PEACE IN PERSIA.
WRECKED BY THE WAR. DIFFICULT TASK AHEAD. By Telegraph.—Presa Assp.—Copyright Received Nov, 17, 8.5 p.m. London, Nov. Hi. In the House of Lords, Lord Curzon (Foreign Secretary) denied a suggestion that lie had personal designs against Persian independence. The situation there was an inevitable sequel to the war, and the tranquil East was shaken by prodigious convulsions. The Government would not prolong the existing conditions a moment longer than was necessary. Lord Curzon said the smallest knowledge of Eastern affairs taught one that withdrawal must show we had no right to replace commotion with chaos. The highways of the East were strewn with the debris of the war, and if the task of scavenging falls to us it will take time to discharge the duty. A peaceful and stable Persia was the comer-stone of British policy, and the basis of the Anglo-Persian agreement. Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 18 November 1920, Page 5
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