ملف ٢٢٩٧/ ١٩١٩ "تقارير شهرية للمقيمية البريطانية في الخليج الفارسي. ١٩١٢-١٩٢٠." [و‎‎١‎٣‎٧] (١٠٤٤/٢٧٨)

Lieutenant-Colonel H. Burden, C.I.E., F.R.C.S., arrived on the 7th June. He
Las been appointed Assistant Director, Medical Services, to the South Persia Rifles.
Brigadier-General J. A. Douglas, C.M.G., General Officer Commanding, Bushire,
arrived in H. M. S. “ Lawrence ” L on the 12 th June and left for Jask next day
after inspecting the Base camp.
Mr. Waterfieldofthe Pinance Department arrived from Bombay on the 14th
June. He has been appointed Financial Adviser to Sir P. Sykes. He as well as
Colonel Burden and Lieutenant Dow, I.M.S., left for Shiraz on the 22 nd June.
His Excellency the Darya Begi arrived in the “ Persepolis ” on the 23rd June
and left for Jask on the 26th.
Bandar Abbas-Kerman Road.
Mr. Murphy and Khan Bahadur Sher Jang returned to Bandar Abbas on the
8th June after completing the survey of this road.
Kerman.
About the end of May the Prince Governor-General received orders from the
Persian Government to make arrangements for the election of Deputies to the Majlis.
The elections are not expected to take place (in Kerman) for some months. Candi
dates whose names are most frequently mentioned as candidates for election are
Democrats, otherwise the open cult of Democracy has been at a discount latterly in
Kerman.
Price of wheat is 20 Tumans per kharwar and of barley 13 Tumans. It is
affirmed that the whole grain crop will be very short this year owing to drought
and short sowing. Some estimate the barley crop at only one-tenth of the normal.
Reports from Sir j an state persistently that Obeidullah Effendi (escaped
Kerman prisoner of war) is with Mullah Abdullah, Lashani.
Since his “ final ” resignation (over the Kurdistani quarrel) the Governor-
General has persuaded some hundreds of the population to collect in the telegraph
office and protest to Tehran against the acceptance of the Governor-General’s
resignation. For these services the protesters are said to have received a free
dinner.
The people apparently like the Prince and fear that if he goes the Farman
Farma’s son, Nusrat-ud-Douleh, would be his successor and this they do not wish.
The Baft-Saidabad telegraph extension has been sanctioned.
The latest orders received by Kurdistani are to hand over charge of the Finance
Office (which has been closed for weeks) and leave for Tehran. This he proposes to
do.
Mekran.
The General Officer Commanding, Bushire, inspected the detachments at J ask
and Charbar during the 3rd week of the month.
An attempt was made by one of His Majesty’s ships to salve a stranded Koweit
dhow but without success as the weather was too bad. It is hoped that Islam Khan
will assist the Nakhuda to salve it.
“ Khalifah ” Khair Muhammad was again to the fore during the month and
Lad the telegraph line cut in several places. Efforts are being made to persuade
Islam Khan to turn him out of the district.
ARABIA.
Muscat.
His Highness the Sultan returned from Masnaah on the 4th June. The badge,
ribbon, and sanad of Rai Sahib were presented to Seth Jamna Das Majhodi by the
Political Agent in the presence of the British community on the King s Birthday.