Coll 30/5(1) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) Jany. [sic] 1941.' [‎252r] (504/938)

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Intelligence Suiiraary i or the period fron 1st to ;6t|!
April, 19431 or the British Residericy and Consulate
General, Bushire.
'^*1. MOVI My ITS.
( a ) British OiXllJlilM•
Res
(i) The Hon’hie Lt.-Col. C.G. Prior, C.I.R., accompanies
hy Mr. G. IT. Jackson, Indian Political Service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. , returnee xx e
tour on tVie 11th April.
(ii) Captain J.B. H*we s, Secretary, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
idency, returned fr^rn Pashti with tne Betachriier^t ( -
the Central India Horse on the ord April. Owing to
floods they could not cross the river Kund. Captain
Howes lei t on ibth April for Bandar Rig, oy launch, to
inspect wheat crops at Hayat Baud etc.
(b) ether Br itish Officials .
(i) Sir Ronald Storrs arrived at Bushire on the 6th
eni left for Abadan on the 7 th April in an A, I. 0. C .p lane.
He was accompanied by Hr. Basil Storrs of the Tehran
Legation.
(ii) 3 Army Nursing sisters arrived at Bushire on 14th
April and leit on 16 th April for Shiraz, in connection
with the outbreak of typhoid lever there.
(iti) General Hainan and three^officers passed 1 rouah
Bushire on the 5th April. He visited the assembl, pl^-i 1
and the U.S. Army Leadruarters.
( c ) Por si an Of fie i al s .
Sartip Siahpush, the Officer Coirmianding 6th(i}ars)
Bivision, accompanied by two Sarhangs visited Bushire
on the 12th April, and returned to Kazeroon on the x41 u
April. He called on the Resident before leaving, but had
little to disclose about military intentions in this urect.
II. LOCAL APIA IRS.
(a) The Police have received instructions from Tehran
that all future applications for renewals oi permis de
Sejour or exit visas from Italians or Hungarians wno ei&
in Persia, should not oe disposed of without reference
to the Central Administration.
(b) One of the It timadieh workers, a Tangistani,
invited a Gendarme to his house and murdered him during the
night. He took his rifle and cartridges, end then fled to
Tangistan to join Chahpiri.
(c) Aqai Safavi, Beputyfor Bushire in the Majlis,
arrived at Bushire during the period under review in
order to nurse his constituency. He visit eu j_urazjc!.u,
Shabankareh, Tangistan and Dashti. He has gained some
popularity among Bushire inhabitants, and paid a ^all on
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