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j the Persian Government in return for substantial concessions including the vesting
I of the Ukhaniship permanently in his family.
7. His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, recently telegraphed that Persian
Oovernment are now convinced of Sowlet’s sincerity, and putting all the reports
together it appears probable that Sowlet has at last decided to come off the fence on
the British side.
8. From various reports the present state of (things at Shiraz seems to be
Shiraz . chaotic. Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. -ul-W aizin, writing from
there on February 27th says “ the mer
chants were summoned to the (revolutionary) Governor’s palace on 26th and
requested to pay Krans 3-05 for every man (7lbs) of opium, forwarded by them
since March 21st 1915. They were forced to agree : the levy amounts to 12 000
tumans (about £2,000).
9. A Bushire Saiyid who went to Shiraz 3 months ago, returned on 25th March
and says that the gendarmes there had ordered the Democrats not to hold meetings.
The gendarmes were extorting money under the name of subscriptions from all
and sundry and appropriating the daily receipts of the Financial Department.
Haji Mirza Ahmed Khan Lari, a notorious and pestilent merchant, and Fakhr-us-
Sultaneh were very active in the operations for raising money. Bank notes were
not being taken in the bazaar and there was a great scarcity of money.
10. Agha Nurullah, the influential majtahid of Ispahan who fled thence on
the approach^of the Russians and Malikzadeh, a rebel deputy to the Tehran
‘ Parliament ” reached Shiraz about March 1st. It is also reported that about
250 gendarmes from the Qumisheh-Abadeh-Shiraz section of the road arrived in
Shiraz on 17th.
for Borasjun^ & notorious dema g 0 gue and preacher leftWly in the month
^Bushire and Hinterland.
12. There have been no attacks on the outposts during the month ; on the
Outpost Line. night of the 27th, however, about 150 of
1 ^ 0 - nr * . . . the enemy came across the Mashilleh but
coming aoroBsToLme. 1110 ™ 1118 WltW any attack ' Their motive »
13. Several circumstantial reports show that the headmen have begun to
Discontent among hostile tribesmen. quarrel amongst themselves, that there is
the unnonularitv of tLp ' growing dislike of Zair Khidhar and that
to return to the normal on T-J mes ^ ^creasing, and that the tribesmen are anxious
Bed and to the 00 ™! ° f llfe ; - Several chiefe have to Darya
They have undoubtoRv ex P re f * ng ^ desire to geDrid of Zair Khidhar.
deSl cSle reteUdX wWl, 11 ^ “k thlS ^T^ 11 by the news of the
It is practically impossible for the nettv^t, 15661 !- Sprea k thr0U # b ° Ut the hmterland '
and they have been asW th t ? l ty Kll T to « v erthrow Zair Khidhar unaided.
move out with a force. S ^ B h ° make a demonstratio n a n d Darya Begi to
strength has caused coilsirw!, hiI Tnlantly . at Dushire and the increased cavalry
15. Mr. Zeytoon of Messrs. Livingstone Zeytoon and Co., of Shiraz arrived
Mr. Zeyteon s report. ln Bushire on March 8th having been
pass to leave Shiraz cost him about SMof ^ Boras jr' Hi f
150 to Major Ali Kuli Khan of the GendaXerie g ° mg 8 mercllant and
WassmusXLteivened fsTerresenfetXetf ^ X ^ pr ° Ceed ’ but
wanted 20,COO tiwuins lansom ' After ? n , d Zall i Kllldliar and
Khan’s wife, and Mr ZevtoXw] tlT “y^Voon had taken last ’ with the
' ’ Zejtoon had thr& " n hi a«lf on Ghazanfar’s mercy, he was