'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]' [‎134r] (280/414)

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He also was pro-Tudeh and, during his pe dod of office, the Party
practically controlled the Department,
(9) Munic.voalitv. ' Aqai Mirza ^li ^-fsahzadeh, the present 3hahr-
-dar, succeeded iighai ITustafavi on 1,8.4.6. Ke appears to have pro-
3ritish convictions. Has done little to improve conditions in the
town. Devotes most of his time to duties assigned to him by the
Democrat Party, --embers of the Municipal Board elected in December
1945 have not yet been able to gat do7. 7 n to their work owing to ^arty
frictions,
(10) Health. Dr, Hassan Murshid, former Director of Health,
was relieved by Dr, Mohammad 3ina on 1,9.46. The latter is very
junior and still officiates in the post, iias appointed by Dr. Yezdi,
the then Tudeh Minister of Health, for his pro-Russian tendencies.
Is inexperienced and inefficient,
ill) Industry. • iqai Mohammad Tabatabai, the present Rais-i-
Pisha wa Honar ( Arts and Indu.tries Department ) succeeded Aqai
Nejmabadi On 30,8,46. Sadly lacks the intelligenc^and knowledge,
required for one in his post,
(12) The Herati, Darakhshan and Ikbal Llills suffered
grieve ously during the year at the hands of the Tudeh who literally
controlled the management of these mills ?rhen the movement was at
its height. The effects of unauthorised strikes, absenteeism, un-
-economic wage increases and shorter working hours have had cheir
ill effects on the mills which have not even yet recovered from their
financial losses and they are still running at a loss.
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751th the exception of a Conscription Officer, Colonel
Mobayan, and his staff, no*other military personnel are stationed'
in this district. Conscripts are sent to Kerraan for serving their
term,
til^
Major Yadullah Yian, Chief of the Gendarmarie, held the
post through the year. Several cases of highway robbery and dacoities
occurred during the year and not a single culprit was locate^ or
arrested, Gendarmarie posts at certain points stop all trafiic at
inconvenient places away from 1 chaikhanehs 1 and extract money from
drivers and passengers or prevent them from proceeding,
viii > co runic^tioits,
Very little interest appears to. be taken in the proper
maintenance of the Kerman- Isfahan road which is in a bad state of
repair owing to neglect, and breakdowns of motor traffic are common.
Roads leading from Taft and Dehbala have been reduced to mere tracks
through the same cause,
LCc: T n'TTn noNJlTlONS.
The cost of living remains as high as a year or two
ago and owing to the drought and scarcity Oa. wacer lo^ iri iga'xcn
the harvest was poor and only sufficient to supply the area'^ieed
for about 2 months. A large quantity of wheat had therefore to be
imported from the adjoining provinces of Far 8 and Isfahan. The
Government also allowed the import of 4500 tons of wheat from _
Hamad an which relieved the situation. The handloora industry which
supports about 50^ of the population practically lost one Ot its
main markets during the period of unrest in Azerbaijan and the three
local mills are still running at a loss as a result oi the Tudeh
movement,