EARL of RONALDSHAYasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he could state if the Russian Government have objected to the employment of Swedish officers to organise the Persian gendarmerie; if so, could he say on what grounds; and if he would say whether the proposal of the Persian Government to employ Swedish officers in this capacity is supported or opposed by the British Foreign Office?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir Edward Grey)The Russian Government have not objected to the employment of Swedish officers to organise the Persian gendarmerie, as distinct from a Persian army, and His Majesty's Government have informed the Swedish Government that they have no objection to the engagement of the Swedish officers in this capacity.