ملف ١٩١٨/٢٩٩ الجزء ٣ "بلاد فارس: الوضع في الجنوب؛ طائرات في بوشهر؛ حاميات بعد الحرب في الخليج الفارسي؛ مسألة انسحاب القوات البريطانية؛ زيارة وزير الحرب إلى الجنوب، سنة ١٩٢٢" [و‎‎١‎٦‎٦] (٧٤٦/٣٣٦)

. Essence of the situation is - British troops at Buahire
are cause of great expense to us and continually increasing
irritation to Persia. They do not preserve,or attempt
to preserve 0 order in the Hinterland, and merely act as a
^passive breakwater against the Tangietanis (their minor
duties such as guarding wireless, coaling depots, etc., may be
ignored). At the best, Persian troops now in these parts
may be hoped to fulfil this XflJLfi to some extents we may, at any
rate, be sure that, so long as the present military policy in
Persia holds the field, they would do all that they can (sic)
to avoid giving any occasion for recall of British troopsc At
the worst, we are perhaps better off than before 1911, for we may
possibly rely on assistance from Irak in any emergency
I threatening safety of British lives and property,.
Preservation (? omission) asked for, however, is
legitimate responsibility of Persia which they are anxious to
assume, and, personally, I do not see how we can resist that
demand much longer. Presence of British troops in Bushire, if
legitimate in first instance, is, I consider, indefensible now,
I am prepared, and Officer Comnanding troops concurs with
me, for unconditional withdrawal as soon as practicable, having
regard to climatic conditions which would make the move from
the Gulf almost impossible in the hot weather,
39?. Begins:= Reference my last telegram,
for consideration, however, whether opportunity
should not be taken to demand from Persia not guarantees, which
experience has shown to be valueless, but definite acts well
their power which would indicate abandonment of Persian
anti-British policy in South. If Persia has legitimate
grievance in the presence of British troops, we have equally
just cause for amoyanee in her ridjeuloua pretensions to
Bahrein, her imprisonment of British rupees (sir. ? sut-jects)