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SECTION 2.
Foreign Representatives.
French Consulate.—Monsieur G. Cassin held charge throughout the year.
During the summer he spent about 4 months at Shiraz, returning to Bushirc on
the 28th October.
He informed the Governor that his jurisdiction had been extended to include
Kerman, Shiraz and Mohammerah.
Norwegian Vicc-Ccnsvlate.—The Hon’ble Lieutenart-Colcnel H. V. Biscoe,
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and His Britannic Majesty’s Consul-General,
remained in charge of the archives of the Norwegian Vice-Consulate during the whole
year with the exception of 4 months when he was on leave.
The Persian Government at first refused to recognise him as Norwegian Vice-
Consul, on the ground that the consular representative of a country must be one of
its own nationals. Discussions on the subject between the Persian and Norwegian
Governments continued till June when the Persian Government finally recognised
His Britannic Majesty’s Consul-General as being charged with the protection of
Norwegian interests.
Dutch Ccnsulaic.—The French Consul, Buthire, remained in charge of the
Dutch Consulate throughout the year.
Russian Consulate-General.—The Russian Consulate building continued to be
occupied by the staff, of the Soviet Eastern Trading Company throughout the
year.
The Russian Consul-General for Fars, M. Polycarpe Ananief, visited
Bushirc from the 4th April to the 19th when he returned to Shiraz. He stayed
at the Consulate and exchanged visits with the Hon’ble the Political Resident and
also with the Governor of the Gulf Ports. This was the first occasion since dip­
lomatic relations weie renewed that a Soviet Consul-General called personally on
the Political Resident,
• He again visited Bushire in October and introduced the Manager of the Soviet
Eastern Trading Company, M. Alexander Simikoff. He remonstrated un­
successfully with the Governor against the Police prohibition on the Soviet
Company illuminating a red star on their flag stall at night. He flew back to Shiraz
on the 10th October.
On the 7th November the Soviet Eastern Trading Company celebrated the
Soviet National Day. They gave a reception in the Russian Consulate build­
ing, winch was attended by about 60 merchants, but no officials were present.
M. Simikoff, Manager of the Company, announced to the audience that a treaty
had just been signed between Persia and Russia, which would further strengthen
the friendly relations between the two countries.
German Consulate.—The Junkers Company’s pliots and mechanics occupied
the German Consulate building during the first half of the year.
The appeal filed by Herr Wassmuss before the Supreme Court, Tehran, (vide
last year’s report), was decided in his favour, the court holding that the claim of
the sons of Shaikh Husain was a false one. His property was therefore released,
and he left for Germany. He died suddenly in Berlin on the 29th November 1931,
aged about 62.

Important Visitors.
Japanese.—No local representative.
Mr. Akio Kasama, the Japanese Minister-Plenipotentiary at the Court of
Persia, accompanied by a Secretary, arrived at Bushire from Tehran on the 29th
January by air. On his landing at the aerodrome he was received by the Governor
of the Persian Ports, and by a few merchants interested in the opium trade. He left
for Mohammerah en route to Tehran on the 1st February 1931 and the Governor
saw him off at the Customs pier.
During his stay, he stayed with Haji Muhammad Reza Bahbchani, who is a
Deputy to the Medjliss at Tehran.

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