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of the population; eucoura^emnut of the peasantry; and the
limitation of the amount of agricultural land owned by land-
lorne# iTathu!**ah Khan -Pureartip, a Sagvand chief, who is
the loca”* Bponser of the party, gives the number of its
aoiierents in Turistan as 2,000. f i!his is probably grossly
exaggerated* it has, however, achieved a oertain measure of
success and is to publish a newspaper in Burujird entitled
"naz" under the editorship of the newly appointed Director
or Education, Abdul Tarab Rasaiii, who is himself a burujirdi*-
s fhe local officials seem to Hook on it with a favourable eye
as a counter to tne dreaded 'fudeh, whose activities in Dorud
aiid the ne igabourin& governorship of llulayer cause much
fluttering of timid official breasts. *fhe aim of its sponsors
m uristan is probably to re-establish the influence of the
tribal chiefs and especially that of itathul 1 ah Khan himseTf.
fnere is talk of forraii^ a braneh at ICalayer, and nr.Alavi
of the Iranian State Railway has been nominated head of the
Ahwaa branch* Some of tne members are giving out that they
have. British support in opposition to the Tudeh, who are,
they say, backed by the Russian-s.
RAHWAY.
(25;* Reference para- 23 of Diary 10. Extra 2nd Class
accommodation has now been provided on trains leaving for •
the north*
ROAD TKAKSPOR T*
( 26 ) 4 . 'JL’here has been trouble in nhwaz over the seizure
of forty trucks by the Gendarmerie at the request of the
local representative of the Persian Road f ran sport Board*
^ae trucks were seized in order to force the owners to accept
tyrea frau the Board and work at oovernment rates. The
owners have, however, bought tyres - probably stolen ones -
at high prices and want to be able to recover their outlay
by charging higher freight rates. The Rinanoe Director is
trying to settle the natter.
PERSIAN APlJIKISYRATlOif. -
Civil*
At the beginning of tne raonth an inspector arriv
ed fro© the Ministry of the Interior in order to investigate
complaints of corruption against dussain Khalilpur, subk-
governor of Dizful. The Ciovernor-beneral informs me that he
will be transferred, /ill are agreed that he will be no loss.
The u-oVernor General intends to disouss various
matters in Tehran, where he ruis gone on leave* Chief
among tnem is the question of further disarmament of the
*irabs, in particular tne Beni 'Turuf* Tne question of another
uove*nor j.or iGiori'amaoad is also to be raised. The present
incumbent, Afkiiam, is an opium-sodden wreck and the nearest
approach to a living corpse I have yet met. he is completely
overshadowed by tne Divisional Commander, never stirs out of"*
Kiicrramabad, and confines his activities to picking up bribes
and intriguing* his daughter is married to Briga^Ser
uumayuni.
GENDARj-IBRIg.
, i^ ere 18 uo provenent in the- condition of this
cl; P ?h UOdy ? eu », on th « contrary, it grows monthly worse,
n? +I^ e v at5 ° ? c 0? ne1 Httstaehari, who caamands the oendarmer-ie
oi tae ustan, told me that his command was one-third under
/strength