Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎148r] (298/517)

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oonstjlar OFFICES
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for Zersind and returned on the 22nd.
for Kgyin and returned on the 28th.
FOREIGNERS
183. Mr. D.F. Tribonn, Director General of Finance, left for
Bam on the 19th and returned on the 21st.
PERSIAN OFFICIALS
184. Reference paragraph 264, Aqai Ahmad Rad left on the 23rd,
with his family, for Tehran, after handing over charge of the
Governorate to Colonel S. Muhtasham, Chief of Police, who will
act until the arrival of the newly appointed Governor General,
Aqai facchtfi Fazullah Bahrawi, whose arrival, it is understood, is
delayed owing to the lack of transport. Ahmad Rad was one of the
few honest officials in Kerman and hi a transfer to Tehran was
welcomed by the local administrations.
185. Gnder instructions from the Central Government, Mr. Kass&n
Mubarhan, Head of the Education Department, Kerman, proceeded to
Tehran on the 22rd. Mr. Afzal Roohi is officiating in his ab
sence. It is i.inderstood however that Mr. Mubarhan will not be
returning and that one Dr. Baqai, son of the late Mirza Shahab of
Kerman, is to De his reliei • The former T s departure is widely
appreciated.
186. Reference paragraph 267. Aq&i Nasirzadeh returned from
Bandar Abbas on the 27th. He has admitted that his step in
accepting the additional appointment in the Finance Department
under Mr. Tribonn was a hasty one which has resulted in a distinct
deterioration in the affairs of the Kerman Municip&lUv. of which
he is the K e ad.
^ It is reported, however, that Mr. Tribonn has suggested to
Tehran that Nasirzadeh should replace Sardari, the Present Director
of Finance, for whom he has no further use. The latter i s expect
ed to leave Kerman shortly.
187. Aqai Rahman M a kki, the new R&is-i-Idareh-i-Sabt has not yet
arrived to take up his appointment.
188. Colonel Khadiv.i, Chief of Gendarmerie, left on the 26th for
nahidan, Khwash and Iranshah.
IB:?. Aqai Nikmurad, Assistant Public Prosecutor, Kerman has been
transferred to Yezd and left on the 20th.
1^0. Aqai Hassan-i-Moasir, a prominent Tehran advocate, arrived
in -is-erman on the 27th. He was the late Aqai Dilmagh&n^s lawyer
and is acting on behalf of the letter's heirs. ^
SECURITY
191. During the past four or five weeks security on the roods has
greatuy improved and no cases of robbery have b^en reported during
uhe period under review. This however may partly be" due to the
iact that the tribes are now engaged in harvesting operations.
i 92 ! ^Be Military at last appear to be making serious efforts to
ear e edtively with Kurad-/Hi-Murad and his gang. In an encoun
ter near ^Irjan tan. bandits were reported by the General Officer
Commanding /-