§ 14. Captain EDENasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is yet in possession of information with reference to the recent attempt to set up a republican form of government in Persia; and whether he can make any statement on the subject?
§ Mr. PONSONBYThe reports which His Majesty's Government have received show that the republican movement in Persia encountered strong opposition on the part of the Shiah clergy. At the beginning of April a proclamation was issued by the Persian Prime Minister enjoining the Persian people to cease discussing the proposed introduction of a republican régime, and the injunction appears to have been obeyed.