File 18/1919 Pt 1 ‘Persia: Payment for maintenance of the Cossack Division’ [‎11r] (17/367)

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His Majesty on either of above questions. When he raises
them, as sooner or later he is sure to do, I shall point out
to him, as I have been authorized by Financial Adviser to
do, that it may be possible eventually to increase his
civil list as a result of proposed financial reforms, and beg
him to have patience till then,
2 % For reasons which I hope to have made clear in
previous telegrams Persian Government ( are not ) yet in a
position to take steps against Russian officers of Cossack
ivision and it is ( therefore ) imperative ( that ) force
should continue to be paid for a few months more from some
source or other.
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As therefore I anticipated an unfavourable reply from
Your Lordship on this point I feel obliged to have an
alternative plan ready in case such a reply was received
and I have accordingly, with assent of Financial Adviser, who
shares my views on this point, asked Imperial Bank of Persia
to forego for two or three months whole ( or ) part of
interest amounting to ICO..COO Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. a month paid by Persian
Government on their floati^ 0
So that division may be
paid till Mushir can carry cut his pledge to dismiss Russian
officers. Bank has agreed to do this, I regret that this
measure should be necessary,
I propose at the same time to arrange that monthly sum
paid to Division should be reduced since it is known to be
more than sufficie.it for needs of force,, iiushir has assented
to this arrangement and will speak to Shah on last point.
With regard to His Highness’ pledge above referred to
perhaps ( failed to ) make sufficiently clear in previous
telegrams