Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [‎164r] (328/669)

^artip Khan who hap left for T^l-i-Khoprow.
(24). L uri^tan. A conpiderable advance hap been made in
Lurie tan affaire by the pending of t-a, eugar, and cloth
ratione from Ahwaz far distribution under arrangements
made by Lt 0 Col B Legatte Y/ood am on get the tribee living in
the railway area*
Bahmai, Farajullah Rahmani eent four rifles in to the
x.^dezara on the 8 th a 0 arhang Humayuni told me yesterday that
4 more had .since been delivered* I do not know Whether this
number is enough to save face or not; however, to remove the
doubt ^arhang Humayuni stated that Muframad Kiavi is working
up tribal ©pposition to the s 0 called voluntary disarmament,
see para 13 ©f diary for 15 - 31st Leeember 1943*
(26)* Arab, Both Moula Nasrullah and his cousin Moula Jassim
of rioweizeh visited Consul-General at different times dur
ing the period under report. The latter wanted his assis
tance in settling a land quarrel* He claimed that it had
been given by some Beni Taruf 0 heikhs to 1 s mm rela
tions*
Moula Nasrullah wanted my protection generally
against what he called Persian oppression.
( 2 T ) 0 oheikh Barak, sheikh cf the Bavi living on the
left bank ®f the Carun visited me in connection with obtain
ing title deeds from the Finance Dept* for their lands on
which the Persians are building a sch@bl.
(28) 0
Taruf also
n heikh Khaza’al of Beit ^abhan of the Beni
visited me with a similar request for assistance.
(29)*
shahr visit
confiscated
were being
Haji i.-iunim Paisali sf the Muhaisen from Khorrarn—
ed me requesting my mediation in the case of his
■■heat, Abfeut 25 tons were seized while they
smuggled from Beraccha to Hhorramshahr,
ILCJk
o-s applied to Col*Noel for
dip man is one of the Iraqis
of General Moini (1930) and
(30 )0 Mian Ab P rayed Ismail
irrigated land at Hamid!yen* r
who came to Persia in the time
were given the b-aet ianev in B©stan in exchange for, doubtless,
a very heavy brioe* In 3.941 he was driven out by the Beni
Taruf °heiks «n their return from Tehran* He was then given
by the Persian officials land,at Ahu Lasht irrigated from
the new dam. He applied to ^arhang Humayuni for restitutien
f> f the B® s tan 1 and
try me next.
but without
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He will probably
(31), Col*Noel arranged a lunch at Hamidiyeh at which
I was to be present to mark the ®ccasi«n ®f the agreement
of the cheikhs ®f Ahu Lasht t® c«-operate with the A^gri-
cultural 0 cciety, Inis with the co-operation @f n arhan^
Humayuni, which he n&a gives us, make the prospects quite
good.
(32) c. Reference para 16 of diary 1st - 15th Dec,1943,
eheikh Khalaf from All Garbi has up t® n®v collected 200J
odd head of his stolen phee^, lie reports that the Persian
Mulazzim Lawman Khan is refusing to accept bribes being
cifraid that it would reach my ear if he did.
cgd„ A 0 fhGal 1 «way
H. M. CONSUL -GHTBIRAI.