مجموعة ٢٨/٩٠ "بلاد فارس. زيارة وزير الشؤون الخارجية الفارسي إلى أفغانستان والهند." [و‎‎٣‎٩] (٣١٣/٧٧)

The accumulation of these points creates a situation which
is viewed very gravely here and it is inevitable that in course
of time it will react on public opinion and quite possibly
provoke comment in the Press or questions in the Legislative
Assembly.
But there is another and still more serious matter, which
is to a great extent responsible for this evil state of affairs
namely the fact that our Consuls are completely cut off from
communication with any of the local authorities except the
Governors and Governor General. The effect of this is that all
social and friendly intercourse is impossible: this estrangement
produces misunderstanding and suspicion which is aggravated by the
fact that the only occasions on which our Consuls have any contact
at all are when they have some complaint or grievance to bring up.
The Government of India feel that they have already given
proof of their desire to meet the Iranian point of view by the
proposals they have made in the matter of the Baluchi tribesmen
and that before any further progress can be made it is essential
that the Iranian Government should remedy this very
unsatisfactory state of affairs by ensuring proper treatment for
British Indian subjects, remedying the grievances enumerated above
and in particular making it possible for British Consuls to live
on terms of friendship and confidence with local officials and
others and carry on their duties in the normal manner.
(N.B. It might be well to mention the satisfaction
caused by the action of the Iranian Government in paying over
£500 for the losses and expenses incurred by J/r. and Mrs. Hart
owing to the shooting affair last year on the Meshed-Zabul road
and also their action in modifying the recent order for the
expulsion of all Berberis from Meshed so as not to include
British subjects).