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tho quarantine authorities in English, but only
in Persian or French. A similar communication
was made by the German Consul. Negotiations
took place between the British Legation and the
Persian Government, with the result that the
lultci tacitly dropped the requirement that ships
in quarantine should fly the Persian flag, on
finding that it was contrary to the general
practice in other countries. They showed a
disposition, however, to maintain their attitude
as regards the flying of the Persian flag by boats
engaged in quarantine duties.
In December 1906 the Russian ship
“Trouvor” refused, on the advice of the Russian
Consulate, to admit the quarantine officer on
board at Bunder Abba3 to carry out the inspection
laid down by the Venice Convention. The same
tiling occurred at Lingah, but at Bushire the
“Trouvor” fulfilled the usual formalities. The
Russian Minister at Tehran at first attempted to
argue that the conduct of M. Ovseeuko, the
Russian Consul at Bunder Abbas, was perfectly
correct, but he finally agreed to send a telegram
to M. Ovseenko enjoining a general compliance
with the quarantine rules. Eventually it was
settled between the British and Russian Ministers
that the question should bo disposed of by the
Tehran Sanitary Council, and, on her return to
Bunder Abbas the “ Trouvor ” accepted the
inspection of the Sanitary Officer.
Further instances of interference on the part
of M. Ovseenko occurred in March 1907, in
connection with the British steamer “ Madura '*
and the Russian steamer “ Euphrates.”

C.
In his despatch of the 1st January, 1907,
reporting conversations with the President of
the Tehran Sanitary Council, the British
toShEL1Grey1*'00 Mini8tor nt Tehran (Sir C. Spring-Rico)
January l, 1907. recommended that Dr. Schneider’s suggestions
for the increase of the European personnel
and the improvement of the apparatus of the
quarantine stations in the Gulf should be sub­
mitted to the Government of India for their con-
sideration. These proposals, it may be noted, went
somewhat beyond thoso made by Dr. Theodore
Thomson in his Report of 12th July, 1906,
inasmuch as Dr. Sciincidcr contemplated im­
provements at all five of the Gulf ports, whereas