Letter of Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar to the Iranian Prime Minister. Translation: Your Excellency the prime minister, inform the foreign minister to tell the English embassy that last year we have discussed this matter. The English Government requested that we lower our flags on these two islands (Tunb and Abu Musa) until it has been researched and discussed. We, in fact, know that these two islands are the definite property of the Iranian Government. In view of this fact how can the English Government, that claims friendship with us, expect us to transfer the property that is exclusively ours to some sheikh and allow him to raise his flag there? You must continue the discussion. We will never and under no condition forego our rights (to these islands), signed Mozaffar al-Din Shah (ruling Iranian Qajar Monarch from 1896-1907)