Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [‎207r] (414/938)

Bushire Intelligence Summary No.22'
for the period 1st to 15th December 1943,
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MOVEMENTS .
(a) British Officials
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(i) Major J„B. Howes, H MI .Consul ,'"-Bushire^ --proofed ed
on a tour of the coast to Lingah in HMI.S Irnpala on the 6 th
•December.
(ii) Captain P.J.Keen arrived from India on the 4th
December, and took charge as H.M. Vice-Consul.
(iii) Major A.R. Greemfay arrived from Kuwait on the
10th December, and took charge as 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. Surgeon.
(b) Allied Offi cials .
Nil.
(c) Persian Officials .
Dr. as ad Qawami, the newly appointed Quarantine and
Health Officer for the Gulf Ports area has arrived from Shiraz
and relieved Dr, Siadat, who left for Tehran on the 14th Dec
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II. LOCAL AFFA IRS. •
Nil.
III. COMMUNICA T I ONS. •
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Wireless .
The status of the Consular Agent, Lingah, has at last been
recognized by th Persian Government: and he has therefore
initiated full control of the wireless station, including c nsor-
ship of telegrams and the refusal of code messages except those
signed by, or addressed to, a local head of a Persian Govern
ment department.
IV. PUBLIC HEAL TH.
No change.
Y. TRIBAL at ,!. POLITICAL .
(a) The P; rsian Army force which is operating in Dashti
under the command of Colonel Dad Sitan (see paragraph V(b) of
my last summary) subsequently advanced to Sarmastan, but it is
now rumoured th't they are preparing to withdraw. There fias
been some fighting between the column and followers of Ali
Ismail, and the latter are reported to have suffered 15 casual
ties. Ali Ismail is, however, still at large, and it has now
been confirmed that the injuries which he sustained were the
result of an accident, and do not appear-to be serious.
The officer coinmanding the column summoned Rais Ali
Razmi of Khormuj and Rais Ghulam Razmi of Buluk-i-Dashti to
report to him, but both of them refused to do so. Rais Ali
Chahpiri of Tangistan is still in the neighbourhood of Ahram
but is keeping clear of the Persian Army force, who have, however
got his son with them. Those of the more influential locals
who are helping as guides with the column are apparently not
at all anxious to pass on more than the minimum amount of their
knowledge regarding the hiding places or probable movements
of the disaffected leaders, as they are convinced that the
Persian army will withdraw without fulfilling their mission,
find fear of reprisals from individuals such as Ali Ismail is