Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [‎221r] (442/669)

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po«t-war projects might be taken on; he will shortly submit
a report t® Dr.iUllspaugh. One suggestion for a form of
^atoour exchange was taken up enthusiastically until i+ . 7 <=o
learnt that Tehran proposed that such an organisation should
be run oy .ne Llinistry. of Commerce, when it was instantly
turned down, the Ministry of Commerce being renowned for
being dependent for Its working on steady llobrication of hard
c asn ®
• Much alarm was caused by malicious and
wiiuly inaccurate reports in certain Tehran papers of the
numbers of workers l%d off by the American forces in Andi-
meshK - one paper putting them at 10 ,C 00 p a figure that gained
widespread credence. The actual figures were 3«C, «orne of
Miem temporarily. The Tudeh party took this opportunity to
arrange ior a demonstration, which is reported to have b^n
orderly, but which put the Persian police into a flat'spin.
aw-hor ""??' 10 } 11 G 1 ^ 0t ' h the Britiph and the American Military
auJiorj. fc-i.es hagp been drawn to the desirability of returning
discnarged workers to their own localities where feasible
ana o± giving the Persian authorities some warning, notably
because such workers, no l»nger receiving Army rations, r~-
quire A booklet formed of a single gathering of nested bifolia. to be provided for under the Persian Monopoly Goods~
distribution scheme.
... 0^) ° Markers in Ahwaz have been extremely pCsob
even .ne usual increase of business which usually follows "
Harnadaan fa b ln £ thif= ' y®ai*. mentioned above,
tnere hap been a oonsiaarable fall in the price* of mz&r
uriU' -ea, and piece goods are said to have dropped bv 50^
during tne month. Sven retail prices have fallen. 'Wpro-
sp-ct tne war, ®r part of it, ending relatively soon,‘has
upset markets generally. Both the wh.lesale and the will
retail dealers have been caught with stocks bought at high
prices: but it is thought that the huge profits that have
been made will save most of them from bankruptcy. It is re-
? or ?? Q - , ?® n tp; en, - lal V that, Moosavi, Sain-ut-Tujjar of Behbehan
concernr a n!sa0laljjr 121 the bankruptcy of some big Tehran
the rice c
good.
T.ne dape crop is reported to be poor: but
ci-.-p i.n t.ne irrigated areas has been relatively
haF? Been informed by Hr c Mill-
I , M - f . Q o ! i ^ VN <s *vn -f- wt 4-- -i tut _ j i -
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spaugh that the ntata Department in \Va=hingt*n has refused
to apply for his deferment from cn«orlntlon. Dr Millspaugh
o? S Mr coMn.n oc'ifl 1 ° th ? f "-Ambassador the importance
iTm-Ko * oei ng al-,.»wed to remain here and H.F 0
Embassy has been a.^ked to exprepn .as strongly as possible to
have° r both ®n ths i0 h'l an effe0 ! i Mr - f,olow °n ? B removal would
regards°securi tyf economic field of Thus istan and as
has arrive-* i- 6 i:..f 8y - tala iIs “ 1 ?P ay > of the British Army,
that tbs ih-ss, 01 “ c xde has recoiiimended
that t..e An,/a3 ol-xce c-e .remevod from the control of liunadan.
P 6 b-fb Director-Coneral of Finance has been
oompicin-ng u..at da 31 Agha Hussain Tabatabhai, the ch ; ef local
mullah who exercises great infl-uce in Burulird, hasILn
^. h ^yelations who o..n a great dSal if prMerty
stl, t ct j tc J arge tsnier.ay in the collection of grain
bhera ” As St ohe same time tho Kaji is urging tha' snail
hoiders should also_be treated leniently, the Dirfctor of
f lna ;' t irR seIr in an awkward situation. Although in
this district the price of wheat in the black market ifnearly
/one same