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Tho influence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs,is,

E fppr,-not* strong .enough to modify tho rofractory attitude

cf tho Grand Viziior and I therefore do not propone to press
furthor for tho amended note. Such a couroc might indeed

load to the fall of the Minister for Foreign Affairs as I
should have to make it clear.in any further representations

that Ala-es-Sulbanoh had himself submitted the proposed

text to the Legation before tho Grand Vizior had 3eon it, a

fact which Ala-os-Sultanoh foaro would have moot damaging

results, for himself.

In tho circumstoncos tho v/isoot course soems to be to

return Mushir-ed-Dowleh's objectional communication.. This

courso commends itself to Ala-os-Sultanoh who seoo in it on

escape from the disclosure above indicated and I have to-day

addressed to the Persian Government the note of which a copy

is oncloood herewith.

I have &c.,

(Signod) G. Barclay.