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BUSHIRE CONSULATE-GENERAL DIARY NO. 3 FOR THE PERIOD
FROM 1ST TO 15TH FEBRUARY, 194C.
MOVEMENTS. ^
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British officials . -
56. The Hon'ble Sir "Geoffrey Prior, K.C.I.E.,
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , returned from Shiraz on 4th Feb
ruary.
57. Commodore I.W. Whitehorn, Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , arrived in H.M.S. "Seabelle" on 15th
February. A football match was played between a
Naval team and a local team of British and Persians.
H. E, the Governor of Pushire and other leading Persian
officials attended the match which the naval team won
by three goals to one.
In the evening a clance for the officers and
men was held in the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Sports Club rooms in
Bushire. H.E. the Governor attended,-
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Persians Officials .
58. Sargurd Pakrawan, Officer Commanding troops,
Bushire, returned from his tour of Dashti on 4th
February, 1945.
- I3AL AND political
• Sargurd Pakrawan, Officer Commanding troops,
lushire, having returned from hip latest visit to Dashti
nd Tangistan, it is convenient triform some appreciation
of his activities to date. It was‘noted in this Consulate
General Diary for 1st to 15th fercember, 1944, that
though this officer seemed well-disposed he was the son
of the notorious pro-Russian Fathullah Pakrawan, sometime
Governor-General of Khorasan and Persian Ambassador to
Moscow. For this reason it has been thought wise to
keep a close watch on this individual’s activities.
From inquiries made there is no evidence
that Sargurd Pakrawan has overtly engaged in pro-Russian
propaganda. But from conversations with him, His Majesty’s
Consul believes him to share in part the belief which
is being propagated by the Tudeh Press in Tehran and
Shiraz that there is a considerable import of arms into
Dashti and Tangistan from the Arab side of the Gulf which
the British are thought secretly to encourage. His
Majesty’s Consul has pointed out to him that this view
is entirely fanciful, that we keep the strictest watch on
the Arab side, punish offenders se'werely, and are always
ready to investigate reports. His Majesty’s Consul
said he thou^it it generally established.that new British
'and American arms and ammunition n#w found in South Persia
was lease-lend material stolen in Khuzistan, and that at
the worst a mere trickle of old rifles and ammunition
came across the-Gulf to Persia. It is true that the
allegations that the British encourage the arms traffic
are receiving wide currency at the moment, no doubt
largely as a result of Tudeh propaganda, but that Sargurd
Pakrawan has seemed inclined to believe them must be viewed
with some suspj ^w Hfifa^ls-r'Said to have repudiated his
OFFICE!