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establishing authority over them with the forces available is one of considerable
difficulty, even if a consistent policy is followed. The forces available do not
allow of more than one serious operation being undertaken at one time.
Kermanshah.
10. Migrating tribes have been responsible for some robberies and for the
4 ^ hold-up of two U.K.C.C. lorries between Karind and Shahabad. The drivers
^were robbed and five bales of goods for Russia were carried off.
A zerbaijan.
11. The Governor-General has informed His Majesty’s Consul-General
that Persian troops from Ardebil have begun operations against certain tribesmen
of the Talish district who have for some time been a nuisance to both the Russian
and Persian authorities.
Russian A ffairs.
12. The Russians have published in the local press a statement of their
reasons for the breaking-off of relations with Sikorski’s Government. In the
course of its argument the statement claims that the command of the Polish army
is profoundly reactionary, chauvinistic, anti-democratic and pro-Fascist,
Comment in the Persian press has on the whole been moderate. In order to avoid
incidents the Poles have withdrawn from Kazvin a small military detachment
that was stationed there in connexion with the evacuation of Poles to Khanakin.
13. The Soviet authorities, who have hitherto restricted their kidnappings
to their own nationals and to Caucasian refugees, have recently kidnapped a
Persian, an ex-official of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs by name Maghruri.
14. The Director of Iransovtrans in Tabriz recently informed the local
representative of the U.K.C.C. that there had been trouble with the Cossacks
in the Caucasus. Pending confimation, this report should be treated with reserve.
A merican A ffairs.
15. The Americans have made some capital out of the presentation by
General Connolly of a medal to an American soldier for having saved the life of
a Persian at the risk of his own.
16. General Hurley has recently visited Tehran as personal representative
of Mr. Roosevelt.
Polish Affairs.
17. M. Stanczyk, Minister for Labour in the Polish Government in
London, is now visiting Polish refugees in Persia.
18. The number of civilian Polish refugees still in Persia is
In Tehran : 10,500 men, women and children.
Isfahan : 1,983 men, women and children.
Ahwaz : 4,322 men, women and children.
Tehran, ‘21st May, 1943.