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has stated that Muhammareli^ being situated on a tidal river and being
accessible to ships navigating the Persian Gulf^ must be regarded as a Q^bar and
port of that sea. In a list of Persian post offices supplied by the Persian Q wa t iar ar e
Government to the International Bureau at Berne in August 1903^ the situated in
post office of Muhammareh appears under the heading " Golfe Persique." the Persian
Finally in the Reglement Douanier of 1904, framed by the Persian and ^un
accepted by the Russian Government^ in the remarks on the customs
post at Muhammareh the words occur—" arriving from another post in
the Persian Gulf/'' Jashk, Chahbar, and Gwatar are similarly covered by
the wording of the post office statement and of the Reglement Douanier.
The immunity of the Customs of other places in Southern Persia from
Russian control still depends^ in cases where their situation within the
limits of " Ears and the Persian Gulf " is doubtful^ on the indefinite but
comprehensive pledge given by the Persian Government in 1897.
In conclusion it may be mentioned that a loan of £2(00^000 by the
(British) Imperial Bank of Persia^ dated 4th April 1903 ; and a supple
mentary loan of £100,000, dated 1st September 1904, are both secured,
in the first place, upon the revenues of the Caspian Sea fisheries ; in the
second, upon the revenues of the Posts and Telegraphs; and, finally,
upon the customs of " Fars and the Persian Gulf
Precarious position of the reorganised Persian Customs, 1906-07.
From the first the new Customs Department has had much prejudice Hostility and
and interested opposition to encounter, while the mere fact of its
being controlled by Europeans has placed an effective weapon in the
hands of its adversaries. Incredible as it may seem, moreover, e
Persian Government have shown themselves almost indifferent to the
brilliant results attained. In September 1904, M Naus was actually
in danger of losing his appointment, for which theNizam-us-Saltaneh
had offered £40,000 ; and in 1906 his position had become so difficu
on account of the general unpopularity which he had incurred that he
tendered his resignation; but it was not accepted by the Sh h. 1
1905, in consequence of the strictness of M. Heynssens, the
Director-General of Customs at Ilushehr, who insisted at first on oo
signees appearing in person to declare their goo s, w o visi
penalty the sliihtest discrepancy between invoices and goods ^ ^o
tried to prohibit the use of private wharves, a serious agita^ aro^
at Bushehr in which Mullas as well as native merchants paiticipatea,
whik even European firms complained through
on the necessary concessions being made, the trouble again subsided.
Early in 1906, with the development of the popular a^ natmnal ^ ^
movement which was now agitating Persia, posi ion . j safety 1906 '
to be threatened ; and fears were even entertained for his
■FVrlv in vear he prudently retired on a mission to Constantinople
j • I nfil flip autumn • during his absence a demand was
and remained away until the autum , ^ -1000 nes-otia-
made for his dismissal, but was not presse . , potion with which
tions for a loan to Persia were m progress, m connection with w