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went to Burujiro. on
the 3rd, and returned on the 6 the house which
is to he rentecLfor the use of this Consulate General . he
again left for ubrud and Burujird on tne l5th»
BRITISH HITITARY
(2) General Auchinleck, the Commander in Chief,
India, visited Indian troops in Ahwaz on the 7th.
PERSIAN AmilNISTRATICN
(3) . The Governor Genera^ left for Shushtar
on tne 1 st, accompanied by Colonel Noel, the Chief of-the
Department of Justice, and other persons interested in the
irrigation schemes there? he returned on the 3rd.
AZMOUN, Director of Finance at Burujird
arrived in Aiiwaz on the 7th, and left on the 12th. Mr. Solomon
Isft for Teneran on the Ihth.
C 5 > Military The following troops of the 10th Division
left Ai^waz during the period under review under the Command of
Colonel MUQBEII, for -oheir summer training station at ALI
GUDaRZ: a battalion of Engineers, a battery of 105 mm. artillery,
the l4th regiment of Infantry, the 5th Regiment of Cavalry, and
detachments of tne l^edical, Veterinary. Supply and Musical
Services*
( 6 ) ^ Brigadier General Humayuni left for
Behbehan and Basxit on 12th, accompanied by the Majlis Deputy
SUTTANI.
(*?) Railways To celebrate the decoration caV'ed in
Persian the "NISHAN-I-XiYA 1 QAT u (Decoration of Merit; conferred
upon tne I*S*R» by the Siiah, tiie Southern Division cf the Railway
gave a large party in the grounds of the Railway Club on the
1st. SAZSGAR, the Director of the Southern Division , left
the foil’owing morning for Teheran and returned cn the 12 th.
( 8 ) During the period under review, a handing-
over Commission arrived from Teheran, consisting of Ur. Hacklin,
MUSHIRI, A 2 AD iind SARJAK, in order to carry out the checking
needed before the railways can be handed back to the Persians by
the Allies* Certain elements of the Railway services have been
handed back to tne Persians*
($) Gendarmerie The Divisions (Nahiyehj of tne Gendarmerie
were abolished during the period under review, and each regiment
now becomes responsible direct to Teheran. Colonel SiIAUS MOTS.
ARA will therefore be Teaving Ahwaz shortly. it is believed that
he has been posted to Teheran. Colonel ZAVUSH therefore remains
in command of the Knuzistan regiment.
do; Posts, Tel e Mrapns and Tel ep hones * Notification
was received during the period under review of the decision of
the Council of Ministers to raise telephone charges by one third-
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