Coll 30/106 'Anglo-Persian Relations: Bushire flag incident, 1934.' [‎40r] (79/179)

hbd anchored at hushire and the launch had come alongside,
hleutenant harayazada had enquired of a member of the crew
whether this wee the ordinary launch that took off
paaaengera and mail or whether, since it was flying the Ked
Ensign, it was a prirate resale that had come to teke off
some special traveller. On being told that it wee the
ordinary launch, he had r r iren it as his prirate opinion that
it was a pity that it did not in that case fly the Persian
flag, fie hed finally been taken off not in this launch but
in a pinnace that had brought out the quarantine officer and
rarioue other officials, and the letter oould ell confirm
the accuracy of his remarks,
4, Mr, Loxlty at once remarked that it was
4 .uite incredible that the crew of the launch should hare
hauled down the x\ed Ensign unless Lieutenant jaray&s&d* had
acted In a far more violent manner than he now admitted,
and he added that we had evidence to show that he had
actually struck a clerk employed by the British India Bteam
navigation Company, ^otamedy was perfectly ready to
admit that it was likely that Lieutenant Larayaeada had
considerably toned down the truth, but he said that they
now had this officer f s word for it that he had only wished
to erpress his own private opinion. He had spoken entirely
unofficially and it was clear that he had not desired to
provoke an incident or to insult the British flag. He
hoped that I would rest content with this explanation,
5. After further disuse!on, in which Mr, Loxley
made it clear that it was entirely proper that the launch
should fly the Hed Knsign, a statement which Motamedy did
not dispute, Mr, Loxley succeeded in extracting from him a
reiteration of the assurance that no insult had been
intended/