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Financial.
9. The National Bank has been authorised to mint 200 million silver coins
of various denominations.
British Military Interests.
10 . An interesting summary of “Aid to Russia” cargoes carried across ^
Persian roads is published as an appendix to this Summary. It was prepared in
London.
Turkish Interests.
11 . According to a press report, not yet confirmed from consular sources,
the Turkish Consulate at Rezaieh has been raised to a consulate-general.
Russian Interests.
12 . According to a press report, the Soviet military authorities have asked
the Persian Government to appoint representatives to take over the port instal
lations at Nau Shahr, which, owing to the decrease in Aid to Russia supplies, are
no longer required by the Soviet military authorities. The terms of the transfer
are not mentioned but, in any case, during the time of their occupation the Soviet
military authorities have not made any considerable alterations or improvements
to the port or its installations.
The Russian papers Trud and Red Fleet have published articles on Persia
recently, based on information supplied by Tass Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . The articles have
violently attacked Seyyid Zia and accuse him of bringing about the fall of Bayat.
The articles also warn Persia against “ reactionary ” tendencies.
Appendix.
Summary of the “ Aid to Russia ” Cargoes Transported by Road through Persia,
in Metric Tons, October 1941 to September 1944, inclusive.
Names of Transport A gencies and Routes Operated.
British Army.
(G.P.T. Coys.)
Andimeshk/
Khanaqin.
Hamadan-Tabriz.
American Army.
(M.T.S. of P.G.C.)
Khorramshahr.
Andimeshk-Kazvin.
U.K.C.C.
Bushire/Andimeshk.
Khanaqin-Tabriz.
Pahlevi-Nowshahr.
Zahidan-Meshed.
Quchan-Bajguiran.
Soviet Transportation.
Buehire/Andimeshk.
Khorramshahr/Raffadiah.
Tehran-Nowshahr.
Tabriz-Pahlevi.
Total.
40,964
393,740
628,024
319,438
1,382,166
3%
28-49%
45-4%
23-11%
100%
Notes.
1. The above figures are in respect of the forward (south to north) carrying only, i.e., “ Aid
to Russia” goods, and do not include stores transported by the various transport agencies for
the maintenance of their “ Aid to Russia” services or Persian Government supplies or petrol
oil lubricants carried in East Persia.
2. The figures shown under Soviet Transportation represent the cargoes loaded and
transported on the newly-assembled trucks, the driving and convoying of which were
undertaken by the Soviet Transportation directorate. Where loads were carried on trucks
assembled at the U.K.C.C. plant at Bushire and driven by U.K.C.C. drivers the tonnage has
been included under U.K.C.C.
3. The low percentage, i.e., 3 per cent., of the G.P.T. Companies is due, amongst other
things, to the fact that they operated for fifteen months only, as against American army,
twenty months; U.K.C.C., thirty-four months; and Soviet Transportation, twenty-four months.
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