Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎54r] (112/1028)

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been upset by the Village Co-operat™ q™-
which have not proved to the advantage' of Kn^or trib“
severe defeat of the troop!? A , re P ort wag received of a
were at once sent out in lorries and r -^ hmedl tnbes - 1,500 men
was rumoured that there had been an fr0m tbe P ubiic - It
ern oilfields were in danger.' At theltm ° + n BeI A beh S n ^ that the south*
troops from Ahwaz and cue dissident" tr-Po^ 6 -^ ^ abmai tribe engaged
3,000 troops had been despatched from Shiraz to'm ' 1 f ° rC f' Fina11 ^ after
force, the area was surrounded and thn 1 C 0 '°P erate with the Ahwaz
captured many rifles at the expense of ^ aa t b orities claim to have
sides. It is evident that there has been ™ ^ lun(lred casualties on both
tribes appear to be well and the
forThewSite a r nd ^ wh - » - -tended't Stl Z IriUs
attacfed^oad^Guard^oste 1 dlirmflhe° «^ e r a “h h , tribes “ e ® r Lar - who
with their smuggling activities It was ’ V eh s ° ue ^ to mterfere
troops to deal fth th“^ of
also been en^aned frmn fPno +r +• • j-eneral using. Detachments have
Dashtlstan S m thc coastal districts of Laristan and
f , 21 ' Th ® re .y 3 ;® tal ^ “ Shiraz of a revolution planned to follow a success
ful nsmg of all the Qashgai tribes. Endeavours are now being made to
fasten responsibility for this on to the late General Officer Commanding
the troops The genera discontent with the Government’s settlement policy
is a more likely cause, aided by the system of bribery recently in force under
rndtivU author n itie“ U8gllng ^ gun ' runnin S were Permitted by the military
22. Local administration .—There has been no change in the five repre*
sentatives of Ears in the Mejliss. All of them have visited the Province
during the year. They are all local business men or landowners. Deputies
were also elected for Lar, Firuzabad, Jahrum, Fasa and Abadeh.
23. Other official visitors during the year have been Aqai Bayat, Direc
tor General of the Department of Agriculture ; Sertip Feruz, General Officer
in Command of Road Guards ; Aqai Sami’i, Acting Director General of Public
Security ; Aqai Farrukh, Minister of Industries and Mines ; Sertip Na-qdi,
Tribal Settlement Department of the Ministry of War ; the Inspector General
of Registration Offices ; and the Head of the Wheat Stabilisation Depart
ment.
24. Aqai Abul Fath Doulatshahi remained Governor General of Fars
until August, when he was summoned to Tehran. His arrest has already
been described. He was not popular in the Province and his peculations
in collusion with the Military and with the Municipal authorities met their
inevitable reward. His preparations for the Shah’s visit and his ceaseless
attempts to organise Companies and to juggle with the cash subscribed for
various purposes are believed to have brought him in a large profit. It is
known that considerable private debts were paid off out of the proceeds.
25. His Excellency’s dealings with the Consulate were friendly. He
was most cordial on the occasion of the Shah’s Birthday dinner party, though
he ignored most of his subordinates, and he organised a luncheon party in
honour of the Head of the Eastern Department of the Foreign Office. As
sistance was given in various personal matters connected with the Police and
a polite interest was taken in the Consulate water supply, instructions being
given to the Municipality to cease interfering with it after it has already
been successfully tapped. Other routine matters were dealt with reason
ably promptly. * His Excellency was present at a King’s Birthday dinner
party at the Consulate and the Acting Governor General attended a service
in the Mission Church and a Garden Party at the Consulate, in the absence
of the Governor General, in celebration of the Coronation. He w as not
punctilious in the matter of returning visits.