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Turkish interests and Persian claims, 1906 1909 377

T E 11 R A N,
Copy-
January 22nd, 1909.

Ko. 10.
(6022)
Sir:- sc -1

In my despatch No.316 of December 19th. I reported

that finding myoell' unable to persuade the Persian Govern­

ment to substitute a less objectionable note for that of
April 9th last in which the Persian claim to Sovereignty

of Bahrein v/ae reaoGcrtcd, I had returned the latter to the

Minister for Foreign Affairs as inadmissible.

I now have the honour to inform you that on the 2nd

instant Meftah-cs-Sultaneh, late Chief of the English Sec­

tion at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, called on me on

behalf of Ala-es-Sultaneh to say that if I would withdraw

my note returning the objectionable communication, the Per­

sian Government would now send me in substitution for the

latter an amended note in the sense desired. He said that

if I did not sec my way to accept this arrangement the Per­

sian Government would be obliged to .send a strong reply to

my note. This would have raised the general question of

Bahrein,
Sir Edward Grey, Bart., M.P.
&c., &c., &c.