Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎346v] (697/1028)

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CHAPTER II.
Note on events in the Southern Area during the year 1930
Inter-tribal jealousies coupled with disarmament operation* ),
cause of the state of unrest that has prevailed in the Southern Area et, u been tlle
the Boir Ahmedi factions, for most of the year under review. ’ fl} ’ amon gst
In March last Assad Khan, the Kalantar of Basht, was murdered * 1 , •
gation, it is believed, of Ghulam Hussein Khan, Boir Ahmedi and th tie lnsti ’
confusion in the local affairs of that area, which had its repercussion* enSUing
other tribal elements, caused the Company, on the advice of the P mo ' , "' !t
to withdraw the geological party then Working in the vicinity of Behbehln™ 11611 *’
A very serious situation arose in June of the year under report T, ^ 1 ,
dawn on the 25th of that month a party of about 300 Boir Ahmedi Sarin, nr M ore
men raided the Company’s camp at Gach-i-Pokak. The Lid appear ^fh ' tr ? eS -
designed in the first instance against one Qaid Habibullah, Chkf of thl® Oa'd
Yusufi section of the Bavi tribe, whose flocks numberin-r several th„ 4 Qaid
carried off by the marauders. They then turn™ th “ r aSL were
which they proceeded to loot very thoroushly. Everything portable w ^ 0anlp ;
and much of what remained was wantonl/ damagS The European 8
of the Staff suffered no bodily harm, although their lives were heauenHv th 1 ^^
during the raid and they were left with nothing more than the clothes twt"
wearing at the time. iotnes they were
Military reinforcements, consisting of 2 officers and 130 men were rushed i
the scene of the incident from Ahwaz and Behbehan in transport provided bvrt.
Company and the situation quickly returned to normal. 1 pro ™ ed ™
Military operations have continued against the Boir Ahmedi . 1 ,,, , ■, ■
forces gradually closing in on tribal strongholds, and Basht, the cenire of the dik
order, was attacked and captured in August. It became increasingly eLdetr
however, that complete disarmament of the Boir Ahmedi would not be effected
without stubborn resistance and that the military authorities were faced with f
prolonged and arduous task m enforcing their measures in Kuhvilnn tJSt?.. r
the difficult nature of the terrain is Jin
I he disaffected region is far removed from the Mishun Area, and the situation
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perty as remain in the Area on a suspended basis ® P ^ ^