... the South led of Persia. Moreover, the Russian Government icr is said to have entered into pourparlers with ice the Persian Government to have the strength j of- the Cossack forces now in Persia increased, ugand if these negotiations succeed their number ...

... planation, the market, perhaps not unnaturally,|t 3coninects the movement writh the recent notifica- finin that the Persian Government loan of half l |a million is to be p~aid off, thocugh it is to be| ij observed that thec redemnption of this loan wiltl ...

... MTajesty's| h - Govermment are fully alive to the desirabibity Ia of maintaining British interests in Porsia; but T I the Persian Government has not hitherto hie .deemed it advisable to recognise spheres of ag interest of any foreign Powzers in that countr ...

... th lichisni a control over the Customr-Houses. the t' ce- rev-noes of which form the security of the loan. tr ve The Persian Government engages to extinguish t, hea all its previous external obligations with part of H ;ir the proceeds of the loan, and ...

... are too iniportant to be3 allowved to -a 'eeape notice. N!ominally the agrectoent has been el concluded betwvt-en the Persian Government and a B privawte institution, hut from the terms ?? die con- iract, as wvell as from the circumstances c~inch attendedl ...