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the Civil Governor regarding tv result of 8 quarrel with
over a disputed area fn^ahaf th respective jurisdictions
He was succeeded by Tle^t^^V ? wa ; s ? ent bsck to Tehran,
was understood to have = n f Ifall, who, though he
ration of law and ordlr dSw *£ C ' l ?^? ent * I> ? rt 111 the resto -
on ISth October on the S ?-.f io S s ' was "tested
Military Tribunal i ^ Public Prosecutor of the
ted the commission of 0n J the char S e of having facilita-
wis followed ® ffe P ces during the riots. His arrest
shahi^ on simllar charges '/ & i 0T I,aulat -
orotests ni r *ir>l+*Z~ e, zf' Th arrests raised strong
alleged"to hc. action of the Public Prosecutor, who was
mi effort to J ^S these officials as scape-|oats in
^ ? T ? d ® h responsibility. The post of
Si 2fad R^d irr^2f a J ned l a 2 &nt t 111 November 22nd, when Colon-
which he h *1 d TOm T ? h ^ an t0 take U P the appointment
imicn ne neld for the remainder of the year.
bv CaDtair, K H««^ h ^v^ the ^??? t „ of Chief of Police was held
H ^ a PJ a ^ ??f sai ® Nlk oJ ar till 7th May, when he was relieved
by Captain All Ashgar Firouz. This officer was in turn
Jhi ^ bievstby Captain Yahya Iftekhar, who held
the post for the remainder of the year.
Speoial allowances were granted during the year to the
Si v^ ers ^ men m? f the Po H c ® serving in the Abadan and Oil
J e Z? s a F e ?f # ^ J:icreas ® was expected to attract recruits
or the right type in order to strengthen the efficiency of
the police forces in these areas* This hope was however
short-lived ^ as it became evident that the type of recruit
required was undoubtedly ^ore interested in joining the Anglo-
Iranian Oil Company.
2Sj3SfiMS£lS* Captain Reza Hakimi retained the post of Chief
of Gendarmerie, Khorramshahr and Abadan, till the 26th March,
when he was transferred from this area* He was succeeded by
Lieutenant Isfandiari, who held charge for the remainder of
the year.
Health- Dr. Niqabat, Chief Medical Officer, was relieved of
his post on the 16th September by Dr* Mosawat, who held charge
for the rest of the year.
No epidemics occurred during the year. In May it was
thought that there would be a danger of wide-spread malaria
after the flood waters of the Karun and Shatt-el-Arab had sub
sided, and measures were taken by the Health authorities to
spray likely breeding areas in Khorramshahr town and in the
surrounding country with crude oil.
During the same month, advantage was taken by the public
of the Minister of Health's presence in Khorramshahr to send in
complaints regarding the lack o^roper sanitation aid health
measures in the town. The Minister promised his assistance
in making suitable improvements and stated that it was the
intention of the Government to raise the status of the Quaran
tine Department to that of a Department-General for the South
ern Ports. This change did not however materialise during
the year.
charge of
Municipality > Agha Shukrullah Manuchcheri retained/the post
of Chief of Municipality throughout the year. No new roads
or other projects were taken in hand by this department. In
May f when the flood waters of Iraq spread southwards across
the desert from Amara and threatened Khorramshahr town, the
Municipality, working under the direction of the Anglo-Iranian
Oil Company engineers, raised a protective embankment around
the town in a rough semi-circle, stretching from Khumba (on
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