مجموعة ٢٨/٩٠ "بلاد فارس. زيارة وزير الشؤون الخارجية الفارسي إلى أفغانستان والهند." [و‎‎١‎٠‎٤] (٣١٣/٢٠٧)

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tariff ms essential. From this the conclusion
emerged that until an agreement had been reached
it would be necessary to limit traffic on the
Indian side of the frontier to Indians, and on
the Iranian side of the frontier to Iranians.
Mr. Loxley suggested that he should examine details
when he went through Zahidan on his return to
Iran, and we left it at that.
5. I then raised the question of
failure to pay compensation for Indian lorry
drivers killed and wounded in Mekran, and told
M. Motamedy frankly that we took a very
serious view of this case. In response to a
question whether there was any chance of getting
any satisfaction, he informed me that he thought
that there was.
6 . From this we passed to the treatment of
Indian subjects generally in Eastern Iran. Mr.
Loxley explained the vexatious customs searches to
which pilgrims to Meshed were subjected. I said
that we had always to remember that our good
relations might be seriously disturbed if complaints
of this kind were to get into the Indian press.
I doubt, however, whether M. Motac^edy took this
argument very seriously.
7. We then proceeded to discuss the
consular position in Zabul. I said that the
Iranian objections to a consular and medical
charge being combined in one person could not
easily be refuted, and the Governnent of India,
admitting the justice of the Iranian contention,
intended to separate the two functions and
appoint a separate Vice Consul at Zabul. There
were, however, naturally financial difficulties
involved in the creation of a new post, and I
said we should be grateful if this 'Governnent
would agree to the present system continuing for
a short time while these were being examined. He
did not demur, and asked for how long, in answer