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i 1 „ t Ttimhire and urges that, provided that the eventuality of Persia
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Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Consul O’Connor to Mr. Marling.
(No. 170.) Shiraz, June 1, 1915.
No. 165, 0“XlTi°.l g 5S””.ot foitog b, .ho .od
of “”"o tZi tb.t i., by l».l «h, 20th J„», b. h„ b„t,.o.io.. to
march the regiment to lehran. • i rppmfiesoence of disorder, robbery,
“E“t°Vtt .. loog » they .bo. tb.mri,. b-J.
”"’S. question Wot. .,i^ .b.t ^boy do you^ M.ooy ^ .H^M^tyb
as follows :— • rp i
1. Formal assurances on the part of the commandant of th ®.f
take sternest measures to insist on the observance of this policy by Persian ottice
and 7 Withrawal of gendarmerie detachment from Bushire, where their presence is
not required, and is only a source of embarrassment and friction • f k ers
3 4 Dismissal of three or four Persian officers known to be chief mischietmake
in Ears.
I further suggest that .the necessary funds be advanced as a gift, or at any rate
is a loan without interest to the Persian Government tor this specific purpose, th
money to be disbursed by permission of the British Minister from time to time as
required on demand of the officer commanding Ears gendarmerie, addressed to the
British consul. Total sum to be provided, which would not exceed 50,0001., to
decided in consultation between officer commanding gendarmerie, British consul and
the financial agent in Shiraz. If this or some other arrangement not approyed
I venture to urge that the adoption of some alternative policy should be taken
immediate consideration in order to avert crisis with which we are now threatened.
(Addressed Tehran, repeated Basra and Bushire.)
Enclosure 2 in No. 1.
Major Trevor to Mr. Marling.
(No. 215 c.)
^Telegraphic.)
SHIRAZ telegram No. 170. i 1 j • ri o-pndarmerie
As your Excellency is aware, we at Bushire have never desired the gendarme
below kLeroun, and I think that it will be agreed that their work on th.s section has
Bushire, June 6, 1915.
* Road-tax.