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23. Ghaffari, A bdul Husain Khan. —Appointed to command the Astarabad
Regiment when the Astarabad Brigade was split up into the Turcoman Sahra
Regiment and the Astarabad Regiment. Officer Commanding X (Gurgan)
Division.
24. Qader. —Cossack-trained officer. Officer Commanding Resht Division.
About 45. Speaks French and Russian.
25. Siahpush, All Akbar. —Commanded the 5th (Sennoh) Division until
1932, when he was transferred in the same capacity to Kerman in 1936. Promoted
sartip (brigadier) March 1938. Was in command of Bashagird operations in
January. A strong character and a good soldier. About 44.
26. Maimand, Muhammad. —Formerly commander of Isfahan forces.
G.O.C. Mekran Division. Cossack-trained officer. About 42.
27. Asa, Mustafa. —In charge of the 3rd Bureau Army Headquarters in
1932. Officer Commanding Kermanshah Garrison 1932. Changed his name
from “ Hushmand ” to “ Asa ” in 1936. Is careful to avoid foreigners. Military
training in South Persia Rifles. Age about 42.
28. Alam, Dr. —Chief of Medical Corps of the 3rd Tabriz Division.
Studied in France. Officer of the Ministry of the Qajars. About 55.
29. Fathi, Assadullah. —Chief of the Army Veterinary Department.
Swedish-trained officer. Speaks French and English. Age about 39.
30. Beklari, Jafar Quli. —Cossack officer. Retired. iVbout 60.
31. Arfa, Hassan. —Born about 1890, the eldest son of Prince Reza Arfa
(Arfa-ed-Douleh). Educated in Russia and France; his mother, now mentally
deranged, being a Caucasian. Joined the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1907;
secretary to the Persian Legation at St. Petersburg in 1908. Joined the
gendarmerie in 1911, and has been in the army since. Commanded the crack
cavalry “ Pahlevi ” Regiment in 1931. Served as military attache in London for
a short time, and has been a prominent officer in the new army. Accompanied the
iShah on his State visit to Turkey in 1934. In 1935 on the General Staff in charge
of a training school. Persian delegate to the Zahidan Conference in 1935, where,
no doubt under strict orders, he took an extremely nationalistic and anti-British
standpoint. Officially attended Ataturk’s funeral in 1938. Promoted brigadier-
general April 1939. Speaks French, English, Turkish and Russian. His anti*
British utterances are no doubt a measure of prudence, as he is married to an
Englishwoman, nee Bewicke.
32. Satvati, Husain Quli Khan. —Swedish-trained officer. Formerly chief
of Isfahan Brigade. Member of Army Court of Tribunal. About 45. Now
Officer Commanding Troops at Turbat-i-Sheikh-Jam.
33. A midi, Mohammad Husain. —General Officer Commanding 7th (Fars)
Division since September 1937. Served in Shiraz as a junior officer and later in
Tehran. Came with the reputation of being a strict disciplinarian, but is now
reported to be a mere fault-finder. Unpopular with his subordinates, who hold
no high opinion of his ability. A gambler. Speaks French. Avoids all
foreigners. Age about 40.
34. Tajbakhsh, Mehdi Quli. —Born about 1885 in Tehran. A landowner in
the districts of Malayir and Sultanabad (Arak). Was on service against the
Bakhtiaris in 1929. Commanding the Mixed Independent Brigade of Luristan
in 1931-32. Acting Military Governor of Luristan 1934. Governor-General of
Mekran (Baluchistan), Zabul and Zahidan January 1935 to December 1937, when
he was summoned to Tehran. Appointed Acting Director-General of Agriculture
1938 until December 1939. Judge Advocate-General’s Department. Sensible,
able, energetic and sociable. Retired. About 60.
35. Gharib, Husain. —Former Chief of Advocate-General’s Department.
Now in civil employ in Foreign Office.
36. Razmara, Haji Ali. —Commanded the 2nd Mansur Regiment 1931.
Appointed Military Governor of Khamseh tribes 1931. Commanded temporarily
the force against Jafar Sultan in 1932. Reputed to he a favourite of the Shah.
Deputy head of the Staff College. Instructor in Officers’ Training School.