Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎400r] (804/1028)

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'Rwahan to afford protection. No action was taken by the Persian officials
'"tr 'din" ille Jhow the valuable cargo of which was disposed of by the capto s
who is a relative of Mir Qambar seemed reluctant to interfere m the
matter, 'it is probable that the cargo was intended to be smuggled into Persia.
Aviation. —Many aeroplanes including British, French, German and Dutch
^ machines landed at' Jask during the year. Two Southampton boats lan i ..,
^ Gwadur on the 18th October and left for Karachi the same day.
Tn March when two British Royal Air Force planes engaged in evacuating
■Rritish and Foreign subiects in Afghanistan landed at Jask for oil fuel, thei
nfsome trouble between the Commander of the planes and the Persian Officer
Commanding who refused the former permission to load petrol on the grounds
fW the Dianes were in quarantine and had to wait pratique by the Medical Officei
^ ffid’notAppear until the planes had left. The matter was represented 10
His Britannic Majesty’s Consul Bunder Abbas.
On fith Sentember tire Imperial Airways air liner “ City of Jerusalem ” on
her wav to India, while making a night landing at Jask, crashed at the aerodrome
a orAo-m Ptp The nilot a mechanic and one passenger died, 2 membe s o
thf c?ew we« in.iur h ed P and the mails were destroyed. The three mcUms were
PPprrcd in the teiegranh cemetrj^ the following day. A eonit of enq .
accident was held bv Wing Commander Verney and Mr. Lane who arrived from
Karachi on the 8th instant.
<fif 9 Colonel Biscoe, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , visited Jask
in December in I. G. T. S. “ Patrick Stewart ”.
In January the Chairman of the Junkers Company in Persia came to Jask
in a monoplane and left for Bnshire the next day.
In )be second week of March a Persian Surteep and a Captain arrived at
Jask horn Tehran In a Junkers plane. The Surteep left for Tehran next day
in the same machine.
Abolitions of capitulations. —The position of the British Indian traders and
subiects continues to he difficult. With the disappearance of Dost Mohamed
the, e is now some prospect that the Persian Government will be able to establish
itself firmlv in the country and institute regular courts. At present t I
court available is at Bunder Abbas and there is no possibility of enforcing m the
Mekran any decree that may he obtained.
rr n/ , ]r qjVjp Director left Karachi for a tour of inspection on the 10th
Charbar and Mirs Hoti and Mustafa Khan a^ Jasl.
A memorandum on the condition of the country between Jask and Gwadur
is appended.
Jas'k.
telegraph station
Mr. W. 0. Janes was Superintendent in charge of the
throughout the year. . ,
Persian officials.-In the absence of a ^XTrh^mmiXgtoops
rem0 A,« \rlnmv was Mudir of Customs till 4th January when he was relieved
bv MiSa Ahmed The latter held his office till 7th November when he was
relieved in turn by Mirza Aziz.
Besides Die aforesaid persons, there is a Quarantine Medical Officer he. .
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movements of the chiefs and the remainder is quartered m the Persia
Police -Yawar Mustafa Khan and one Assistant arrived here on the 22nd
November with the object of establishing a police force. They ' n f?y de , d Jt
enlSttAly 30 men but so far only 10 men h-e .joined up. It is believed rhat
the Officer has applied to Tehran to enforce conscription.