ملف ١٩٢٨/٢٠٠ الجزء ٦ "مفاوضات المعاهدة الأنجلو-فارسية" [ظ‎‎٣‎٠‎١] (٦٤٢/٥٧٦)

this memorandum, negotiations should be broken off.
The Foreigi Office, however, are not prepared to commit
themselves to this attitude at the present stage, and
they propose to commmicate the -memorandum of vhich a
draft is now submitted. The question of further action
can be considered in the light of the Persian reaction
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to it.
The memorandum in its present form is to somei
extent the result of discussion between this Department
and the Foreign Office, and a number of amendments
suggested by us have been embodied in it (notably as
regards the value of British goodwill to Persia^*/J '
the wording of the section relative to Henjam and the
wording of paragraph 9). The general criticism which
this Department would be disposed to make of it is that
it is unduly apologetic in tone. But the Foreigi
Office tell me that Mr. Henderson is exceedingly
reluctant to take any steps with the Persians which co
be represented as being of an extreme nature, and
further, that, should negotiations ultimately break
down and there is any question of publication, it is
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desirable that we should have as temperate a statement
of our desiderata as possible. On this point we must,
I think, be guided by the Foreigi Office, and if their
view; is accepted the memorandum is, I think, generally
satisfactory.
It will be seen that, despite Sir Robert
Clive’s suggestion that vre should now put all our carets
on the table, with a view/ to convincing the Persians o
our entire good faith, the Foreigi Office are not
prepared at this stage to agree to mention the
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possibility of remission of the remaining £ 510,000 o
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