ملف ١٩١٣/٣٢٩٤ جزء ١ "لجنة الحدود التركية-الفارسية: النفقات" [و‎‎١‎٥] (٢٤١/٢٥)

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aa applicable to the cost of Mr. Hubbard’s recent
operation and the purchase of an artificial leg since if it
were so appropriated practically nothing would be left in
respect of the compensation for the outrage to which Mr.
Hubbard may justly be considered as entitled from the
Persian Government. it was in fact purely as com
pensation and not as payment of expenses, that the sum of
£2,000 was obtained from the Persian Government. Had it
been possible to foresee that very heavy expenses would
be involved there is no doubt that a much larger sum
would have been obtained.
Lord Gurzon has considered the possibility of making
a further claim upon the Persian Government but His
Lordship has decided that, In view of the present political
conditions in Persia, it is not practicable to demand a
further payment. In these circumstances, I am to
suggest for Their Lordships most favourable consideration
that the expenses of Mr. Hubbard’s operation and the cost
of supplying and fitting an artificial leg should be
charged to Public Funds. It is not possible to determine
at present the extent to which Mm. Hubbard’s physical
disability will prejudice his career as a Consular Officer
though it is bound to have an effect of this kind and I am
to say that the Secretary of State proposes to approach
Their Lordships as soon as it'is possible to judge of the
affects of his recent operation for the grant of a suitable
annual allowance somewhat analogous to the wound pension
granted to military officers whose military careers have
been seriously affected by wounds received on active service.
I am. ,etc.,
(Sd) G^. SPICER.