مجموعة ٢٨/ ١٢٥ "بلاد فارس؛ الشؤون الداخلية. مذكرة هزير عن الشؤون الاقتصادية." [و‎‎٨‎١] (١٦٨/١٦١)

a substantial number of cattle, pack animals and other gocas. In
virtue of the economic and political bonds and oho good-neighbourly
relations between Iran and the U.S.S.R. for a good many years, an.
particularly in view of the new-*.chapter whicn since one irec. y^
of Alliance ho.s be^n opened in Ira.no-Russian collaboration, the
expression of cordiality and friendship which the Iranian
Government voluntarily make in these difficult days to contribute to
Russian supplies, is not intended to make the Soviet Government
feel under any obligation to Iran, particularly «o the Soviet
Government have in former years regularly purchased from Iran
grain and rice, etc. which were transported to Russia. ±hc loss
sustained by the Iranian Treasury in the sale of ^the.above-
mentioned grain, rice, potatoes, etc., in view oi fri^nas.iip
towards the Soviet Government is not intended for tabulation.
The Iranian Government, however, expect that officials oi the
Soviet Government should not overlook the fact tnac^it is _
essential for Iran to transport regularly all possible gro.m,
rice and other foodstuffs from the northern provinces of Ii.u,n
to feed her other provinces, and for this purpose the Soviet
officials should help the Iranian Government with all the
existing means of transport, such as railroads, trucks, pack
animals, etc., and with all other facilities at their disposal,^
particularly as in the years before 1941 this practice was a1n.ys
followed, and the various provinces of Iran invariably met their
ii' eds from amongst themselves, as is done in other countries.
Moreover, whilst the British and American Governments send all
the foodstuffs they can, such as flour sugar, pulses, tinned
food, v tc., via Iran to Russia, and the hungry people of^Iran
see with their own eyes the many warehouses in Iran packed with
these goods, and
proportionate
even unen
tho measure
hen do not expect a share in these goods
of their partnership in furthering
the war effort, is it too much to expect and it can.bo interpreted
in any other way but as a fair and inexorable right of the people
of Iran to ask for the transport of part of the surplus of their
ovai products of the northern provinces to other parts of their
country? The Iranian Government, however, have not been ^ ^
successful in reaching a general agreement on uhis matter, thougn
it must be added that a small amount of grain and rice have
trickled through to Tehran from tlm- northern provinces. The _ ^
Iranian Government, in order to prove that they were prepared uo
go further than they had alrea.dy done for the furtherance of uhe v/.r
effort of the Allied Powers, also signed an_ agreement with the
Soviet Government to manufacture for them rifles, revolvers and
bullets.
All th; past experience should
three parties of the Treaty of ,-kLli
some arrangement for the collection
and distribution, carrying out this
so that it could reasonably be made
causes that contributed to last yea
ugly heads again this year. Othcrw
this year fortunately there has bee
prospect of a good rice crop, and a
the harvests of Iraq, Palestine, Sy
particularly good, it is feared tha
Government and people and the Allic
similar difficulties to those of la
question in Iran is still, owing to
is expensive (in Tehran a few month
the price of eread being fixed at 3
which the Iranian Treasury has not
losses regularly sustained in this
up to hefore the aforesaid rise in
£47,000 per month. V/hat is certain
in the current year guide the
anco to come without delay to
of the harvest, its storage
plan with each other’s help
certain that none of the four
r’s misfortunes could rear their
ise, in spite of the fact that
n a good wheat harvest and the
ccording to information in hand
ria and Egypt have also been
t once again the Iranian
d Powers will b^ faced with
st year. Moreover, the bread
other reasons, unsolved, for it
s ago 30> was added to its price,
Rials per kilo) in spite of
as yet been saved from the
respect, this loss continuing
price of bread at the rate of
. is that neither the people
can/