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T 2633/581/378

FOREIGN OFFICE, S.V.1.

5th April, 1924.

Sir,

I am directed by Mr.Secretary Ramsay MacDonald

to transmit to you herewith copies of correspondence

respecting the right of certain firms and persons in

Persia to the protection and assistance of His Majesty's

Consular officers.

2. As stated in the third paragraph of Foreign

Office letter (T 581/581/378) of the 23rd February

last to the Department of Overseas Trade, the test

whether a particular firm, the members of which are

British subjects, should be protected in Persia is that

of their personal respectability, coupled with the

consideration as to whether their operations are

creditable and advantageous.

3.

I am, therefore, to ask what measure of protection,

if any,

should in Hr.Secretary Henderson's opinion be

accorded to Mr. Nemazi and his son in view of the fact

that they are known to be engaged in the opium traffic

on a considerable scale.

The Under-Secretary of State,

Home Office,

1962427 8,000 11223--Met 263

I am,

etc.,

(Sa) HUBERT MONTGOMERY,