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effects of the scheme will be watched with interest. -*t first ^ sifht ^ #
it would appear only to afford excellent additional^o] 'ortunities
for peculation and excuses for the further, withholding of rationed
goods from the tribes
(b) Reference paragraph V (c) of the last Summary
Ali Chahpiri has now covered his misappropriation of the
consignment of Government cloth recently issued to him for distriou-
tion in Tangistan by handing in to the^Persian authorities the
appropriate number of receipts purporting to show that the villagers
from whom he obtained them had each been issued with the regulation
3 metres of cloth. The very considerable profits which he made from
the illicit sale of the cloth to the Qpshqais doubtless made this
laborious deception worthwhile.
(c) Ghulam nii Chahpiri ( nephew of Ali Chahpiri), who
is resnonsible for the security 0 f Ali Chang*.- the area on which the
Bushire water scheme depends for its supply of water- is reported to
be taking commission from the Irrigation Department at the following
rates;-
Rls. 10 per coolie A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. ;
His. 15 per >
Rls. 50 per supervisor.
He is also said to charge for double the number
of camels he actually supplies on contract to the above Department
at Ali Changi.
(d) A caravan of 10 donkeys carrying grain belonging to
Hussein Namju was recently held up at Ahram by Ali Chahpiri. This
incident was obviously in retaliation for a similar hold-up
on ascomnitted a short time ago by the former^caravan belonging to the
latter. Further incidents of this type may be expected; there is no
love lost between these two chiefs.
VI. P UBLIC RELATIONS .
/ in (a) A general disappointment at the slow rate of progress:
in Normandy has been noticeable. As one individual put it, " He
* expected the attack to go like electricity ( Hamla-i-barq asa) M -this
despite all the world and local warnings to the contrary that have
been given. People are, however, beginning to resign themselves to
the fact that the conclusion of the war in Europe is further off than
they had expected.
(b) Considerable prominence has been given on the Berlin
radio to German " secret weapons 11 . The probable effects of these
have aroused some speculation, but it has been seen .that the flying
bomb has not done all that was claimed for it and the local opinion
is that the others will probably have little better results.
(c) English classes for Persians are to be opened in
Bushire during the coming week in response to a not inconsiderable
demand for them. Further details will be given in the next oummary.
(d) Two new projector lamps were received for the
cinema van on July 4th. by"air from Tehran and it was possible to
start shows of the long-awaited new consignment of films ( see para.
VI of last Summary). As many shows as possible .’ere packed into the
period which remained before the van was .sent up to Shiraz on July
14th. The feature film ’’Captain of the Clouds", which was shown
three times in different places, was very popular, though the first
show of it was partially spoiled by the bad condition in which the
film was received.
(e) The new timing of the Persian broadcast from Delhi :
which came into effect from July 1st., is unf ortuna’te. Coming as it
does between 8-15 o.n. and 9 p.m. , it clashes with the Tehran broad
cast of lessons and of Petsun lusic is,, a a u ml’