The Archive · 1933

Persian Oil Dispute Adjourned

ses GeY Feb. connection with the dispute betwee provisional ment

Britain and. Persia over: the collation of the D'Atey concession, fon which the supply of fuel to. the British Navy langoly depends, was yf, approved by the Council of the League of Nations at a meeting here this morning.

The agreement following four points:—1. Both parties agree to suspend all proceedings before the Council until May or later.

Anglo-Persian Oil Ca, shawld it~ 2, Both parties "agree that, the mediately guter into negotiations, their respective legal points. being 3. If the negotiations for a new concession. fail, the question will bbe ro-submitted'to the Council.

Pending a final settlement, the operations of the Anglo-Persian Oil Ca. in Persia are tobe continued fas before November 97.

After the Persian delegate had expressed his concurrence, the Brit {ak delegate, Captain." Anthony Eden, paid_a tribute to the rapporter, Dr. Bi (Czecho-Slovaki the declared that. Britain had always

company and Persia, provided suc desired a settlement between the settlement could be negotiated on equal terms. The true interests of the Persian Government and of the company were identical and he was confident that a mutually beneficial agreement would be reached—Reuter.

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