791.003/86: Telegram
The Minister in Persia (Philip) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 27—11:20 a.m.]
32. My 28, March 20, noon. Yesterday I asked the British Minister here informally as to the nature of the Persian Government’s recent reply to his aide-mémoire of 16 points. With two exceptions, he said, the reply acquiesced in principle with all of his suggestions; and the exceptions were refusals to accept: (1) Engagement of foreign judicial advisers; and (2) Suggestion contained in point 8, which point is headed “Notice to the consular authorities of arrests.”
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Teimourtache, I hear, has allowed it to be understood that the Persian Government will agree, by means of an exchange of notes, but not in texts of actual treaties, to certain desired safeguards. The Italian and Netherland Chargés d’Affaires have received instructions to broach tentative negotiations, the Italian for a most-favored-nation treaty. It appears to be most unlikely now that any power can ratify a treaty before May 10, but I believe it advisable to start negotiations at an early date.