§ MR. LYNCHI beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received any official information on the subject of the disturbances in Persia, especially as to whether any persons, and, if any, how many, have taken refuge at the British Legation; and whether he can state what steps are being taken by His Majesty's Government to bring about a better state of things in that country, in view of Great Britain's political and commercial interests there.
§ SIR EDWARD GREYHis Majesty's Government are being kept fully informed of the state of Affairs in Persia, and the latest telegraphic information received is to the effect that some 12,000 persons have taken refuge at the British Legation at Teheran. His Majesty's Government have urged upon the Persian Government the advisability of taking immediate measures to put a stop to this state of affairs by giving satisfaction to the reasonable demands of the refugees. We have been informed that the resignation of the Grand Vizier has been accepted by the Shah.