Coll 29/118(7) 'Disposal of unwanted consular property in Bushire' [‎26r] (51/234)

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British Embassy,
Tehran
20th May, 1949
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Deah Conference and Bupply Department,
^ : Will you please refer to telegram NO.X387 of the
13th May from the United Kingdom High Commissioner in New
Delhi to the Commonwealth Relations Office, a copy of which
has been sent to Mr. Willson, and previous correspondence
about the Crompton Parkinson Generator and Static Balancer
for the Bahmani Electricity Plant at Bushire.
We certainly agree that we must not compromise the
principle we have so far maintained that all proceeds from
former Government of India property in Persia should be
credited to the Suspense Account, but we see little hope of
the Indian Embassy departing from their position as explained
in Delhi’s telegram under reference. 1'he resulting impasse,
however, is very hard on Crompton Parkinson and we suggest, as a
pis aller , that you might authorise us to send them a sterling
cheque for £357. 5. Gd. (the equivalent of Rs.4780, the amount
of the bill, at the rate of R3.13.379 to the pound sterling), for
which we should debit our Suspense Account here at the official
exchange rate of Rials 128 to the £.
You could at the same time inform the Government of
India of our action: they-should already have heard from the
Indian Embassy, to whom we wrote on the 8 th April, that the
plant had been sold and the proceeds (Rials 400,000) credited
to the Suspense Account.
We are sending copies c>T~1TiTs letter to both High.
Commissioners and we shall be glad to receive their early
agreement to our proposal.
Yours ever,
CHANCERY.
Conference and Supply Department,
The Foreign Office,
London, S.^.l.
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