HC Deb 26 August 1887 vol 320 cc22-3
MR. LEGH (Lancashire, S.W. Newton)

asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, If he is able to give any information as to the escape of Ayoub Khan from Teheran?

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (ManChester, N.E.)

It is a fact that Ayoub Khan and two other Afghan refugees have escaped from Teheran. We have received no information as to their destination.