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the
other
hand
they
have
as responsible for losses which the Company may suffer. The
Persian Government cannot understand how while on the one hand
no participation whatever in the activities of Company, and on
they have^not interfered with and do not interfere in the
affairs of the Company nor cause them any inconvenience, any
responsibility can devolve on them; and it is on the above
grounds that I have the honour to reiterate that the Company
itself is responsible for any losses which it may suffer."
4, it then states with reference to the hope ex
pressed in my note that Persian Government would come to terms
with Company; that they have never refused to do so and
continues: "and the reason why the Persian Government did not
take measures after cancellation of the D'Arcy concession to
interfere with the Company's institutions and still hold for
the time being to the same decision in the hope of attaining
the desired result, is that ray Government have hoped that the
Company, instead of entering into the sphere of disputes over
principles and of Judicial controversy, would not lose the
opportunity to send their duly authorised representative to
Tehran in order that he might enter into negotiations forth
with with the Persian Government with a view to concluding an
agreement which would safeguard the legitimate interests of
Persia, But in practice it appears unfortunately that His
Majesty's Government are perhaps not in favour of such an
agreement between the Persian Government and the Company because
the threats and intimidation that His Majesty's Government are
bringing to bear on my Government and the unacceptable demands
that are put forward prevent in practice both the Persian
Government and the Company from taking a single step towards
reaching a mutual agreement; and although the British Legation
has, so far, not interfered in the discussions between the
Persian Government and the Company,it has now become an obstacle
between •«.