Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎159r] (320/517)

37^* ?2id lUatrib.itlon of ration* for the f;eoond quarter
September to H2nd ieoember) # together with the extra ration for the
aonth of Hamaaaa t la prooeeflinf satisfaotorily. hbcut 1,OOC person*
receive their mtiona daily.
rioea of easentlal eontaoditiee ocntinue to fluctuate c-nd the
"“‘rfcet haa been dull during the period urd« review#
ICC^l AT ?A VX'ii m
381. Russian aotivitiee in lerain are causing a eoneldereble
amount of oosnnent in Kerman and current rumours have /*iver rice to
apprehension? that the Kueeian* arc attempting tu e-vltMtd their
sphere of interest to the ao\ith. peaea^e of the party of
Ku»*iana through Kerman (reported in pera^repa o7ii t bove) or.tured
rumours to be circulated to th** effect that the soviet Government
intends to open a Consulate in 1 erman. Thin i» btrengthe/ied
other reports tluit soviet engineers ere shortly to ocnatruot a*
direct road from Meahed to .orman and that tlie kuat-lani have been
fTranted oil oorwesaion* in the north, both of vmiuh ;u?va added to
the expression of local uneasiness.
382. Iransovfcrane have opened a Branch Office at Yesd. It is
staffed by Persian* and consists of a Heprcoeniative, an assistant
P.epreaentative g a Cashier and half e dc^en commission agents.
Periodical inspections of the office are made by a hosgjsn Inspector
from Isfahan. There are twenty or twenty fire vehicles of varying
size operating in the Yezd erea, which are privately owner by
erslans or Per alar* concerns and are contracted to worK* for Trsnsov-
trans. The vehicles are bp id to carry morohaxidi&e fj^om Yezd to
areas .in the north.
383. On October 3rd, a lecture \ma given by i>r. Ke re vl, the
General ’anther of the Piniefcry of hgrioviltui*e, on & subject entitled
’The formation of Matter", which was attended by most of the local
Government Officials and notable*.
384. i»o Income Tax has been collected in Vermac since the ^inning
of the financial Year, although vf r. ^ribon ie said to be making
arrangements for ita collection. He is also reported to have stated
that a sum ol five million tocsins is to be de&iecCled tc inoom*. tux
from the estate of th*> late >^?ha Dllaaghanl•
385. A meeting took place on the 3rd between Mr. Tribon and igha
Ayatullah, the leading r ullah of reman. The subjects dibexused
incl’jded the latribution of monopcly goods and the desirsbility of
improving the Pi nance department by the eaplcyaaent of less corrupt
officials.
Acting Hi* Majesty*6 Ccnsal.
Kerman.
13th October 1944.