§ 39. Mr. ORMSBY-GOREasked the Prime Minister whether the Persian Government which signed the Anglo-Persian agreement has resigned; whether 1011 a new Government has been formed at Teheran; if so, whether the new Government wishes to be bound by the agreement; whether the British Government have intimated that they are willing to abandon the agreement should the Persian government desire its abandonment; whether the Persian Mejliss is to be summoned; and, if so, whether it will be asked to review the agreement?
Mr. HARMSWORTHThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative: that to the second part in the negative. Points 3 and 4 have not therefore arisen. As regards points 5 and 6, the late Government were repeatedly urged by His Majesty's Government to submit the Agreement to the Mejliss: and it is still held by His Majesty's Government that this course should be followed.
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREIs there any prospect of the Mejliss meeting in the near future?
§ Lord R. CECILWas the fall of the late Persian Government due to the fact that they signed the Anglo-Persian Agreement?