Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [‎538v] (1076/1148)

thoii^h they were still below the figures for 1937. (f •4).
Lieasures were taken to relieve the congestion of the
Customs* luono^oly^-" ■ftooas iriaturally sufiereci leasfael^ .
Freight charges ros^ to 5C/- after the^war. Q British ships
improved their position in the carrying trade despite the
decreowse in numbers due to the war (p.5) •
Though the Bushare municipality's five-year improvement
. _lan had not been a^rovea b w the ih-nister of the Interior^
•" there were imr^rovements such as the maintenance of a sanitary
staff and the provision of ■ an adequate ice supply. (p.3).
The sum of 27up00 rials was allotted for the construction of
a dam across the Shahpur at the village of Sa adabad in the
district of Shabankareh to be used for irrigation purposes
(p.4) • This dam was still under construction in April 1941.
There was no rela^^ation in the measures taken b^ the
authorities to disarm the tribes and they v/ere prepared to
^o to even further lengths to unearth hidaen supplies (x^.3) .
If a_^e are, however, t‘ at fhe v did not meet with any i.....
success. The Bush ire aiuries for l..^l report disturbances
in the Hinterlam.
Chapter 3. fare .
The ueath in neoember of Abdul Hass an pirnia left
the Government of the district in the hams or the military
$ WaV| s
authorities who, obs^ssm with the rear oi the phr •' TT-hs
displeasure.paralysea the administration by referring
everythin^' to Tehran before taking any aecisions (p.16).
Traae sufierea severely aeder Goverrment restrictions.
Shipments were maae to Germaiy in the first haii or the year
under the cleaxin^' a 0 reement ana to Italy unaer ^rivafe barter
arrangements (p.16).
The vieight of public opinion was then in favour or the
allies. The Governor Generaf receives, instructions at the
a.
SttiM
* 'T rUTl CA L C O ;
outbreak of v/ar to keep a watch on German activities ana at
the bepinmn^, of November the head or the be man community
at ohiraz was arrested for ©spiona^je .