Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎191r] (384/517)

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when tea rations ere being 1 r med tc the pub Ac. It Is
estimated that this will raise a sum of iRial^ 9^4(S»000/ ir» &ean-
-wbile the public are still waiting for their rations of sugvar
and tea for the quarter ending 21st June 1945.
215. The municipality are thinking of asphalting the main
bazaar road and of collecting the cost from all shop owners in
the vicinity. This plan, if it matures, would be a great boon
to car owners for the present condition of many of the main
streets is so bad that there is a risk of having springe broken
unless great caution is exercised when driving along them.
JiVblio wealth,
216. Over 70 cases of dysentery are reported to have occurred
in the town and it Is stated that 60 deaths frcnri the same oause,
chiefly amongst children, have occurred in hafsinjan.
local 217 * 219 220
217. Aqai Fazlulah Bahrami, H.1S. the T Istandar, is still on
leave In Tehran. It is said that H.I.M. the Shah has received him
in audience and promised to consider sympathetically his reeom-
-mendations for \l) improving the Kerman water supply which is
totally inadequate for the needs of the town (2) stronger measurese
for the maintenance of security in the province (3) the retention
or otherwise of Mukran as a farmandari subordinate tc the 8th
Us tan. H© is expected to return to Kerman in a week or two. It is
said that Aqai Ayatullah, the chief mullah, sent a telegram to XJsm
H.I.M. the Shah praying for the return of Bahrami to their Ugtan
as run ours were current that there was a strong possibility that
he would be transferred to Tehran in seme other capacity. Bahrami
see^ns to have gained ^eat popularity in Kar^iaja owing to the in-
-itiative and etergy he has displayed in his attempts to provide
amenities for the public. Unfo rtunately Bahrami is handicapped by
recurring attains of malaria wideh seem to undermine his health.
218# Reference para 198. Mr.fribonn Is stated to have asked
Tehran for a transfer to some other station aae the altitude of
Kerman was seriously affecting his health, failing which he would
be compelled to resign. His resignation has been accepted and he
has been instructed to proceed Ss soon as possible to Tehran for
final orders prior to his departure for the U.s.
219. Reference para 199. Major Hull's departure will be
keenly felt by ev ryone in Kerman. This officer has displayed
considerable initiative against great odds in his attempts to
restore some sort of order in the department in which he has been
employed as an Adviser. His tact and understanding are in a great
measure responsible for his remarkable popularity amongst both
Europeans and Persians. So far as this consulate is concerned we
feel that we shall lose a true friend who has done much to promote
and maintain cordial relations between the Americans and British
in this coiaitry.
220. Reference para 20 0. -rior to the arrival of the Rus-
-sian Consul Gfeneral for -ieshed and his Staff the Ugtandarl had
received telegraphic instructions fron Tehran to the effect that
every assistance should be given to the party. In spite of this
the party elected to make their own arrangements and stayed in a
third-rate local hotel. The mudir of the hotel states that they
haggled a great deal over their bill and Just before leaving asked
for a receipt for a much larger amount than they had actually paid.
The roamed about the town wi th a camera; tried to locate the
site of the old Russian Consulate; wished to kno* how many British
subjects resided in Kermen and whether they were popular with the
locals; asked about the oolicy of the British Consulate, and mode
gen e x al trade enquiries. The Consul General is also said to have
m de inquiries as to whether the British had constructed any forti-
-fioations in the surrounding hills. It is noteworthy that the