Coll 28/111 ‘Persia. Kermanshah – Political diaries.’ [‎158r] (318/751)

IS. The new uereele Collection officer, Ce^aln fORSlYH
P^TiO'^L {imvukgf Biex^t ^er^^re^h 10) did not arrive In February
^ and there seeme mnm doubt whether he will come here at
ell* T«o other Britleh offioera, however, appeared early
in the month from Tehran, Fli^ht-^eutenant SAVXLLfc aa
Edareh barbari Rah repreeeasitative and hie interpreter
second lieutenant MA&KK* The i>irector of the department
of Supply, 1STXHM SAMI*!, who paid a vieit to Tehran
during the month, continued for a time to enjoy a bad
press but latterly the attache have abated somewhat# One
source of this eampalipi la a reoently~iormea body styling
itself the a AH 9 9 or local atch
or Vigilanoe Coaxaittee# The laudable objects of this
Committee, whose membare ao one of them informed H.M#
Ocneul ere young and enlightened, are the encouragement
of wor&s of improvement and Public Utility, the exposure
of scandal and corruption ana the promotion of the
welfare of the Oitiaen generally*
14* The Head of the state domains at SHAHaBAB, JA^AB
SHXMVAiU November Diary, paragraph 6 ) left for Tehran
on the 10 th to consult with the central authorities on a
number of i amlah t questions* He hau not returned by the
end of the month and certain matters which require his
presence at hie post are now becoming ureaeing. Among
these la the conclusion of arr&;Cg*ments for the lease of
the Crown bands, which must be dealt with very soon now
if the production of the^e lands is not to be affected.
lb* The elections for the municipal Council of Kerraanehah,
a body of 18 members, were held on the 15th* A crowo of
eome 400, me Inly composed of those not entitled to vote,
gathered in front of the Municipal building and later at
the Ustmdari, and demonstrated in favour of AbhAftbH,
chairman of the old Council. Ab* AttBR, a well-^onown if
rather seedy demagogue and one of the many unsuccessful
candidates in the recent Majlis elections, had been
debarred by the betendar from standing for re-election
to the City council. There were no disturbances but fear
of a breach of the peace led PAHIM~ua-Bcy*iPH to order
postponement of the elections to a later date, probably
after m m%* meanwhile the Ministry of the interior had
replied to r^i^-ud-iK'Ui^H that dews are entitled to the
vote January Diary, paragraph il;* They have voted in
the past but not during the last seven or eight years*
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