مجموعة ٥/٣٠(١) "يوميّات الخليج الفارسي: المقيمية البريطانية في بوشهر (الفارسية) يناير ١٩٤١" [و‎‎٤‎١‎٤] (٩٣٨/٨٢٨)

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In Octo'ber reports of ohaoti
prevailing in Tehran encouraged tribal chiefs to
embark on a series of retaliatory raids against
the road guard authorities stationed in outlying
posts against whom they have many longstanding
grievances.
G-overnment officials still manage to maintain
a measure of authority in the town. Conditions
in the district are generally so bad that any
communication between one town- and another is ren
dered impossible. On the whole the attitude of
the tribal chiefs seems to be that while they are
Quite prepared to put up ?/ith the G-overnment they
will not tolerate a continuance in authority of
the road guards 0
By the end of the month there were signs that
the trouble in Dashti may shortly spread to
Dashtistan.
7111 • PUBLIC OPINION AND BBClAqAkLDA .
The gradual increase in the cost of living
since the occupation has caused general disappoint*
ment and is giving rise to unpleasant speculation '
as to whether Iran would not after all have been
better under the Shah.
G-erman broadcasts stating that since the
occupation restrictions have been placed on the
use of radio sets in Iran gave rise to some in
terest and Question as to why Tehran made no de
nial. A stronger line taken by Tehran radio
against false Axis propaganda would be welcomed
ocally, .
British Residency & Consulate- fa Secretary to the Political
General, Bushire the 13th Resident in the Persian Gulf
November 1941.
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