Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎189r] (380/517)

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Kerman Diary/for the
1 9 g. Mr.Tribonrt;—»tTe'otor -Setreral of ytnanoe, Kerman, left
for 2ahldan on the 16th by plane arfl returned on tne 19th.
199 Major Hull, American Adviser, is expected to be trans-
-f erred to Shiraz in’the near future. It is reported that he vdll
be replaced by Major Stanley who is at present in ^arudan.
200. The Russian Consul General for Meshed, accompanied by
three other Russians including a Persian interpreter, arrived in
Kennan from Yezd on the 27 to and left the following day for ‘-hi-
-dan.
Persian Officials*
201. Aqai Mehdi Sam, Head of the Census Department, Kerman,
returned to Kerman after an absence on tour of three months.
202. Aqal Abu Talib Ibrahimi, Head of the c ° art i ixl „ z ® re "^ jii
distriot, has been appointed as Inspector to the Court of Justice
at Yezd. He will be replaced b Aqai Mohamad Hashemi the former
Ihief Judge of the Court of Yezd.
Military .
203* Reference para 185* Colonel iiassan Soodarzi arrived
from ‘Tehran on the 18th and took over charge free 'olonel hnadiwi
as Officer Commanding, Gendarmerie, Kerman*
204. I t is reported that Colonel Khadiwi has been appointed
as Special Inspector bo the Gendarmerie, Kerman*
205. Colonel Keiham, Director of the General Staff and
Colonel Ashrafi, his assistant, arrived in Kerman ffem Tehran
hy plane on the 16th to inspect military units in German and
Zabul. They left for Zahidan on the 17th accompanied hy the
O.O.C., and returned on the 19th*
Security*
206. Reference para 187. It is reported that toe
Sartin Sha *ri his brother Major Sha ri and his Chief of ^taff
Coloael^Alikai have accepted a s*a of Rials 100 000/- from the
four brothers of Mohamad Hassan Afshar in consideration oi his
rel ease.
207. For the second fortnight in succession no hold-ups
or robberies nave been reported.
208. Reference nara 100. Reports have come in to the
effect that Murad All Murad, Jehangir his brother and Ghanbar #
three of the leading Buehakchi bandi ts, together with about 70
armed followers have returned from Fars, ^ he ^ e . J he . mili ^ ry
making things too hot for them, and oamped at the top of a mou^t-
-ain called Kuh-i-Bagh-i-Bazm in the neighbo\irhood of Bardsir.
Murad is said to have sent a message to Bahadur-ul-Mulk of Bardsir t
asking him to approach the military authorities with a view^to
obtaining Government pai*don for him. On the 24.th ^»ha ri
the G.Q.C.Kerman, and Colonel Goodarzi, Officer Commandjng Gendar-
-merle, l^f t for SirJ*n to contact Murad and discuss the conditions
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