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Aussi, en vue de garantir le credit n^cessaire, 1’ Article Unique suivant
est soumis au Parlement avec pri&re de ratification.
Article Unique. Le Minist&re des Finances est autoris6 a porter au
compte de la rubrique des credits pour des organisations economiques d’utilite
publique le prix des actions privilegiees des Bakhtiaris, premiere emission
(soci^te filiales de FAnglo Iranian Oil Cie) et dont le total general se monte
a rials 2775799360 actions qui ont 6t6 transferees au compte du Gouverne-
ment Imperial, toutes les sommes qui ont 6t6 payees au cours de 1’exercice
1315 au compte de la rubrique des organisations economiques d’utilite
publique.
Le reste du credit pour complete le montant global d’achat sus-precisera
assure dans le budget de 1’annee 1316.
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Enclosure in Foreign Office.
Covering letter No. [E 1117/1117/34, dated 9th Mar. 1937].
P. Z. 1642/37.
Despatch from His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, to His Mejesty’s
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, No 38, dated the 26th
January 1937.
With reference to my despatch No. 433 E. of the 19th September last, I
have the honour to report that M. Cemal Husnu, the head of the Turkish
mission which arrived in Iran in October last, is still in Tehran but expects
to finish his negotiations shortly.
2. From what M. Husnu has told me it seems that the negotiations have
not led to any very important results. A commercial agreement will, I
understand, be concluded, but there have been a good many difficulties over it
and it is not likely to have any remarkable effects. The Turkish delegation
have naturally found it difficult to achieve much when the Iranian Govern
ment are already so committed, as regards their international trade, by their
agreements with Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Nor
does there seem much scope,even if this difficulty were removed, for increasing
the trade between Turkey and Iran.
3. Attempts have been made to negotiate a consular convention, but this
will almost certainly have to be left for the Turkish Embassy to deal with after
the mission’s departure. It has not yet been possible for the Turkish re
presentatives to overcome the reluctance of the Iranian Government to agree
to the inclusion of the whole country in consular districts. The reluctance of
the Iranian Government to accept proposals of this kind is already well known
to your Department.
4. M. Husnu has taken a great personal interest in the promotion of a
civil air service between Angora and Tehran. His instructions were to
propose a fully reciprocal Turco-Iranian service. Unfortunately, however,
the General Staffs of both countries considered that flying by Turkish pilots
to Tehran, or by Iranian pilots to Angora, would give too great facilities for
espionage. The present proposal is therefore, I believe, that the Turks
should fly only to Tabriz, and the Iranians to a point at some distance from
Angora. The final stage in each case would be flown only by national pilots
5. Agreements for the improvement of ground communications between
the two countries, the settlement of frontier difficulties and similar matters
have, M. Husnu informs me, been successfully negotiated.
6. From a political point of view the prolonged visit of the Turkish
mission must be regarded as a success. M. Husnu was, I think, an excellent
selection for this task. He has been a very patient negotiator, and has
accepted with good humour the Iranian habit of reopening questions which the
other side had supposed to be finally settled. He has also entered with zest
into such social distraction as Tehran affords and has, I think, made a very
good impression generally.
7. I am sending copies of this despatch to the Department of Ove rsea
Trade and to His Majesty’s Ambassador at Angora.
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