Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [‎275r] (550/669)

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again; i’arnuo.i. although a carpet
boijc^ i.auerest xii tun. affairs or the Desla
an^ cici. -j.. uxie coni* \ to stand, up aga mst tne att-ocisers
or the hillspaugu itiission, Aiiir Janp and 3ultar!
o o.istriots
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sound repree^i ‘ utives of
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(and. prcoahly could not be removed even if it
desirable )* Bushiri on the o the r hand shovh
account be re-elen^ed, Sven in in
gi positive achie /enents can har
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ishin s
contribution to the Persia.
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on no
ui-i-s vhose lack
.1 ave p re c e den t ,
I pm o»*1
- - — vive must
rank extreme!y low; ^o has devoted his entire time and
position to pushing his claim’s for more and more ands
- he has even c! aimed hamidiah Parm 0 such a man”
does more to justixf the^fuden party in Khuzistan
than a.i i iDs apoio^xtots in tQhcra-n* It is reported
that tne previous deputy for Ahwaz, Mahmud Khan Nasiri,
proposes to run again, but no other candidates have
yet appeared on the scene. In Burujird it is said
that Bttebar wiV 1 piobably not get reelected, but that
the present director of Education, Abu Turab Razani,
intends to offer himself for election, witn fairly
good prospects. f 2asim Khan Puladwand will probably
be too powerful to be removed, although he v;ould be
no loss.
ii* ihe administration gi'ows ever more lethargic,
and the strangleno! d of Teheran centra!isation ever
lighter* Since tne time tnat a rumour was current of
h'isbah Ratemi's replacement, the Governor General has
been even more anxious to avoid any form of respon-
sihility than before. He now specialises in minor
intrigues and refers al 1 matters to Teheran. Misbah
has been e>enera" , !.y amenable and has done what we
have wanted (witn a 6 ood deal of pushing;; it would
be ungracious on our part to have him removed. But
the time nas now come when the sixth Ustan requires a
Governor Genera! with a great deal more personality
and vigour on an Mix. ban (whom Mcrteza Q.uli Khan described
as "corrupt, inefficient and of no consequence"j.
In tne .Long run, our interests lie in the we !.1 being
province, and even if a new governor genera!
snow some slirMily greater independence of
_ this wou!d l ^ a price worth paying if he got
done o Mis'n»ah Is little more" than mayor of
^ ^ . nno. his interference in Abadan and Khorramshahr
ailairs appear usua ' 1 y l-o be misplaced. wbi - e he
never goes near the northern half of his province,
v/h i 1 s ^ tne refers we should not get him re:;
should welcome any spontaneous action on
oi one Persians tc replace him — provided
nis proposed successor were reasonably pr
fecU.-e ajjp.Lieg to t..*w Qhief <§,f Police, who a" though
an a. eot-.ve oiiicer, has been nere some considerable
^ime and has managed tu organise all these opportuni
ties e n o o y e a. by tins j- ^ 1 ice so as to yield the utmcs t
profit, which is veiv considerable. Tms would in
this country matter less if ne did not claim, and
therein receive genera 1 credence, that he has British
Support and is kept here chiefly by the British*
But/
o f th e
should
spirit
things
Ahwaz;
oven, we
par x.
. of course
cmising.