مجموعة ٢٨/٩٠ "بلاد فارس. زيارة وزير الشؤون الخارجية الفارسي إلى أفغانستان والهند." [و‎‎٥‎٧] (٣١٣/١١٣)

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M.Kazemi, the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs,
visited Kabul in the autumn arid returned to Persia via
India. He stayed with the Viceroy for three nights.
Rumours appeared in the Press before his visit*that he was
going to have formal discussions with the Government of
India, but he was insistent himself that his visit was to
be quite informal, and in fact no formal discussions took
place. -‘-here were, however, some discussions of an
iniormal character between M. Kazemi’s Assistant (M.Montamedy)
and officials of the Foreign and Political Department, Mr.
Peter Loxley of the Tehran Legation assisting. Sir Hughe
Knatchbull-Hugessen, His Majesty's Minister at Tehran, was
also staying in Delhi.
As regards foreign policy, India of course has not
got 'Dominion Status' (except in regard to Membership of
the League of Rations) and she has no diplomatic relations
with Iran. Ho decision in regard to Indo-Iranian questions
could therefore be taken in Delhi. Such questions are
dealt with at Tehran through His Majesty's Minister on
instructions irom Whitehall. it would, however, be no
doubt desirable to avoid being drawn into any definition
of the precise constitutional position, should anything
of the kind be raised in supplementaries. It might be
stressed that the visit was purely one of courtesy with no
political object.
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