Ext 5000/41(8) 'Persian situation: miscellaneous reports on wheat situation' [‎258r] (515/560)

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oontribute their Ideae an:'» eAperience, the re jalghv t>* f?iore
rio^e oX auccesef il collections. i r. ;iherid&.i resigned
some wec*n ago becauar r. iillapau^h *n ited to Unit
hia powers, but I unJeretauid that he is staying on
u’itli e..timber, by which tt ie the -*ulk. of the .Train
\ K<hLch the Govern tent wishes to buy a-i«t be sec ired.
You way b« sure that dis .ajesty 1 # ,
do ail they can, both directly ad through the*Consular
Lieiaon Ofncer organisation, within the Halts suggested
by cr. . o-ulrt in t * last paragr ph ox his note, to ensure
that as much grain as p?efibi*f a& obtain#^ It is doubtful
whether r* dherUlau will wish to t -cc over the Consul r
T iaioon Officer org nisati n, in spite cf the fact that he
• ns a vgi y 11 fore ign «ta : f :n which to rely. T attach
a list of thifit staff.
, * a : with r. c;uUc that if the iiinii.try of
supply inBlsts on adopting a achcr-^ of which we cannot
approve, we n iat not accept t *i rv 3; ons-bi lity of partici-
P tixig in it. T tkm hopeful, however, that in the end
;:r. . ; iheridan will decide - > retsin the k 'undertaking ’
ays tom for this ye-&r at »ay rate. dm t ever attitude
we adopt towards the feralan Government’s method of
collection, w« shall of course have to seep & close watch
on the situation, perhaps by me ns or our regul r j
consulate staffs atr^ngthene4 where nec^^-cary by some of
the present Consular i ialaen X'f icars at ooservers, since
it is only fro© them that wt c^n hope to ;btain correct
information on which to base a judgment abmt the needs
of the cointiy if we ar. freed later on by demands for
imported wheat#
I have the honour to be,
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Your most obedient e vavt.