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His Majesty’s Consul, Sistan and Kain, Diary for April 1931,
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42. IIis Majesty's Consular Officers .—
The Headquarters of the Consulate arrived
at Birjand on 22nd for the summer.
43. The Sarhad and Persian Baluchi
stan. —Sardar Nur Mahomed Yarmuham-
madzai died at his home—Gazo—on 10th
April.
The Ismailzais who emigrated with
Sardar Juma Khan’s brother Ahmad
Khan, to Afghanistan last year, have
returned to Persian territory. Ahmad
Khan himself is endeavouring to obtain
pardon from the General Officer Com
manding and permission to return.
44. Sistan and Qainat.- —H. E. Shaukat
HI Mulk arrived at Zabul in connection
with the Frontier Commission, but as the
other members had not arrived and a good
deal of technical work is required before
the Commission can arrive at any deci
sions, he obtained permission to return
to Birjand. It is believed that the Com
mission will not now begin deliberations
until the autumn.
With reference to paragraph 36 of Diary
for March. The accused Mir Jamal,
,, who is said to have been lavish with
bribes, has been released. The British
Indian subject who was involved in the
case has been permitted to proceed to
Birjand where he has found employment.
Attempts were made by relatives of Jamal
Jo induce him to return to the village, but
on the advice of His Majesty’s Consul he
refused to do so. As his knowledge
of the crime was considered dangerous by
Mir Jamal, it was considered that it would
be unsafe for him to return to his former
employment.
The Branch of the Zahidan Missionary
Society which was opened at Zabul last
year has been augmented by the transfer
to Zabul of Miss Rice from Zahidan.
The Mission cannot be said to be popular
at abul.
45. Persian Military Affairs.—The
Persian Cavalry has returned to Kwasii.
The infantry and cavalry were expected
to reach that place about the end of the
month. The G. 0. C. has returned to
Zwash. A successful two-day Kace
Meeting was carried out by the Military at
Zabul. There was also an exhibition of
trick riding by the cavalry. Tie
were well handled and in good con
His Majesty’s Consul and Staff were in
vited and entertained both days. His
Excellency Shaukat U1 Mulk and His
Majesty’s Consul each provided prizes for
the principal events, which were grace
fully acknowledged. The local Sardars
produced some good animals, but they
were entirely untrained and the riders
were not capable of getting the best
out of their mounts.
46. Miscellaneous. —Contrary to past
practice, the Shah’s coronation was not
celebrated on 25th, in accordance with
instructions from Tehran. The Canton
ment Commandant at Zahidan, whose
troops had been preparing some display,
gave an entertainment to some Indian
and Persian Officials and traders. The
Governor threatened to report him to
Tehran for disobedience of orders.
At Zahidan the Customs Officials have
caused resentment by searching Indian
women leaving the country and confiscat
ing their gold ornaments, on the _ plea
that export qf gold is totally prohibited.
On the night of April 13th a meeting
was held in the Sikh Gurdwara at Zahidan.
One Bishan Singh put a resolution con
demning the action of Government of India
in hanging Bhagat Singh and one Beant
Singh pointing to a picture said
“Behold Guru Govind Singh approach
ing with naked sword to tell
you to prepare for sacrifices.”
His Majesty’s Vice-Consul at Zahidan
has received a further offensive anonym
ous communication posted at Mesned
and containing a copy of a 1 Ghadr party
poster.
The Indo-European Telegraph peons
who. were engaged by the Persians have
received no pay up-to-date. They ha^e
been informed that they will not be paid tor
a further four months as the Budget tor
this branch of the Telegraph Department
has not been determined.
A meeting was held on 21st m the
Governorate at Birjand to which all
medical practitioners were invited to
discuss the diagnosis of a disease w. ici
has been prevalent for some time i
Town. The Municipal doctor was of
the opinion, that the d.seaee « typh-
but our Sub-AssStanfr-Siwg-eori. state, that
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