Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [‎26r] (52/938)

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514.
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(b) Sarwan idi ^kbar Naulawar, with
fewlsliurfe, reached Burazjaan on | 2 gt 4 i!:.uiUgust with
a tana tbosc of the losar-leffiiftrg fSailiee who
re& r wHeihle for recent dieturhanoee in the tovao.
4rty of
0„5* 1 (c) harvard Badipur, 0,0. OcndarD^rie, Buahire,
hat in'uiioatiu that binco tht tran&fwr tc the Pirwanuari
of lar t of th£ Gendarmerie ^arrieonb referred to in
p;*r;^ra*h 500 of Diary Ho. 15, the juri&diction of the
0,0. Gendarnerio, Bu&hirc, hab been extended &o a& to cover
the security of the Bubhire - 3hiraa road aa far ae
Kc. 2 c run.
Ill* Gil* C OMUMiaiJIOHS .
516. Or; about the 24th august the H.Q,. of Gendarmerie
at Bu&hire received instructione that, ov/ing to the
reduction in the strength of the Gendarmex'ie guarding
the Buehire - Shiraz road, it would in future oe necessary
for motor traffic to travel in convey and tc neve with a
Gendarmerie escort.
IV. V-J DAY
3 ^ 7 . Ov/ing to the hot weather, Ramzan, and the fact
that little doubt was felt locally a& to the final outcome
cf the war with Japan once German^ had been defeated, the
news of the Jap,.ne.uc surrender did net arouse in Bushirc
the enthusiasm that was apparent on V,3. Day. There was,
h owe vc r, a general feeling of relief that ^cace had uacc
nurc arrived, and a d-sire on the part of educated
Bu-nirie to celebrate the occasion fittingly.
u reception was held by H.M ! & Consul on 17th
,u: > 0 ust, to which all British subjects as well as Persian
officials and notables were invited, an.v the Committee of
th Reading Room Club held an evening party for the members
of the- Club on the i9th. Poor were fed from A.P.R.R.F.
funds on the 20th nugustCelebrations en similar lines
were held at lingeh.
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V. P OODSTUVFS .
Nil.
VI* SHIPPING & C031IMSRCB .
318. Over 4000 packages were cleared from the Customs
during the x£ fortnight. These included dhuut 3300 bags
of Indian sugar for the local Finance Department.
Movements of Steamers. {
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319. The S.S, Barala reached Bushire from Basr^, on
23rd i->.uguet 1945.
CountCraft.
320* 9 dhows arrived -from, and 2 left for, the ijrab
Coast. The latter carried a cargo of 62 bags of ^ctatces
for Bahrain.
carry
11 dn ,ws reached Bu&hire from other persian
ing among other cargo 135000 kilos of wheat.
Re tail prices.
X' o + L L
-o-, „ There was a slight downward trend in the level of
Fail prices during the fortnight. . ^ ^