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(2£). AIOO recently for Gondannorie protection
for the new pipe line construction being undertaken between
Agha <Tari and N. Bahmanphahr, via Khoor boraq (ehadigan) tmd
Bandar I'iaehur. The Gondarmerio being totally unable, in
their present Ptata, to comply, the A.^.O. hap arranged for
Perpian troops to be uned; the neceprary orders are av/aited
from Tehran* This, construction will perve a most timely
purpose of providing employment for about 1000 of the local
men, to the general benefit of security#
VTIT.# LOCu n T°
(SO)# Locusts have been reported in this area. ?wo
big pwarrns of °chistocerca Gregaria (Malakh Dury ? e_e) mo red
via I-a Hum, Hindian to Gach °aran, thence
into the °hir{
Luristan and r
against therrio
to i/Iama/sahi and
?.rea. '“’lie I/Ioroccan locust has appeared i.n
'ultanabad, and active steps are being taken
IX. PUBLIC ItBLATIOT^
TKtvarjrr saaacr nifim imhii
(24) . The looting Consul-General and Lt.Col. Le^atte
Wood took the opportunity of their visit to Bizful to look
into the question of opening a keading-rocm-Club there, ^he
matter Was examined further by Lt.Col, Wood on a later visit,
and there appears to be every prospect of forming a clvb
under the auspices of the Governor and the leading merchants
and religious notables of the town.
Xo TRIBAL.
(25) . iloh, Hussain Taheri, the young JCnlantar cf the
Boir Ahmedi ^arhaddi has been the involuntary guest of Abdulla
Khan Karghampur, since the end of March. Hi® men are gett
ing restive and there are signs that the Mamasqani Khars are
negotiating for his release.
(26) o Muzaffar Than Ariani (Boir Ahmad Gannsir) has
written to the Military Governor of Behbehan that under
present conditions he cannot maintain the security of the area
and he has suggested that one of his sons be appointedTC&l-
antar in his stred. The A.L.C. has expressed the opinion
that Muznffar has done very badly at the hands of the
Central Government, numerous promises have been made lo him,
which have not been kept (see para 19 of Diary Ho.7); end he
has had to watch Abdullah Khan Barghampur gaining control
over ever more of the sections of the tribe. °uch failure on
the part of the Persian Government to support those mo are
loyal to them can hardly encourage others to put much trust
in that Government c
*27;. ^ At a meeting between Brigadier Humayuni, the
^.-uoO- and the Acting Consul-General, it was suggested that
Cerim Kafai be appointed joint Kalantar of the Bavi, to offset
the irresponsibilities of Maiek Mansur. Humayuni pointed
Mlt that if the Government made such an appointment, Zerim
Cafe,! might ask for support which the Persian authorities are
idmittedly too weak to provide# It was agreed however that the
Governor of Behbehan should sound out -.erim r afai
»eeretly, as to whether he would be nreuared to take the
Job on.
(28)* A tribal meeting was held at Lindeh, at which
Abdullah Khan Zarghampur was present, as well as ;,iohd. Ali
Ithalili of the Bahmai Ahmedi, and representetivem of :ho
Bfthmai Mahmudi, Taibi f»nrdsir,Taibi Garmslr^Bo^hmanzUrl and
Boir Ahmad Gannsir. Unity against Government interference,
/particularly