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BEi r ri3H o^ig;ai& g> 4 APR
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\,X)* During the holiday of i>o Hus, the Acting
Conf^ general accompanied by Mr. |^4'S 10U vtsited a
Khafa^i^an 'Susangird) and B^^rgttrr-i^gtaify, and then 1 P*^ ^
crossed tile narahee by boat xo ’Al^ara. • On 3uth he ^
visited iChorrauisnahr# vhere he v ''et the non^ble the
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. m the Persian Ciulf, and Tt.-Ool.
^ l letcner> late Consul General for Ahwaz.
(2;* Captain Scott visited Bandar nashur and
aIndian on 3ist by Persian Army plane.
lui iiD MlAISfHA^lOx:
\'3). fhc Governor Genera? held his usual
ho Ru# reception at whicu Gapt. Scott represented the
Consulate. he visited Abadan and iChorramshahr during
the period under review.
\4:). Various nDtablcs from Teheran cnose to
Spend Uo Ruz in Anwaz, including the former Prime II mister,
SOheily, and General Jahanbani.
(5). Military . Brigadier uumayuni returned from Teheran
04 19th. he reports tnat he has persuaded the authorities
in Teheran of tne nonfeasibility of any operations
against either Bahmai or Baidritinri. he has therefore no
plans for this summer» and the troops will presumably turn
“iheir attention to training. A blessed quiet has
descended on Knuzistan. The additional troops sent
down for the Arab operations have now returned to their
units.
(6 ;. Gendarmeri e .
The Gendarmerie officer at Behbehan
uar:Ti.is giving much trouble, both by his
eaptain Air
unprincipled conduct in local
Cooperation wita the A.i.0.0.
■.o be removed.
affairs and by his lacn
he win probably have
of
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^ Agricqlture . Desert locusts were reported along the
coast just a^ter No Ruz, and are nuKing tneir way inland*
>ipart from encouraging the local Arabs to collect
many as they can eat, the Agricultural department
content with observing; they nope that it will be
for any eggs that may be laid in this district to
Oapt in
m
is
too hot
hatch.
lapt in BCott flew down to the affected areas to ascertain
tne position and brought bach specimens,
appear to prefer desert vegetation to whe.
and there is plenty of the former.
The locusts
A for tneir food,
lot
(a), ftealtn . Captain Parvis reports tnat there is a
of typnus in tae Bhadigan area (whicu tue local health
officer, who is not even semi-qual ifled, calls para typhoid;.
There is also a certain amount in the Dizful area.
Official figures give two cases of typhus in Ahwazj (and
of typhoid in ShadiganJ ;, otherwise they only report
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Various cases of dysentry in
of health m Anwaz, on being
Quadigan,
^iiere.
merely replied tnat
the district. The Director
told of the epidemic in