مجموعة ٣٦/٢٩ "كرمان: المباني القنصلية" [و‎‎٩‎١] (٢١٦/١٨٣)

oest of a oad job and give Jardar itorat the grace he asks for.
fhe former alternative 1 do not re com end. apart from
the fact that the Duildings would not fetch anything like the
amount of the outstanding debt in the event of a forced sale
If the iovnmnent of India should ever desire to close do;m
e consulate here or vacate trie buildings for any reason^ the
Qovfcrnment of India would certainly stand to lose financially
and politically: financially because the cjov erment would cease
to get interest on the capital and tiiey are at least certain n
of getting the interest from ^ardai" rrusret: politically because
v/e would be regarded as having sold up our friend in a time of
difficulty. There is as little doubt that idardar nusret is at
present in serious financial straits and really unable to meet
this obliegation, as there is that he was and is our staunch
friend. He is the leading landowner of this Province, a man
greatly respected and still boasting a considerable political
following. To foreclose on him now would be regarded as an
absolute betrayal and have the most damaging moral effect on
our cause.
j?or tnese reasons I am driven to support the second
alternative however unsatisfactory I rucogiize it to be; and
I hope that you will recommend to the ijoverament of India the
arrangements proposed by 3ardar Musret, namely that the building
should continue to remain under mortgage to us and that we pay
the usual rent to 3ardar rtoret: that he should continue to pay
interest annually at the ordinary rate till 195 ^ the
balance of the present interest account at once.
6* I am asking bardar x^usret to arrange to pay the sum of
Krans 8,953-4^ on account of balance of present interest account
as soon as possible and informing him that the question of
granting him further grace in repayment of the original loan
has been referred to the uoveminent for their orders.
A copy of this despatch is being sent to His iviajestyis
Minister at Tehran.
3d/- H. D. u. Law,
I.G.3.,
His Majesty* 3 Consul, Kerman,