ملف ‎٤٤٨٠\ ١٩٢٣ الجزء ١ "الخليج الفارسي: ملكية شط العرب" [و‎‎٣‎٥‎١] (٧٣٢/٧١٤)

PERSIA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[E 2388/2014/34]
2706
May 7, 1928.
id
No. 1.
Section 2.
Sir R. Clive to Sir A usten Chamberlain. —(Received May 7.)
(No. 178.) Tehran, April 20, 1928.
Sir ’ T HAVE the honour to report that on the 17th April I received an urgent visit
from^Mr.^J^cks^the resident dir&ctor^f representative
issued a number of drastic from ffis MW^Sul, Ahwart explaining
The same evening I leceived a t ^ Minister of Finance, and informing me that
enclose a c’op.v of Mr. Monypenny's
telegram.^r ^ ^ me t , at h ■mmedia^on^h^re^e^
applied for an interview with t * immediately after the interview, and
the questions raised by the Minister the i oa( ii u g and bunkering of ships
visit of British warships to the 1 erbi £ • ’ >5il Company ; (3) the establishment of
other than those belonging to f [ lie ^ Pe^an soil and other matters relating thereto.
“TfaS e derg P rth a t°^“tirof warships to the Persian ports
in a r r T t d ^f h of
to me to be in the first instance vvith i )y Mr. Jacks in his interview with
company, and as such one there need be no serious difficulty on this score
Taimourtache. It would appear t c , intend to do in accordance with the
«dt SSve 1 Sn'every case to the drrector of customs
at A r a The question of the Basra dl^sTruoSs^nV^
^rSctwr^ap^J JTe Can Government, a certain d.slocation
of traffic in the river is almost inevitable. als0 vvas on e, in the first instance,
7 In any case, it seemed to me that tms a ff e ctin® directly the interests
for Mr. Jacks to discuss myself so far to writing a personal letter in
of the company. I have therefo l t 5 the honour to enclose a copy as well
somewhat general terms to laimourtacne.
as of his Excellency s reply. provided bv this incident to show
8 . No clearer evidence is necessary than that provi authorities i n Persia.
the spirit of violent nationalism amma ^ ing .^ -^4 by t h e Soviet Ambassador 1 am
Whether this action has been in any > bu f pHnce^iruz, who has never forgotten
unable to say-it is not impossible. No one but^r a ^ ^ such
the events of 1921, could have a ^ P South Persia under general instructions
Sis G° 0 —HX"d We «C iu a way which Taimourtache hrmeelf
iiudahard to defend^ ^ positi iu ^PereiauGulf.J so fer “
Persia ore concerned, rests mam X 0 „ ” ent possibly inspired by boviet hatre
ofSitaSlrerSoS with ai? great difficulty m opposmg what
C As e i t< pre®“™® r ^ 8 P^^^F e if^ e a^^?s m^ry'mid^ettie^^he&e^uestioM
khCX' »C=tCe Lwn no disposition to ra.se
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