مجموعة ٣٠/١١٤ "تقارير إجراءات السُفُن البريطانية." [و‎‎٣‎٠‎٢] (١٢٠٣/٦٠٣)

as they do not see why the League should get all the credit
for announcing good news, and they, all the kicks for
publishing the had news. Until a solution is found, the
Iraq Grovernment have guaranteed the safety of those
Assyrians who remain in Iraq*
(R.A.F. Int* Report).
12. Conscription . It has become increasingly difficult
to collect the conscripts in any part of the country. At a
Cabinet Meeting which was held, it was decided not to push
conscription too hard in any district, pending the re
assembly of Parliament.
It is understood that in the meanwhile, two
inspectors have been appointed, one for the north and one
for the south, to investigate the problem.
Difficulty will be experienced very shortly in
maintaining a sufficient supply of recruits for the Amy
Expansion Scheme.
(R.A.P. Int. Report).
13. Civil Aviation . With reference to paragraph 34 of
the June 1936 Summary, it is understood that the Nairn
Transport Company are in the course of completing
arrangements whereby they will receive a small subsidy from
the Government and will b£ the only Company allowed to
operate an air service within Iraq.
On the satisfactory conclusion of this agreement
they will operate a bi-weekly service between Baghdad and
Damascus with a possible extension to Haifa; a bi-weekly
service from Baghdad to Basrah, connecting with the Damascus
aircraft and possibly a weekly service between Baghdad and
Mosul. The aircraft will be either Stinson or Lockheed.
(E.A.F. Int. Report).
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IRAN .
15. The Governor of Bushire. Aqai Ahmad Sadri, the new
Governor of the Southern Ports, Bushire, has taken up his
appointment. He comes of the Isfahan family of Sadr-i-
Isfahani who was Prime Minister of Shah Husain, the last
monarch of the Safavi dynasty.
He is about 55 years of age and has been Governor of
several towns in the interior. He was once a judge in Tehran
and his last appointment^as at Kashan. He knows no European
language, but he knows Turkish having been born in Tabriz.
(Bushire Int. Report)
16. Weaving Business . At the end of last month Aqa
Husain I’atimad of the firm Haji Ali Akbar visited Bushire and
announced his intention of installing a weaving plant for
weaving white shirting and sateen. Local merchants have
welcomed the suggestion and have offered to bu£ shares in the
plant. It is also strongly backed by the new Governor who
has sent to Tehran asking that every facility may be provided.
If it materialises, this new enterprise will
probably supplant the idea of the formation of a Steam
Navigation Company which was strongly backed by the last
Governor.
(Bushire Int. Report). 17
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