... ill Great Britain; whether the reason put forward is that the British Foreign Office is in direct negotiation with the Persian Government. by whom this delegation was specifically accredited; whether those negotiations consist of the demand that Great Britain ...

... oan only refer briefly to-day, but to which I shall return later. For months a fully accredited delegation from the Persian Government has been in Paris endeavouring is vain to obtain a bearing from the Peace Coaference. 'The ground for their application ...

... that th 6 Persian delegates have received scant attention, for their pretensions are fantaatic and ridiculous. The Persian Government, which can hardly keep order in their own , capital, and are at present quite unable to control their provinces, have ...

... states that there is much spleulation as to awards in favour of Persia by the Peace Conference. Meantime, while the Persian Government is endeavouring to natore order in tho provinces, there is no sign of any systematic attempt to deal with the venality ...

... Rifles, the force ringed by Sir Percy Sykes, arc retained at Fars in reduced numbers, pending their transfer to the Persian Government. No sign is yet apparent of any atie plan to remedy the extravagance anTrcullity admittedly rife throughout the public ...