Coll 28/111 ‘Persia. Kermanshah – Political diaries.’ [‎332r] (666/751)

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1. rnunth. haa beau a quiet one in general but has
u.tni muried oy iricreaainii activity on the uirt of the Tuaeh
party in iCermanahah, Ramadan and to a leoocr extent Sanandae,
activity • which culminated in the* ^tri rc of Icioourors st the
Refine ry of the \ e r : an shah Petroleum Como any v/hich at art ad
0jCi yF GOth* ih© etri^e, no.v happily over without any ill
rateuits except xor the misguidea workmen who sheepishly
fcllowwa the 'Xudeh leauer.i ana now firm themselves v/ithaut
joue, »&&> probably more in the nature of a try-out than
tu.ptb.info oitooj had it succeeded, something far more serious
^ould probably have ueen attempted in Abadan and elsewhere.
a.t v.oulc probablp* never have happened at all bad there been
any efficient authority in Kermanshah .vhich has been left
i«.r too iuiifo to the oevices of the Acting Uotandar, iqa
«.• Aifnivdii Aiil f a vvell-fneaning and hara-v.orkin c but rathir
ineifective official entirely lacking in authority and
o.nitic'.ti/o. it io quite obviour tbrt the a ointment of
tui UbtciiiCtii' for the i iitn 1 stun has alret c^y been delayed
±iv too long anu ohould not bt delayed sn 3 r loDi.ei**
-’ho local reaction to Victorj r in Europe v;as decidedly
sloa und anything out unanimous. LandoTmero, merchants and
chop :t epera \vho have h. d quite a { ,ood v/ar received the news
.. i the at enthusiaern, fearing the crop in prices v/hich every—
bcoy confidently expected. The rest of the peo )le fiho^ved* ,
some pleasure but also did not betray any enthusiasm, perhaps
realising that whoever benefitted by the end of the war it
probably «oula not bo them any immediate good. The politically
mincteu were hopeful of early withdrawal of Allioa troops
and an end of J.licd interference in the affairs of the
country. i the war against Gapan very little was heard- The
general xeeling appeared to oe that it wag quite unimportant
anc would be over in a few months, net more than six at the
outside. aroly a single Persian sesmea to have any grasp
at all of the realities or the ar eastern situation. °
-iOCAL GOVKIb^d^T:
°* failure oi the fersian Government to appoint an
Jstaadax* lor the ifith stan and a ajTiiauaar lor .jhahaoac. has
ofen reierred to adl nauseam in these biarios. The importance
oi appointing sornconc to these two key pcits cannot however
cu over-seresoed. Unfortunately there seems to be no prospect
Cx ah.y such appointments being made so long as the Cabinet
crisis lasts in Tehran
'*• _ , . colonel G/.Y *,..Ly k see para. 5 cf vpril Diary) is no\;
establiohed as Cfiicer Coin ianumg the i er. lansiiah Bri c ,aae. A
sidtlifoi t on his previous record at gA p-I,. was obtained when
oaptam ijuokniaster, the Acting Vico—Consul, in company with
* ajor ga^shott. Area biaison Officer at ila/Ai.iWw, visited
tj ‘ vU aLiU neighbouring centres of DA* OH end C/uil-ASHT
at tae end of the month oncer review. Through out t.h a r. ; r.
Dc-iu v.as xicrcc criticism of Colonel jBayendorVSSiSklioiif ttfPT
-ctp tnc isolated garrisons supplied with the 1
necessities and of his more than bare-faced lijO aUHilfi4-^
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