Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [‎191r] (382/938)

Bc.-cire aeein& i-romi&ing and prim:; facie_ well conducted.
capital was obtained from the late Shah’s eetntt hy ^ 1
Sifati, Bu&hir e f & deputy in the Majlis.
Cb\ Since Mr. K. Dashti* the Bushire de^ut; in tne
Mai li* ; left for Tehran, A*ai Mohammedian has been elected
as President of the Bushire Chamber of Commerce.
(c) It is reported that the passport and permis dc
eej our Bepartirent, is to be transferred to the Governorate
from the Police . .e x artmen t.
HI 0 COMM UhIC^TIC1 T S .
v .
Nil.
IYc PUBLIC HF^LT- .
There haTe ueen
3ushire during the last fortnight
are still prevalent. There have
pneumenie..
a number of cases of influenza m
and malaria amid bronchitis
also been several cases of
Y
TRIBAL AND POLITI CAL ,
, it is understood that Ali Ismail took r-fuge in
tvu -R^ghun area c Shunbeh which is Ghulam Razmi s territo
befor^mtving .n to Sarmak. It appears that he first passed
thr ' i Dadgnh v/hich is under Kadkhuda Abdul All Kunan, -n
f r w there he prc ueeded via Gankhak, situated about 3 ^l cfc
from the poaitior held by the oolumn at Kr.ki. Bh'hho '
cle-rl'. have been impose ible for All Ismail to proceed to
Gankhak vrith.ut the knowledge and consent of the above mentioned
Kadkhuda. 'The column has started to destroy aIi Ism-il -
house and fort at Galzzani.
(bA It is reported that six soldiers from the ^ column
under the leadership of one Zainal, have deserttd with o
rifles and 700 rounds of ammunition.
( G t a part„ of 'H.ash^ais recently took possession of a
Tankistan oarovon end a few da„ s later the Tan^istams
retaliated by holding u v a caravan of Turks, confisoatiu
the i ' goods whic' included 8 rifles. In the latter Ccse
Chahpiri acted as mediator and after receiving a cash ^y.
he arranged f '-- he release of the curr.van.
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VI. PUBLIC R7
US
(a) The v. - :it of Col. Barker, a member of General
Ridley’s staff, r. Bushire on the 7th January has given rise
to considerable peculation among Bushiris. a number o,
loc-ls think that the Persian Government have decided to put
the arm' unde?' the oontr 1 of American officers and many h .ve
been heard to express the Opinion that if any foreign con ro
is to be introduced, it should be carried out^ tg Br -. x sn
military officers, who are considered more likely to exercise
ro ar discipline than the nimeriCe.ns.
rb) on Ja.nu rv 9th the Hon’ble the 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.
invit'd the Imam - i-Tuma, the Governor and notables of the ^t own
vn i ne ads of the Persian Government Departments to at tciia
the' Persian consecr.-tion service at the opening of the Church
of the Epiphany. The guests were entertained at 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.
aft'ir the ceremony . The presence of the Im m-i-Juma v/a.s a
tribute to the veiy friendly relations that have always been
maintained with the local inhabitants, and Bisho* Thompson
expressed his surprise and gratification at the w.rmth of the^
welcome he received# . .
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