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from there had already been returned and the balance, together
with the eight rifles taken from Rezavi’s tufanghchis, he
promised to get hack from the Aliudini section who are far from
under control. In return the General paid him Rials 10,000
down and promised him Rials 5,000 a month for the maintenance of
his tufangchis. (On ’’active service” the tufangchis were promised
pay at gendarmerie rates and provisions.) Rais-ut-Tujjar is
doubtless paying an additional unofficial subsidy sufficiently
"\arge to make tiese terms worth while.
(SO) Xhusrow, brother of Abdullah Khan Zarghampur, who
is very reasonably suspicious of the Persian government’s
intentions towards him after the Ardekan conversations, received
a similar payment and similar promises. His supporter,
Muzaffar Khan Ariani, apparently had to be content with a medal.
(21} A force of Teibi has been encamped in Tashan fifteen
miles north of Behbahan since the raid reported in para 31 of
the last diary. Even after the withdrawal of the Persian troops
from their line of attack they made no further move against
the Behbahan villages - possibly because they were regarded as
Khalili’s perquisite. The Teibi situation is now uncertain.
The Persian military plan was to move first against them,
Rais-ut-Tajjar is almost certainly able and willing to buy off
the Teibis and the Persian military, with Khalili’s help, could
almost certainly clean out the Teibi Garmsir, As the Teibi
chief Zarghami did not come in during General Ahmedi’^ visit
the Persian military will find it difficult to avoid taking a
’’strong line” which might well provide the Boir Ahmed ^arhaddis
with a chance to inflict a blow on the Persian forces-
(22) The news that the Qavam proposed to provide Malek
Mansur, the Basht Bavi would-be chieftain, with 500 rifles caused
considerable consternation In Khuzistan, This shifty youth is
to a very large extent under the influence of Hussain Quli
Rustomi who has recently married his son to Zargharnpur' s
daughter and Colonel Humayuni’s protests at arming Malek Mansur
are extremely intelligible,
(23) The villages of Salim ana Dehkak near Ram Hormuz have
been raided by Behmai of the Aliudini subsection during the
fortnight. The robbers took nothing except livestock, but
the raids have added to the general uneasiness of the area,
VII. Tribal - Arab ,
(24) The religious leader Caid Issa Kamaluddin - compare
para 26 of the diary for the first half of July - left for Iraq
before the end of Ramadhan without going through the usual
passport formalities. He ip reported to be somewhat disillusioned
with the continued ’’oppression” of the Arabs by the military and
the entirely worldly manoeuvres of the sheikhs in connection with
the elections.
(25) The outlaw Jabbar of Zargan - see para 32 of the diary
for the first half of August - has been writing letters to
wealthy Arabs demanding sums of ten thousand tumans and upwardsi
in default he threatens to sack their villages with the aid cf the
Chaharlang ho^tiles with whom he has taken refuge. Jabbar also
addressed a letter to H.Mc Consul-General protesting his obedience
to the British government, but swearing that he would leave no
peace in Khuzistan unless he were made repponsible for Its
security. (He added the rather starling statement that ”ail the
Bakhtiari khans” would support him in maintaining security*)
Apparently the Arabs do not take his threats very seriously, for
his family have given a bond of Rials 60,000 to secure the return
of the government rifles in Jabber’s hands within the fortnight
and the son of Haji Munaished has also given security of half a
f /million