Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [‎99r] (198/669)

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(X2) There has been much indignation in unofficial cir-
eXftff in Behbahan c^er the conduct of the head of the Census
(Wfci a~i--Ainap) wh'?- If reported to have provided himself
With nix hundred bogus* identity d»clients against which he re««
eoived nix hundred coupons for cloth and sugar at Government
•Meow and to have sold the goods at black: market prices at
huge profitso The head of the Ihiblio Health Deptp who wasp un
like the other officials* in u position to protest: is rruid to
have received sixty extra coupons to keep qui4w
(IS) The head of the finance Dept* who munt have
privy to these scandalo, had shortly before the arrival
Aghai Niifiei in Dehbahan agreed to accept as landlords
frora the estate cf Zaidun an amount equal to about half
true surplus—* the remainder being’^bauglit by the landlords f:?am
the tenants” for delivery to the Persian author!ties*Local sources
hoatilo to the landlords cf Laidan admit that the tenants will
8 C«ive about the government price ao that the transaction has been
aguznably carried out with an eys to future evasions of in-
CtoMS tax (compare para 11 of the last /Jiwajs diary) without loss
to the tenantsI the head of the Finance Dept* however> left
Qihbahan in an iinglo-Iranian Oil Company urabulance on 26th June
conveniently prostrate with fever»
W9 GETOtVL
been
of
surplus
of their
( 14 ) The Rlectrie Supply Company (compare para 4 of Aliwaz
diary fer 15th to 3igt i!ay 1945. k was obliged to reduce the amount
T f current supplied from the first day c.f tue month of ?.1 *■ c
This reduction was particularly unfortunate for tha proprietor
of the cinema liihar. who was thereby prevented from giving ccmmer—
Cidl eihowo of the film '‘Desert Victory"* Free opea-air ahowa by
the mebile cinema unit are* however* drawing audiences of over
three thousand a night and the British propaganda effort has
gained on the balance*) The newly-arrived Oovaraor-Ckvner-a.l ?
naturally ariXioun tc appear as the fairy god-mother cf Khuzis**
tan P had undertaken steps both to Increase forthwith the hours^
Oh \ 7 hich current was aupx>lied f . and to annul the increase 5.n rQuef*|
ho hao no far been unable to fulfil either undertaking,
(X 5 ) i>artly as a result cf the lack of street lighting
%t night* the increase of robbery and burglary reported in para
15 of the last Abwaa diary has reached alarming proportions* The
splice are* however* new patrolling with push amed forces as
they car* muster* and on tha night of 20th June opened fire on
end killed a dtmly~«een individual who re fa nod to stop when
challenged £ he w&s later discovered to be ar* American soldier®
The Ooveraor-Oenaral stated to ‘LiuConsul-General that the Per-
dan military had arranged to patrol the streets cf the town at
night to help the poliseo The rotate cf public feeling is indicated
by an apocryphal story that twe vary notorious thieves under
detention by the police are let cut each night and help the polio
to commit further burglaries’
(16) ' The Porsien public health authorities report only
one c&ae each of typhus and typhoid for the third woek of June*
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VI ?rL\>aXr~)LvfcElX3±.
Ue) With reference to p<-ira 16 of the last Ahwaz diary*
thirty/