ملف ٢٢٩٧/ ١٩١٩ "تقارير شهرية للمقيمية البريطانية في الخليج الفارسي. ١٩١٢-١٩٢٠." [و‎‎٣‎٤‎٦] (١٠٤٤/٦٩٦)

which it will take some time and much hard work to efface, and there are moreover
details of administration and interior economy which are in urgent need of over-,
hauling. Major Uggla, however, has already started to tackle vigorously his
difficult task. He has entered upon friendly relations with the Governor-General,
and has expressed his desire to work in cordial co-operation with His Excellency :
and he has begun to try and instil some proper discipline and proper methods into
his command. Amongst other matters, the medical arrangements are slipshod and
inefficient to a degree, and Dr. Woolatt has kindly consented to assist temporarily
in making things more ship-shape. The Bagh-i-Takht has been converted into
a hospital, and Dr. Woolatt attends there daily. He has already unearthed
a number of abuses and is now engaged in a systematic examination of all the men
with the object of weeding out the unfit, and of detecting concealed diseases—and
I understand from him that the operation was badly needed.
Major Uggla and Major Lundberg are also in constant consultation with the
Consul and Monsieur Stas regarding the expenditure of the £100,000 _ advanced
for the Ears gendarmerie by the British Government, and are engaged m the_ pre
paration of a detailed budget. The whole question of their organisation is at
present in a state of confusion, and contradictory instructions and plans keep
arriving from Monsieur Mornard and Colonel Hjalmarson. The Consul is keeping
His Majesty’s Minister fully informed by telegram regarding the financial aspect
of the matter.
Major Uggla is also much hampered at present by lack of suitable officers.
Besides himself and Major Lundberg (who as the supply officer does not occupy
himself with active duties) there are only three other officers, all young and mex-
perienced, and of whom one has been sick ever since his arrival here^ Ihe Consul
however, understands from Major Uggla that five more Swedish officers are to be
sent to Bars—three regimental officers, one doctor and veterinary surgeon.
It wi 1 be seen that Major Uggla has no easy task before him. He has at present
under his command a force of some 1,700 men (which he hopes to raise to
1 900 by the end of the year) in a very immature stage of organisation, and contain
ins? a large proportion of quite unsuitable material; and to assist him in brmg-
inl thisZcekto a proper state of discipline and efficiency, he has only three young
“nd inexperienced Swedish officers and he is besides hampered by much local
iealousv and opposition. He has, however, set himself vigorously to work, and it
is to be 5 hoped that by the autumn he will have evolved a decent fighting mac me
from the existing material.
792 The Consul has received a very friendly letter from the Kawam assuring
him that he (the Kawam) is ready to do his best to support and assist the gendar-
merie to tbe best of bis ability.
793. Miscellaneous.— The German Consul for Busbire, Herr Wassmuss,
arrived at Shinaz on 22nd June.
Ling eh.
From 1st to 30th June.
[Burnished by B. H. New, Esquire. ]
794. (Larislan). —Conflicting reports of the Kawam’smovemente were current c “n
i i iii. n f uPp month definite news of his departure tor oniraz was
receivedknd the information that Askar Khan had not been killed, but was taken
to Shiraz as a prisoner, in company with his brother Muhammad Kuh Khan.
795 News was received from Lar, at the end of the month that Shaikh
V i 7 1 , imnortant Chief of the Baharlus, was lately murdered by three o,
to oZtteemSyagoon in the Lar district Two of the murferers
were caught and executed. His brother, Shaikh Abul Hussein, succeeds h ..
796. Famine is beginning to be seriously felt in the Kasa and Jahrum districts,
owing to the destruction of the crops by locusts.
797 (Shib Kuh).—In the middle of the month a band of Turk Nafar robbers
invaded Ishkanu. Bakar Khan, the Chief of Ishkanu, sent out to/angete to prevent
their advance. An engagement took place and the Ishkams lost 15 killed and
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