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f ^ r ^^ le of Roads and Communications has announced an
P ro § r amme of road construction and improvement. In spite of the
] iFT en p ° ^ • ei ? ^ ^ ne R °y al E n gineers that the Persian Government will
1 i na ^ ia , r - SOl ! rCeS 1 to kee P in g ood re P air the asphalted trunk routes
i ac\ y t ie British military, the Ministry of Roads and Communications
has announced its intention of asphalting the stretches Tehran-Qum and
u ZV1 P’ fi i constructing or improving many minor routes. Should
tunds be available the intention is sound enough as it would provide work for
many of those thrown out of employment with the departure of Allied troops
from Persia. r
A ppointments.
•. Muhammad Vahid to be Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of
Uducation He has held this appointment before and has officiated for a short
while as Minister of Education.
Obituary.
12. The death occurred on the 1st September at an advanced age of
Ayatullah Haji Imam Juma of Khoi, a celebrated divine of Tehran. He was
the father of Nizam-ud-din Imami, lately in the employ of the Anglo-Iranian
Oil Company and now on a Persian Government purchasing commission in
Bombay, and of Jamal Imami, the Majlis Deputy.
Russian Interests.
13. The Russian Ambassador has left for a tour of Azerbaijan, as he said
he had received conflicting reports on the local situation. He announced before
his departure that he might be visiting Baku also. As might be imagined, this
has given rise to various rumours of his recall or of a change of Russian policy
in Persia.
American Interests.
14. The Commander, United States Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Command, has stated
that American troops will evacuate Tehran in two echelons on the 15th and 25th
September respectively, and that his command will be clear of Persia by the
1st November. After that date the only troops remaining will be the guards on
camps, installations, &c., and the personnel of the American Liquidation Com
mission. A communique from the United States War Department published in
the Tehran Daily News gives the figure of these guards as 2,600. It also states
that “ some Army Air Transport Command personnel will be left to continue
operation of the plane routes through the country.” The communique also stated
that the maximum strength of the United States Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Command in
Persia at the peak period of “ Aid to Russia ” had been 27,000.
Corrigenda.
15. (i) Reference line 3 paragraph 6 of Intelligence Summary No. 33 dated
26th August, 1945, delete (about £770,000) and insert (£7,812,500).
(ii) Reference paragraph 15 of Intelligence Summary No. 33 dated the
26th August, 1945, the Persian Government now admit that an error
in deciphering this message was made and that the Bakshdar was not
shot dead but only threatened with death.
Tehran, ^nd September, 1945.