Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [‎154r] (308/669)

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() Negotiationp are iii train ^ c^rganine isolation p tatione
and 'bath'? against an outhreall of typhus, off which two cage* are
already reported.
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(12) The director of KinWcrTlifig igsued cloth to the
Municipal hospital for preparing night shirts. The Doctor in
charge seems loath to cut the nice cloth and wishes to *uve it.
,It is more easily saleable in roll*, I "believe.
(IS) The drainage scheme for old Ahv/az over which much
energy and pressure has, been spent and brought to hear hangs
fire. The Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. are investigating the possi
bility of lending a purveyor; if they cannot do so there is
very little hope of progress being made.
(14) a filter system for the water supply of Ahwun has
been suggested by Professor VTih*or. This is most necessary
for at present neat Karan water, including anything from
amoebae to small fish, is distributed by pipes to such parts
of the town as the feeble pumping station can reach. As the
pumping station i* situated on the river bank immediately below
old Ahwuc and between that town and Ahwaz proper a better situa
tion for spreading ds^.ease could scarcely have been chosen.
V* Agricult ure & I rrigation .
(15) The Governor-General reported that he had received
instructions to distribute seed wheat to reliable landlord* and
peasants and he promised to contact Colonel Noex
rests there at the moment.
The matter
(1^) ivim De vTajldu' s wom at Humidieh is giving considerable
cause for alarm for the channel* ho built do not ail hold water.
He is apparently starting practice in Tehran as an adviser on
irrigation and Professor Win*or is determined carefully to
scrutinise all projects passed by him and if possible to sue
him for breach of contract at Hamidieh
VI e Pers ian H11itary .
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/fr«m (W) General Bidloy visited Ahwas/the 26tH xazk the noth.
His conclusions are not ..cnown but the Director of Finance
was authorised to investigate military issues of grain'ana sucur
and examine all anbars 0
VII» Tri bal - Baichtl ari.
(lb) Deference para 12 of the last diary, Amir Hussain is
flow demanding 100,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. as settlement price which Qutb has
refused to pay. He is prepared to pay 20,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. and Amir
Hussain’s income tax dues. it appears that in the contract the
landlord was to pay all Government taxe* which at the time meant
nothing- but now amount to a substantial sum. I am glad to say"
that the Governor-ueneral and Amir Hussain have ceased ashler me
to bring pressure to bear on Qutb,
VIII. Vrlbal - Kuhgilu
(10) On the
stolen from near
encamped at Bibi
( 20 )
‘Yen ing
of the
18 th
b-x-'^h
irin by,
it
ak im.
On the
20 th
at the
foot,Of
1 the
8th 115 sheep and goats were
r e p o r t o d, D a r e s hu r i e «
i Anglo-Iranian Oil Go,
Hy.en c-tairs and a chest
y
, T - 0n the night of the p 0 th/ 21 st a Risaldar of ^kinuers
Horse opened fire on four am Ad men, at Vo. 8 well
was observed.
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