Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [‎451r] (901/1148)

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^nd when disorders led to insecurity all over the country side,
and hoarding of foodstuffs led to steadily rising prices. Here
again the recollection of plentiful German and Japanese goods
which could no longer he obtained, and German victories all
over Burope, and the simple fact that the hated and feared
due si an v/as fighting with the British against the friendly German,
all brought about an unreasonable but very manifest anti-British
attitude amongst the people.
during the early days after the
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the growing dearth of supplies of wheat,
resulted in there not being enough bread
and the smaller towns and villages.
upheaval in the country
due to various causes,
for the ^.eo^le of Shiraz
the
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or.
9. This state of affairs was of course attributed t(
British occupation of ^arts of the country, Sven wba
quantities of wheat from India began to arrive at Iranian
little or no credit was given therefor^ to the British author
ities. This was in some measure due to the failure of the *
latter to give calculated .nd adequate ^ublicity to the wheat
and eu w .r arrivals and to their unwillingness to identify them
selves with the proper distribution of these foodstuffs which
in fact saved many districts from starvation.
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10. During the course of the year sporadic outbreaks by some
small bands of Boir Ahmedi tribesmen caused trouble to the
authorities. Round about Hahlian-Shapur (to the nest of Faz-
erun] and Tal-i-Fhoerowi and ^.rdakan (some 30 to 100 miles IT../,
of Shiraz) these redoubtable gunmen under their leaders Ali
Khan and Vali Khan were able to do a fair amount of looting.
In December a serious attempt was made bp' the Acting Generaj.
Officer Commanding the Shiraz Laskhar to scotch this b:nd and a
fight ensured which resulted in, allegedly* some i sdis
being killed. The leaders however got away.
11 . In the Kash^ai districts peace reigned generally until
in September liasir Khan Kashgai - sen of the late Soulat-ud-
Dowleh, took the opportunity of the September events in Iran
to do a bolt from the Capital. -Oi ill considered attempt on
the ^rt of the Shiraz military uthorities to arret t hit at
Semirun led to his making for his own country where re toou ap
a position at ^iruzabad and refused to be inveigled into coming
into Shiraz. .after much persuasion however, ^.nd many precau+ion
taken, he did come to the town — presented his demands and re
turned to Firuzabad.
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x2. His presence in Kashgai territory has caused tne Persian
Government and His Majesty’s legation so me anxiety &nd t; w j. - • 2
reason to believe that x^asir Khan’s intransigeance was prompted
not so much by his suspicions of the Persian 'j-overnment*s in
tent ions to wards him
that he was inclined
were w oin_ to turn,
"cocking a snook" at
assurance s.
,;ere he to fall again into their hands, as
to wait and see how events in the -Caucasus
By the end of the year Husir Khan was still
the Persian Government and refusing all
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x3. The development of the international events in August and
September which led to the departure of Reza Shah Pehlevi from
Tehran and his abdication and eventual departure from Persia
caused in effect comparatively moderate reactions in Shiraz.