File 3217/1912 Pt 1 Persia: Zil-es-Sultan and his son, Akbar Mirza [‎137r] (269/312)

3u ro~>e .
It -m, not b« in ^ opinion at all
^a.t t fca Zil ehoul'l return to Persia * a88l8t t0
complicate a very complex question so lonr at least
a ® t»liC T79T lagti: •
Another ooint In Mr Grah^e'e despatch that
requires consideration is the question of the 3 a^ti-
8X10 ' 1 80 llcll led that the Zil 'g return
would be most unfavourably received by , 0 ,t least ,
the brMCl3 * ^,s several times been
aooted in the last year or two , * has e i* eyE beei
received very coldly , a proviso being made that ,
should it be decided to ash the Prince to return tl
01 ' ^ y J ’ 113 : ° 781 Siganese should be kept
11 T>08sll)l€ s.t/ &ehex*p‘i s, i-c aii
0 * ir all °^ t >0 go to Xefahan
at 011 ’ lbn! ' 0 ' Jl1 only be on a flylny visit . That
the members of the 'lajji Xlhheni brr 1c v of
the family should be quoted as not opposed to the
21.1 b return is another argument , m my oninlon ,
against his return . It is well known that he favoured
Wo branch of the ^.-htiarle to the detriment of
the other , & there would , I think , be grave fear
1 ri ice s return would produce ai 9&t,r&ngem i.t,
to be followed perhaps by most undesirable strife ,
which ms Majesty’s Legation has been at great nail
to prevent for some time pa.* . 7 /«SCUre this . nd
the various interests of the several Khans have had
to be carefully weighed * balanced , with a view to
eradicating an f ar ae possible latent jealousies .
I cm wending e copy of this deeretch to Mr
Grehamc , 4 nr, informing him that , pending ^ the
receipt of an expression of your views , he should
endeavour as far as possible not to coir,ait himself to
'tumayuo Mlrea . I am adding that , should he find