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THE PERSIAN GULF.
(Previous
Reference: Cabinet 35 (28). Con- clusion 2.)
Lord Cushendun, acting for the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, reminded the Cabinet of various disagreeable incidents which had occurred in the Persian Gulf during the Recess, particulars
of which had been circulated to his colleagues.
He recalled that the situation in the Persian Gulf
was under consideration by a Sub-Committee of the
Committee of Imperial Defence which would meet not
be fore October 15th. It was possible that an
attempt would be made to force us to arbitration on some of the questions outstanding with the Persian
Government, and he therefore felt that in due course
the Cabinet itself would have to give consideration
to this question.
In the course of a short discussion the hope
was expressed that the Government would on no
account be committed to an arbitration on Persian
affairs without previous discussion by the Cabinet.
(NOTE: In the absence of the Sec retary
of State for Foreign Affairs the Prime Minister has asked the Lord Chancellor to act as Chairman of the Persian Gulf Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence, and has added Lord Cushendun to the Sub-Committee.)
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