Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [‎361r] (721/1148)

«»hen the foou situation was aeute H.M’e Consol pressed the
’amand^r to st^rt the distribution of ’csh 1 on the aodel of
german* This he did after soiae reluctance at first on the ground
th t the ^ezu people v»oj1u not eat, it. doat* oi the .uerchants als >
nojainslly subscribe^ to a funu for purchasind whe /t, but the
benefit ^oi* this was limited (as per-inpe they Knew it would be)
since no whe t wee available.
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The ln^lo-lr nian Relief Funu gave t r «nU- to Yeza also for
aeuical ni^ charlt- bit relief♦ These were I .istered by the Rev#
urney of the C*K*S» end too* the for^ of assist ace in the
purchase of raeuicines t ' nd distribution of r v* vegetables, rice,
ch rcoal etc. fro a these schemes the v :ry poor h^ve i*c dly
benefited and there were signs at the end of ih« year that with
Le before thei some of the merchante w^re wetting up
to their responsibilities for the relief of destitution.
dhulan Reza Darugar, the owner of the principal soap f ctory
in Tehran ( a pro—German with German wife) was deported frati
>}iran inti arrive^, in Yezd oa t i*-* dth pril* sj£.idullah /ohandls
Drryisi, ^Iso pro-Gerrmn and formerly Incharge of the lovernment
tireless station in “>hran, was also deported and arrived in Yezd
on the 22nd pril. Both were transferrea to Kermaneheh on the 1st
* 5 ay#
Before 1B42 vigorous ' T azi propaganda had made at least 805
of the Yezd population Axis sym athizers. Ghe Axis successes of
the su’a.aer inspire i s fir a belief in i -er • i victory.
The ^ro-Jazi feelings of the people ware not due to the fact
that they were actually anti-British, but because they heard one
half of the story only. This Axis propaganda received a checx when
on the 6th of April the Municipality installer a radio set in their
office *ith a loua spealter i i a public garden after which hunurecs
of people uaily heaxa. the correct news from Tehran, l.onaon anu
^eihi. \fter ' /ember and bece-au».-r m p .rticuior the attitude of
the people cnaflgoti as they realised that tn<s final victory would
be ,.ith the .llxss*
But the most effective counter to German propaganda was
undoubtedly the reopening of the British C msular office which
showed that the British Government were taking an interest In
Yezd* In conjunction wit- the Cons.ilor -ffice a re : x v room was
opened on the Hth April, where people could read ngllsh, Indian
and Persian papers and magazines and other propaganda matter.
Towards the end of the year a daily news bulletin in Persian wee
Iso started which received 9 war?* welcome from officials and
private persons alike.
(I) cr^.fji/.T
charge of his ritannic jesty*e Vice-Consulate from 1st January
to 13th apt her 194?. rr. H.A.’T. Barlow, j.c. . took ov^r choree
on 14th -eptamler, 1942.
arrived at Bandar bbos on 28th Beceaber, 1941 and left for Ker^&n
on Ikth January, 1942. Ke again arrived at Panuar ob a a on 3rd
fsrch, 1942 ^nc left for yerj.an on 11th arch, 1942.
rea Liaison officer arruve^ on 19th April, 1942 anu left for
Ktr^an on L3ru .pril, 1942. * . y
(a )( i) Consul
It- 'olom?! *. . ’ leaner, *. J. A., ’ elo eduitioaal
(li) Cortsalate Officials
Mr. <* • Clinton-’ homns, Vice—‘"'onsul, er.nan
Major
lisgan, su^itioriai /ice Consul and