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The Minister in Persia (Hornibrook) to the Secretary of State

No. 274

Sir: I have the honor to refer to the Department’s telegraphic instruction No. 35, under date of November 8, 6 p.m., and to report as follows:

On November 27th I met Mr. A. H. Massoud-Ansari, Chief of the Division of Economics of the Persian Foreign Office at a diplomatic function and he volunteered the information that the proposal which I had recently submitted for a reciprocal trade agreement was receiving the most careful consideration by the Imperial Persian Government and that a reply to the proposal may be expected in the very near future. He added that in his opinion there is an excellent chance of working out a treaty which will be mutually satisfactory and helpful to both nations.

Respectfully yours,

Wm. H. Hornibrook