Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [‎230r] (460/669)

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ind during my stay there I the i*eoipient of
much kindness. Often when I was out riding, peasant^
working in the fields and gardens would r>m uo rith r:r- per?
and cucumbers• The Persian army officers, especiaily bne
_junior ones, are on the whole an exception to this* 'Tieir
former admiration fox* German might has waned, 'but hur. not
been replaced by any liking for us* In making t-ii ; -- renarlrf
I am speaking in general terras, for I have come across
extremely friendly officers, both junior and senior, arid
those with whom I have had official dealings have nearly al
ways been outwardly friendly and co-operative® Bit the
majority, I fear, dislike us very much indeed., It would in
fact be surprising were it otherwise, for their* utter fail
ure in 1S41 was a sore blew to their vanity, the Achilles
heel of the Persian chara®ter* We are accordingly blamed
for their consequence loss of "face”.
5* The present picture is not very encouraging, though
in the economic sphere the war news of the last few weeks
has brought prices down, even retail prices at i/ast beginn
ing to be affected* But there^^few signs that either the
civil administration or the army will be capable of dealing
with the problems which will immediately follow the departure
of the Allied troops. It looks as if the Persians will by
that time have disarmed and to some e
which is something to be thankful for
that in the time still left, the Lurs or
even the Bakhtiari Chaliar Bang will ei
won by fair words to support the Cover*
tribal trouble when our troops depart
affect the road and the railway, whose
t<* the flow of imports from England an
and consequently to our ability to e*iz
.trade. The southern oil fields are bo
if the Kuhgalu, especially the Boir Ahmad-.;?.,
of hand, as it seems likely that they may
charge of several thousand labourers* is 1
internal security problem
which will tax the capaei
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whether a strong
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istr&tion and adequately cuppert its American Financial
Advisers*
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before an
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is / I think :
Persia has survived periods of internal confusion
there is hope th&'
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