Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [‎25r] (49/1148)

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the atrectii but th« local ferfcl&na had. rrantally calculated
#V,$« rmy locis before it arrived. Thia eaire attitude
tjore ne their ceactione towarde propcganda* There are eoroe
who contend that the ferelarja nade uj their mindt lonis a^o that i
the aiiee would win the war therefoie it wat eaete of tiwe and
) noney preaching to the converttd* ;.hira* hat a reading rooia wh:
which le fairly well frequented by idler*, it broadcaate newe
from loude* eakere. It arrange* window display * and publicity
material^ it providet a countei for the naie >f ^gllah a^i
other publication** it handlee filuiteland^ntwareele, it dole*
out article* for the local prefc* but one t?ay <*€11 doubt
whether the organ!tation in ite ireeent fona ha* not outlived
it* ueefulne** and whether fill*, book* Journal* and newspaper*
might not now be handled in purely commercial circle** the
distribution of prees article* remain with the ooneulate and
the cultural activitie* that remain be taken over by the
Britieh Council. 2n view of the remotene** of the w r in
the Var Saet and of the complete lack of ereian intereet in
these operation* it i* becoming inoreaein ly difficult to keep
alive the daily new* euramary distributed by the Consulate*
16* The British Inatitute in Shiraa h*« made excellent
progrea* and would make still rore if it could expand it*
premise* and obtain more United Kingdom staff*
17* , The American *dviaers have not had a very happy pa**age*
The Military jidvieer left for the United State* in June and hae
not been replaced. The /rovince ha* seen t*o American
Financial Advieers both of whom have been entirely in the hand*
of their rascally interpreter** The first advieer was
oonraonly held to be not only in the hand* of but also hand in
glove with hie intetpreter*
18. The number of Briti&h officer* in the province hae
declined rapidly. Only one ie now employed on grain collect*
ion, and it ie understood that hi* retention in *>hiras i* merely
a matter of admii istrative convenience connected with hi*
impendifigdemobillL&tion* The officer attached to the road
transport' department and both the liaison officer* have gone
and only two junior Intelligence Corps officers remain* It
look* a* If the con&ulate in Shlraa will soou revert to it*
pri»war e*tabli*hment of Conaul one . Indian ro-'Joribul and
one Persian translator and that it* work and influence and it*
grnep of the loc^l situation will be proportionately reduced*
19 The period under review ended with the three leading
figures of Kars all flying at one another** throaths or at
least H avam ul Ifulk and Kaeir qakhqai flying at the throat
of the Oovernor.Oeneral. The fact remain* however that the
spring migration of the tribe* passed entirely without incident
security was well as*ured, progress was made in the material
welfare of the province and the activities of #vm* ul ulk
did not provoke the Snsslan* to intervene in Far* on a scale
greater than that of their existing assistance to tbe
virtually negligible local Tudeh Party* ahiras Consular dary
apart, the affair* of Tar* have toarcely received mention in
any summary or review that deals with Terela and this fact
1* it* own comment on situation*
Sd/ H.O. J >KJKb
British Consulate, Shiraz*
July dSth, 194£>.