acceded to and the Bolsheviks have refused assistance.
2. Recent Soviet action regarding Persia. —Amongst recent Soviet actions
relating to Persia is the following :—A military officer from Baku has been
directed to proceed to Resht and make necessary arrangements for evacuation
of all Russian troops from entire province of Gilan. No sooner had this task
been accomplished, than they (the Bolsheviks) had requested Persian Govern
ment to send a representative to take over Resht.
3. Telegrams from Moscow. —Moshawer-ul-Mamalek, Persian diplomatic
representative at Moscow, has recently wired to Tehran and has once more
assured Persian Government of genuine good-wishes of the Soviet towards
Persia. He has further urged Persian Government, in return, to co-operate
with the Soviet Government in task of strengthening this mutual friendship.
4. Under heading “ Letter from Tehran,” writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. , whose name does not
appear, briefly discusses reasons and conditions which have accounted for
failure of British diplomacy in Persia, first and foremost amongst which he
places the Anglo-Persian Agreement, in this connection, writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. expresses
his opinion that the British had not sufficiently acquainted themselves with
: public feeling on the question. He complains that the British had not in
! reality placed any proposals before the Persian nation, the terms of which were
not ambiguous and which could be described as disinterested, plain and simple,
so that the public may be able to look upon them without suspicion and
with sympathy. Writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. goes on to say that ‘ £ recent events’* in Resht and Enzeli
only helped to precipitate matters and, if anything, rendered the Persian
nation still more hopeless (presumably of British support against invasion).
Writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. concludes by expressing earnest hope that even at this'stage the British,
having recognised their previous diplomatic errors, may adopt a straight-
forward and simple policy towards Persia, free from all ambiguity, and he
asks “ when that day will come”; he furnishes a reply, which is based on
current public opinion and which is practically an emphatic “ never.”
5. Unrest in India. —Unrest in India is increasing day by day. Owing
to labour strikes in Bombay, city is in entire darkness and no lamps are lit.
Telegrams from Jhansi, Madras and Karachi indicate existence of revolu
tionary movements and thousands of revolutionaries are present in every town.