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DecypherMr. Marling (Teheran) November 24th,
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My telegram No. 476. His Majesty's Consul at
Bashire reports *bhat O'Connor Bank Manager and Accoun
tant and Indo-European Telegraph Department Superinten
dent and (?another officer) together with I believe
consular escort are now in the hands of Tangstani Khans
who in exchange for their release demand
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% 1- Release o^ Germans Listeman,Mel,Eisenhut,
and of Persian prisoners captured in rifling Bushire,
2. Restoration off certain monies belonging to two
of the Khans which had been sequestered at?. Imperial
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Bank of Persia during our occupation of Bushire.
3. Oeparture of all troops except ordinary consular
guard from Bushire. • i>
Trevor considers that these demands are inadmls-
jle and I agree with him generally except that I
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inink money might be perhaps eventually-restored (?sub-
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ject to any) sums deducted as compensation for people
who suffered during attack on Busnire.
I think it unlikely that captives will be mal
treated or pdt to death. Firstly because we are holding
more prisoners of war on whom to make reprisals and
secondly because Khans will wait to see what line Per
sian Government will take and will be afraid that Soulat
or Kawam will be charged to exact the penalty.
Persian Ministers confirm this view. They are send
ing strong messages (?to) Khans through Governors of
Ports of the Persian Gulf and if found necessary the
Shah himself will intervene.
If our conversations tor the alliance make progress
I have no(sic) little doubt release will be effected and
meanwhile I think we should not make any concessions to
Khans. JJ ^
Persian Government have recalled Angmann Swedish
officer commanding at Pars.
Addressed to Foreign Office, repeated to India,
Bushire, Sir P. Cox,