Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [‎171r] (342/669)

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l^ly . Col e i/lacann pa«ped through Ahwaz on hip wag
hack to "ehran.
(2;. Major Bennie, H« 'h arrived to commence work
on a survey of possible irrigation project^ in Khuzistan*
XI. iJpW’lFiFZ-PJL PJ3i° v lAN, OFFlGijgr .
(3/. Aqa Intezarn, Minister of Road^ Cormnunicationp,
arrived from Tehran on the 15th, He invited JLM,Consul-
General to dinner on the same evening,
^4/, The Governor-General in company with °arhang
Humayuni proceeded to idiu Basht on the GOth; and returned
the Aarne day.
(5) , Paspyar Clhurz visited Bizful on the 20th in
connection with the murder of the notorioue robber Jawad
whos5 name ie aasociated with the junior police officials
of Blzful, and with whose connivance he i^ reported to have
wo-rkei,
( 6 ) , A commission of Inspectors under the President
ship <f Aqa Hussain Amid from the Ministry of Justice arrived
at Ahvaz during the period under report, ^his io a routine
yearly visit, and all Departments will be inspected.
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(V) . General Jehanbani Commander of the Persian
Porce? in the Gouth arrived in Ahwaz on the 25th and lejft
the fcllov/ing day for the Rud-i-Zard,
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( 8 ) • During the period under report the respondi-
bilit/ for the bread distribution of Ahwaz was taken from
the municipality, and made that of the Finance Department.
"he qaality has slightly improved.
(9) , Owing to the lack of rain the price of black
market wheat has risen slightly.
(10) . The endeavours of the Finance Department, the
Gove.nor-General and the Municipality have failed to improve
the meat situation.
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Wheat is still being purchased against the
sugar barter scheme though the percentage of sugar paid has
been reduced from 15^ to 10^. About 19700 tons of grain have
up-to-date been Collected.
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Prices of bazaar commodities remain much the
(l3)c It is reported that many of the senior employees
of the railway dislike the appointment of Jamil Zand Irani
as Director in the eouth. They say he is not a Persian and
®o has no right to the appointment. In fact he has a Per
sian but is by birth an Iraqi.