Continuing our theme of looking at foreign relationsbetween Iran and Britain from the point of view ofthe popular level through the role of thekarguzar (the Ministry of ForeignAffairs Agent), this article will consider casesconcerning foreign trade and disputes over property.It will examine the popular response to the growthof the foreign presence through expansion of foreigntrade and the way Iranians handled their situationin a system that was dominated by Europeans. Astrade grew in the late nineteenth century, so didthe number and workload ofkarguzars.