Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [‎165r] (330/938)

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Bushire intelligence Summary l^c. 6 ' for the ..eriod
frora 15th - 31 et Karch 1944 .
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(a) British Of fici als.
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iBe Hon f ble the lolitical Resident accompanied
bv Consul proceeded to Lingah by air on the 28th
March s returning the same day • s <
(ii) Mr. Melville of A.I.O.C. arrived from Shiraz
on 15th March on a short visit.
fiii) Mist a.F.S. lambton, O.B.B. ; Press attache
in H.M.’s Embassy s Tehran, arrived from rhorramshahr on Marcn
17th on her way to Shiraz, and left on the 2Cth.
(iv) Commodore J.M.Howson, R.N.y Senior iiaval
Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , accompanied by his
Commander J.E.- Stoy, arrived by air on March 17th and
the following day.
(v) Major E.F.D. Skinner, rtoad Traffic Inspector,
E.B.R. Shiraz arrived on the 2 Cth March and 0 w
headquarters with Sgt. Jones, on iiarch 21&t. There is
no Roc I inspector of the E.B.R. in Bu shire.
(vi' Mr. C.F. Warr of the Imperial Bank of
arrived from Shiraz on a tour of inspection, on 24th March.
* (vii) Mr. R.P. Heppfel, Seoretciy in H.M.'b Bmbcsty,
Tehran, and Mr. ll.'il .Dunford of the Bntiah Council arx iv d
from Shiraz by road on March 31st.
( b ) Alli ed Offi ciaIs.
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(c) per sin n_ Of f i cials.
The Governor has not yet returned from Mhorramsn mi
11 • LOCAL APEAIRS.
(a'l His Majesty^ Consul visited the village of Ali
where the iriig&tion Department are engaged on werk^
in connection with the supply of drinking water for Bu&hirc,
vide paragraph IX(a) of Bu&hire Summary Ko.l of lf 4 R
During the last month the tempo of the work hae be^n greatly
increased and satisfactory results have been achitvvxd.
A qai Parzaneh, the Engineer in charge claims to have achieved
a flow of 5 litres of water per second at All Changi, and he
considers that there is every chance of the pipe line being
completed as far as Burj -i-Muqam, the first Gendarmerie post
on Bushire Island, in two months* time. The pipe line
across the marshy area to the east of Bush ire will b^_ of
ordinary local made clay piping, surrounded by asphalt-
owing tc the lack of rain this
of a serious watv.r shorta.gc in
situation considerably if this
the hot wcathc r starts in real
Bush ire are at present selling
two skins.
winter tlKrc is every likelihood
the tovm and it will ease the
scheme can be completed before
earnest. V/atcr carriers in.
their wa.tcr at Rials 10 per
(b'l On the night of March 24th the house of Dr. Eas<.y,
v ; -- Surgeon, was raided by thieves who made
r wheels complete v/ith tyres, and a J
Assistant Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
off with the two rc
ck.