مجموعة ٥/٣٠(١) "يوميّات الخليج الفارسي: المقيمية البريطانية في بوشهر (الفارسية) يناير ١٩٤١" [و‎‎١‎٤‎٨] (٩٣٨/٢٩٦)

dcraanding a share of the profits on dhow cargoes brought
to the port of Bulkhair.- - In addition, he is said to have
misappropriated over 2 ? CC0 hiloe of sugar and a large
quantity of tea, which wae handed over to him for distribut
ion to the villages of Tangistan.
(c) Following the return to Bushire of the Governor
and 0.0. Gendarmerie, who had proceeded to Hisar and Dilam
in an attempt to settle the Hiat Daud-Liravi dispute (vide
para. V (a) of last summary), it was decided that a mili
tary column must be sent to obtain the wheat due to
Government from Mohd. Ali Khan. While in Liravi the O.G*
Gendarmerie found considerable ptores of hoarded grain at
Dilam and it was discovered that consignments of wheat were .
being exported by sea from Hi&ar. A force consisting
of one company (l80 strong, with 2 mortars) from Shiraz,and
120 Tufangchis, assembled at Borazjun on the evening of
the 30th May and proceeded in lorries to Shul, via Sanawah,
the next day. The first objective of the column is Hiear
where th^ intend to surround Mohd Ali Khan and his follow
ers, and after taking possession of Hi&ar fort, steps
be taken to confiscate hoarded wheat which will be despatch
ed to Bushire.
< r 7 . PUBLIC RELATIONS .
(a) The good progress of the Allied offensive in Italy
he." been the subject of favourable comment among educated
cL’sees, but public interest continues to be centred on
the ossibilities of the opening of the second front.
(b^ The Russian party mentioned in para. 1 above, gave
a display of publicity posters and photographs in the Bushire
Persian Club on the 29th May. The show was patronised by
several Persian officials and a fairly large number from^
the town, but none were particularly interested in the dis
play of material, which was calculated t'o draw attention to
culture "in the U.S.S.R., and the military might of the Red
Array. Among the war photographs shown there were a select
ion of prints showing dead bodies and mutilated children,
ail labelled as instances of Nazi atrocities. Many Per
sians were heard to remark that this type of show (apart
from the atrocity photograph&l) could be seen at any time
in the >'' p o-Persian Reading Room, and crowds v/hich had
j.Hooted expecting a good entertainment, eventually dis
persed with the only satisfaction of having received a free
cup of tea. The Russians are not particularly popular
among Buahiris, and this piece o^ propaganda did nothing
to alter their opinion of the Soviet.
(c) The British Consular Agent at Lingah reports that
the new building for the Club and Reading Room in Lingah
town, has been occupied.
(A) No new films have been received during the fort
night, but the cinema van has given a number of successful
nr mane es consisting of a selection of "shorts 11 .
(e) There has been a noticeable deterioration in the
audibility of the B.B.C. Persian broadcast, on the 31 metre
banc 1 :r. particular. Interference is being experienced
on the 24 metre band.
VII. FOODSTUFFS.
(a) The Cereal and Bread Department have again
published a notice relaxing the Government monopoly rules*