مجموعة ٢٨/٩٠ "بلاد فارس. زيارة وزير الشؤون الخارجية الفارسي إلى أفغانستان والهند." [و‎‎٣‎٧] (٣١٣/٧٣)

Enclosure No. 2.
Note on questions affecting the relations "between the
Government of India and the Iranian Government.
The Government of India are most anxious to cooperate in
removing any misunderstandings and difficulties which may
exist. They have already given proof of their goodwill in
the proposals made to the Iranian Government for measures to
he taken in British Baluchistan to facilitate the action of
the authorities on the Iranian side of that frontier in dealing
with disaffected tribesmen, thefts and so forth. Many of
these proposals have actually been put into force although the
Iranian Government have not as yet given their final reply to
suggestions first put to them over six months ago.
It is understood that Mr. Kazemi desires, during his
visit, to discuss certain points and in particular those
connected with the commercial relations between the two
Governments. The Government of India are quite prepared to
examine the possibility of improving commercial relations and
indeed of improving Indo-Iranian relations in general. But
they feel strongly that an essential preliminary to any real
progress is that an improvement should be brought about with
regard to the position of the many British-Indian subjects
living in East Iran. The reports which they receive and
have received over a long period cause very serious concern.
Briefly they cover cases of expulsion of British subjects
without cause or at least explanation, illegal arrest,
arbitrary domiciliary searches carried out without proper
warrant or authority, punishments inflicted without statement
of the charge. Even in cases where the individuals concerned
are guilty this involves a departure from usual procedure and
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