مجموعة ٨/٢٨ "بلاد فارس؛ اليوميات؛ سيستان وكاين، أبريل ١٩٢٧ – ١٩٣٣" [ظ‎‎١‎٠‎٣] (٤٣٤/٢١٧)

Afghans raided a caravan near Bandan
and killed the owners of the camels.
67. Communications. —The telegraph line
toJBampur has been completed and is open
for traffic.
It is said that a sum of 15,000 Tomans
has beftn sanctioned for the construction of
a road from Chahbar to Iransheher. The
work to be carried out this year. A sum
of Tomans 50,000 will be sanctioned next
year for construction of a road from Iran
sheher to Kwash via Karvandar (the line
of the newly constructed telegraph) and for
repair of the existing Kwash-Duzdap sec
tion. If this programme be carried out it
will ultimately affect the traffic by the
Duzdap railway adversely.
68. Movements of Foreigners.—Rerm
Acker and Clauso, Germans, visited Sistan
from 20th to 23rd May in connection with
organisation of an Agricultural Bank.
They proceeded to Duzdap for Bandar
Abbas.
Herr Wurst of the National Bank pro
ceeded to Bandar Abbas from Duzdap on
transfer, together with H. Auer, Inspector
of that Bank.
69. Movements of British Subjects —Rieut-
enant Saker and Captain Hamidullah
Khan of the l/10th Baluchis, on leave passed
through Duzdap en route for Tehran.
70. Miscellaneous—A Sikh who enlarged
on the situation in India in conversation
with the General Officer Commanding in the
Sarhad, was told that in the eyes of the
Persians they were making a very foolish de
monstration. This is said to have had a
chastening effect on the Sikhs of Duzdap.
Indian traders at Duzdap held a meeting
and resolved to telegraph to Tehran pro
testing against the Exchange Law. The
Manager of the National Bank informed
them that the Law was being reconsidered
and would in all probability be abolished.
The Governor at Duzdap received a tele
gram from Tehran commending his action
in discouraging demonstrations by Indians.
The General Officer Commanding was ins
tructed to co-operate and supply troops if J
necessary to suppress disorder. The Gov
ernor has thrown out hints to His Majesty’s
Vice-Consul at Duzdap that he would be
gratified to receive approval of his action
by His Majesty’s Minister, conveyed through
the Persian Government. It is however
doubtful if the petty demonstrations at
Duzdap warrant our investing the matter
with so much importance. He was thanked
by His Majesty’s Vice-Consul for his friendly
assistance.
The Birthday of His Majesty the King
was celebrated at His Majesty’s Consulate
and Vice-Consulates. The ceremonies were
somewhat restricted owing to Muharram.
Muharram passed oh quietly in the Sistan
Consulate area.
All marriages and deaths are to be report
ed to the Nazmieh in future.
The landowners in Sistan have been
called upon to pay all arrears of Revenue
for the past two years immediately. They
are endeavouring to obtain permission to
pay by instalments. Much corruption is
said to exist in the Revenue Department at
Sistan.
The Persian authorities having received
information of an outbreak of cholera at
Jalalabad in Afghanistan propose to form
a chain of military posts along the frontier
and introduce quarantine. The co-opera
tion of the authorities in India has been
sought as regards passengers by the Duzdap
Railway.
C. K. DALY, Major, C. I. E. y
His Majesty's Consul for Sistan and Kain,
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