'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]' [‎133r] (278/414)

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( b V . ^ ai Ibr aliira Kotal held charge of the A.I.O.C.
jep- r .men ^ mtil 9th November and was relieved by Aqai Hidayatullah
amana-r who lieId charge until the end of the year. There are two
- s^b-depots at Taft and -^rdekan and supplies were maintained satis-
-factor ily daring the year.
IV. FOREIGN INTERS T.q .
(a) No foreign interests are represented in this area.
(b) The market is flooded with consumer goods of American
manufacture mostly crockery, metal utensils, haberdashery and
hoj^ery all of which are expensive.
V . LOCAL G07EHME :iT>
Aqai Ahmad 3adri who held the post of Farmandar for
about 4- years was suspended in the first week of January and recalled
to Tehran, He was relieved by Aqai Ismail Bahadur on the 8th
January, 7 /ho was also recalled to Tehran and his relief Aqai Mudabir
-i- Noori, arrived in Yezd on the 15th December.
Sadri remained in office entirely throughaock the
strong support of the Taheris and Jalilis who dominated other
political parties in Yezd until the coming of the Tudeh, who worked
for his removal. He was intelligent but corrupt,
(2) Aqai Ismail Bahadur was Farmandar for 11 months during
which the Tudeh Party reached the h&ight of their power. He showed
great weakness in dealing with the Tudeh, the leader of which more
than once insulted him in public in the presence of large crowds.
At times he made pro -Russian utterances and openly criticised the
policy of the British Government. His removal was not regretted.
(3) Aqai Mudabbir-i-Noori held charge as Farmandar until
the end of the year. He considers he ought to be holding a more
senior post and has made recommendations that lezd be raised to
the status of an Ustandari.
(4) Aqai :totaaa Azarbegi was appointed as officer
charge of the Finance and Food Department on 19th January.
Appears to be pro-British but is corrupt.
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(5) After the departure on leave and subsequent transfer
of Aqai Mehdi Sajjadi in May, the post of Rais-i-Dadgustari
remained vacant. None, it is understoou, »vas willing to take up
the post owing to fear of the Tudeh. A new incumbent, however,
arrived from Tehran on the 13th November and held charge until
the end of the year.
(£>) Major Mashallah Shakiba took charge as Head of the^
Police Department from Sarvan Sharifi on 1st May and remained in
office until the end of the year. He is inefficient, lacks courage
and is corrupt, and burgalaries and thefts in the town have become
very common.
(7) Posts and Tele graphs. during the year four different officials
held the oos t of Head. of the posts and Telegraphs for short per-
-icds They we .-e Aqai Mustakin, Ali-i-Daood, Abdul All Misdaki and
Seliatpoor. The last named was posted to Yezd on 10th i-Jovember and
passes the subject matter of all incoming ana outgoing telegrams
to the F- rmandar. He belongs to the Democrat Party.
(8) Pi \nf Education. Aqai Attahi held the po^t until
when nartly due tThis relationship with Syed Zia and partly to his
Tudeh 1 intrigues he was thrown out of office. His successor Dr
Ali ikbar Sharif officiated in the post .rom 2^.4.4-6 to ^0.^.46. He