مجموعة ٧١/٢٨ "بلاد فارس. المحطات اللاسلكية التي تشغلها شركة الاتصالات الإمبراطورية والدولية المحدودة في بلاد فارس." [و‎‎١‎٧‎٩] (٤٦٧/٣٥٧)

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Minute Paper.
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Economic and Overseas Department.
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Political Secretary .
The attached letter, with its accompaniments from
the I.& 1.0., deals with two matters, (l) the importation
of telegraph stores under Article 4 ( para.2) of the
Anglo-Persian Telegraph Agreement and (2) the importation;
duty free, of stores for the Wireless Station.
As regards (l), it appears that the Company have
four grounds of complaint at present, viz.,
(a) that there is great delay in obtaining the
necessary licences from the Persian Government to enable
stores to be imported,
(b) that unless the licences,when obtained, are
endorsed ’’Free of duty" full duty has to be paid before
clearance is allowed,
(c) that duty is in many cases being paid "under
protest", with the intention of subsequently claiming
refunds, and
( d) that the Persian Government do not interpret the
provisions of Article 4(2) of the Telegraph Agreement as
covering drugs.
You will remember that the difficulties experienced
by the Company in importing stores for the telegraph
stations prior to the entry into force of the Telegraph
Agreement wete the subject of representations through the
diplomatic channel in 1931, vide your file attached. In
their telegram to Mr.Hoare of the 22nd October, 1931
(P.Z.6737/31) the Foreign Office instructed him to
endeavour to secure an understanding with the Persian
Government that the interpretation of Article 4(2)
of the Agreement should include not only technical
equipment but also articles essential for the physical
well-being of the personnel at the Cable Stations, e.g.,