"F 80 ملف 82/34 I امتياز أ.ب.و.ك" [و‎‎٢‎١‎٣] (٤٣٦/٣٧٠)

Telegram XX No ,3 dated 6tli recd 7th, January 1935,
From Mini ster, Tehran .
To Foreigi Office, London.
(Repeated Foreign, New Delhi No,l)
Your telegram No»l. Is it not a fret that objections
to my formula are matter of form rather than of substence
and that a little manipulation by draftsman versed in
language procedure of which I am ignorant would remove
objections which you indicate e,g, I intended that my con
cluding words should in fact "keep the shadow of Council
hanging over proceedings ,, and I did not realise that if we
agreed to "removal of question from agenda 1 'those same words
would not in case of need enable us to put it on again,
2, Y/ith regard to paragraph 6 of your telegram Persian
contention is I think rather thnt rupture could only h&ve
been a possibility if Persian Government hod proceeded to
give effect to cancellation by taking active measures to
control hamper or dispossess Company and if His Majesty's
Government in the United Kingdom had taken corresponding
measures to protect it but as they have publicly stated
thrt they have no intention of interfering with Company's
operations all possibility of breach is excluded.
3. Minister for Foreign Affairs has argued in discussions
with me that this attitude constitutes virtual surrender-
to views of His Majesty 's Government but at Geneva Persians
tmy rather take the line that it renders interfeience of bet!
Council and His Majesty's Government superfluous and from
thrt line it would only shorten step to sulky stalemate i .e.
Persian Government would acquiesce in caiy decision that
cancellation was ultra v:r,3 but would decline to negotiate
new Agreement and seok to attain their enos by means of