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Turkish interests and Persian claims, 1906-1909 353

consideration are likely to recur with Increasing
froquoncy, a view which Is supported by Mr, Marling.

I oni to state that, for several reasons, it ap­
pears to Sir E. Grey to be Inopportune to raise this

question In Its general aspect at the present moment,
and that he Is therefore disposed to avoid doing so un­

less the assertion by the Persian Government of their

preoont protenslon renders such a step inevitable.

He therefore proposes, in the first instance, to

Instruct Mr. Marling to press the Persian Minister for

Foreign Affalrd to send to him without further delay

the amended note which His Excellency prornlsod to ad­

dress to Mm,and, If Its terms are unobjectionable, to

take no further action for the present.

Sir E. Grey considers that it need not be in­

sisted that this note should recognize specifically

the right, of His Majesty's Government to protect Bah­

reini s^ but that it. will be sufficient If It. contains no

expression which can be understood as disputing that
right.

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