Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [‎459r] (917/1148)

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g«ofirr iph let 1 kto ar.as.
By the end of the year administrative s-inction had been
given for t r »e openly ox* a consxl ? ir ofx'ic^ j *-t cezd and arrange**
uenta eeie in hand to pat this into efiect.
Poverty as not so widespread at Yezd as at Keraan and
Baa but there were periods of bread ana sugar short ge li*e
eisewhere in xr an•
Generally speaking the political and economic situation
at Yezd is covered by the remarks i'or Persian.
C - BvKIi^B ArBB^S
H.M f s Constil, eruan, held additional charge thpoughout
the year.
Cons q^rocs.
British subjects registered 36
Passports granted nil
n renewed 1
documents legalised 6
Visas granted 4
Fees levied £ 658 * 6 .
II - Visitors
k British reconnaissance party headed by Wing ^oanmnder
. ndrews arrived at Bandar bb^s on 24th ove.'aber in
rt Sea Belle II*’, ana left the following d^y.
The Hon’ble the Political l esiaent in the 1 ersian Gulf
called at Bandar .bbae in the d.S."He&rchus* on the 29th
Jec ember.
ill - British Interests
iraae (see under Keraan)
Messrs Gray. l^CKenzie d Co. The company who are agents for
the B.JL.S.K.Co. isaind 3 xned an agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Candor ,bbas through*
out the year.
IV - Foreign Interests
Tr^de (see anaer i ermn)
1 epresfentation. There were no other foreign representatives
at this port.
Italian 3.S. r> Bilda n . ^rhis vessel of 2973 tons which had been
lying fct Bandar bbas since the outbreak of war with Italy,
was set on fire and abandoned by her Captain and crew on 2611}
ugust. The attempted sabotage was not very effective and two
days later ©hips of H.M. Navy entered the port and towed the
"Hilda* away.
V - Local Government
Urmandar. There was an acting * sraamdar ^Governor) through-
out the year. ^ ^
^qai f ina , who hod held charge of the customs iind
revenue departments x*or the last 5 years, died on 9th October.
Ho improvements to the port or its facilities were aade
uurin^ the year and little w*«f aone to i mprove the aaenities
of town. _ ^ ,
^ricaltuje. Ko encourage tent was given to improve agricul
ture and there were reuuceu sowings in Uiis district.
tt h m Thftre were no serious euidemics during the
ce. Ho tapwetant case involving British suejee
rear,
came
before the local court dur^n^ ld41. + > i
r,nn deveiopgients. Ho new industries were established
dor in
uring Uie past year.
The liutch exploratory Co complete^ their surveys on
/ Larak and F&rur