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    "ocrText": "PLAIN\n- =2- may #3466, June 28, from Tehran.\n\"The Imperial Tranian Government had repeatedly announced its\nreadiness to enter into negotiations with the representatives\nof the company within the limits prescribed by the law fixing\nthe modus operandi of its enforcement, and to discuss willing-\nly various problems such as the question of the probable losses\nto the former oil company and the sale of oil to the former\npurchasers, etc. The Government, therefore, welcomed the\narrival of the representatives of the former oil company but\nit was found with great regret that the representatives of the\nformer company wished to submit proposals which were contrary\nto the text of the laws concerning the nationalization of the\noil industry and which made it unable for this Government to\ncontinue the discussions.\n\"Since the Imperial Iranian Government has decided to prevent\nany stoppage even for one day, in the exploitation of oil\nand its sale to the former purchasers, it has repeatedly\nannounced its readiness to employ all foreign experts, techni -\ncians and others in the service of the oil industry with the\nsame salaries, allowances and pensions due to them, to provide\nthem with all encouragement, to leave untouched the present\norganization and administration of the former oil company, and\nto enforces, so far as they may not be contrary to the provisions\nof the law, the ragulations made by that company.\n\"It is, however, noticed with regret that the former oil company\nauthorities have resorted to certain actions which will necessari-\nly cause a stoppage in the exportation of oil; for, firstly,\nthey are encourag: ing the employees to leave their services, and\nare threatening the Government with their resignation en masse;\nsecondly they force the oil tankers to refuse to deliver\nreceipts to the present Board of Directors of the National Oil\nCompany.\n\"Although the Iranian people have prepared themselves for every\nkind of privations in their resolve to achieve their aim, yet\nthere is no doubt that the stoppage in the exploitation of oil\nmachinery is not only damaging to us but it is also damaging to\nGreat Britain and to all other countries which use the Iranian\noil-> grave and serious matter which should be borne in mind\nby the authorities of the former oil company.\n\"There is no doubt that the Government of Iran will take every\neffort with al the means at its disposal to prevent any\nstoppage, even temporarily, in the flow of oil, but it would be\nthe cause for great regret if any stoppage occurred as the\nresult of the resignation en masse of the British employees,\nor any delaying tacties in loading and shipping of the oil\nproducts because of the refusal on their part to give the\nreceipts required. In such an eventuality the responsibility\nfor the grave and undesirable consequences which might follow\nwill naturally"
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