Chronology: Date 1911-05-11

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1911 11 May 191-	W. Morgan Shuster was an American chosen by the Persian Chargé d'Affaires at Washington, Mirza Ali Kuli Khan, to serve as Treasurer-General of Persia for a period of three years. His mandate was to organize and conduct the collection and disbursements of the revenues. Four American assistants were likewise engaged to serve under the Treasurer-General. Since the Anglo-Russian agreement of 1907 the country was under the influence of the Russians in the north and the British in the south. The purpose in engaging Shuster was to put the country's financial affairs in order so that they might attract investment from other nations. After an encounter with the Russian Consul-General he was forced to leave on the 14th of January, 1912. [AY79-82] He subsequently wrote a book called The Strangling of Persia.	`Alí Kulí Khán; Iran, General history; History (general); Colonialism and imperialism; Iran; Washington, DC, USA; United States (USA)


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