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p. xiv, l. 17.‘Abu’lláh should, of course, be ‘Abdu’lláh.
p. 109, l. 9.Omit George. Mr George Churchill was never Vice-Consul at Rasht. It was one of his brothers.
p. 120, l. 25, and p. 124, ll. 3, 10, and 24.‘Aynu’d-Dawla was Prime Minister, but never had the title of Atábak.
p. 156, l. 12.Ṭáhír Pasha was not a General, but was the President of the Turkish Frontier Commission.
p. 161, 5 lines from the bottom.Aujumans is, of course, a misprint for anjumans.
p. 162, l. 30.I am informed on good authority that the Náṣiru’l-Mulk was not put in a cell.
p. 163, n. 1 ad calc.The Náṣiru’l-Mulk left for Europe on the evening of his deliverance, not the next day.
p. 198, ll. 18–19.The Shah’s automobile was empty, except for the chauffeur. See p. 110 of the Blue Book (Persia, No. 1, 1909).
p. 207, l. 1. “Six” appears to be an exaggeration: three is the more probable number.
p. 207, ll. 19–20.It appears doubtful whether the Russian officers actually shot any of their own men.
p. 208, ll. 3–4.I am informed on good authority that “reduced to ruins” is too strong an expression, and that the Sipahsálár Mosque was not very much damaged, while the Baháristán was wrecked not so much by the artillery fire as by the men who looted it after the bombardment was over.
p. 210, ll. 13–20.The “Race-course incident” to which reference is here made took place on Sept. 16, 1908. Its introduction at this point in the book is, perhaps, misleading.
p. 255, ll. 3 and 15.For Castello read Castelli.
p. 265, l. 31.I am informed that Bínáb is a mistake for Mínáb.
