'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]' [‎191r] (394/414)

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in 2 re ^ es ^ wages, transport and recrea-
By J the close of ***** ** extensive
frt-n -f-h® 1116 w ? s Progress, transport was provided
arH o ♦? s -? ? la y in S fields and a cinema were constructed
p-ifYo ol n ^ ease in tlleir wages (which now vary
£~e « I + ^ per day P lus suitable terms of insurance)
was granted*
v , ^he only other British interests
in Knorramsnahr were the following three Shipping Agencies :
ftJfoi t-wust. Mr. W. Spence
held the post of Manager till 11th May, shan he was succeeded
by Mr, R.M. Brown.
(fc) Messrs. France. Strlck & Co. Limited. Mr. N.P.
Broolce was Manager till the end of August, when he was succeed
ed by Mr # D # 0 # Newlands, who held charge during the rest of
the year*
(c)Me ss rs. Aftlean Kastorn Llalfort. Mr. E.D, Williams
held the post of Manager throughout the year*
4* Public R elations ^ A branch of the British Embassy
Information Department functioned in Khorramshahr during the
year under the general supervision of H*M* Consul* Its acti
vities were very limited and consisted mainly of receiving and
distributing periodicals, pamphlets and newspapers received
from Tehran* towards the end of the year, the expansion in
the activities of this branch in this area was considered
essential and arrangements were made to obtain the services
of a qualified Publicity Assistant (who has since arrived and
taken up his duties) to open a Reading Roomj issue daily news
bulletins in English and Persian and maintain closer contact
with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company*
III, FOREIGN INTERESTS
1. Representation.
(a) The Iraqi Vice-Consul was the only other foreign civil
representative In this Consular area. The Head Clerk of the
Vice-Consulate, Mr. Philip Azoo, officiated as Vice-Consul
till April, when Mr. Abdul Haq Fazel arrived and took charge
of the appointment. He was relieved on the 15th May by Mr.All
Jamil Sa'eb, who held charge for the remainder of the year.
tm s officer was on very good terms with the memoers of this
Consulate? Sis main duties appeared to be the issuing of
visas to pilgrims going to Iraq and he showed lit* 1 ® interest
in the political activities in this Province, though it is
known that he sent sane reports to Baghdad regarding the wel
fare of the Arabs in Khuzistan.
(tO There Is no Soviet Representative stationed in this
Consulate area, but the Soviet Consul at Ahwaz, M. Konzmfe
NOTikov! aS his staff made numbuous visits to Khorramshahr
j 3 _ A-. I r?Ti-r , n nf the vear his movements indicated that
he^as tsking considerable Merest in political activities
in the4 areas. Karly in the year he called on H.M. Consul
for the first time, though he bad made several previous
Sa town, in order to obtain information regarding
Abdullah bin iSazaal (see under Tribal). During some
* u. Visits, he is known to have made attempts
to oersuadetbe Arab Shaikhs to join the Tudeh Party and, in
NoveSf^hen the Headquarters of the Democrat Party was
opened /-