File 566/1921 ‘Persia: military Attaché’s intelligence summaries’ [‎35v] (79/818)

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dismissed at five minutes’ notice the following employees from the Custon* Depart-
ment in Enzeli : —
(1 ) Barberon, French subject, aged 57 years, drawing 130 toman 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
„) HiSCHrStSS"-, 65 j»». Twenty-three
Salarv 120-130 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. a month. Twentv-two years’ service.
(3.) H. Lascarides, Greek subject, aged 42 years. Uenty two y
Salary 110 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. a month, hour chllt lul o mont h Twenty-three
(4.) Dr. Lascarides, Greek subject. Salary 110 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. a mom. y
years’service. Four children. Salary 43 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. a month.
(5.) Madame Osmanof, Bussian. v q on tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. a month.
(6.) M. Caligrinof, Russian. Two years’ service. Salaiy 30 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
fr It seems disgraceful that any Government should smumarhy dismiss its employees
9 th June, His Majesty’s consul at Resht reports t lar vtetl from their posts at
employees in the Road Administratoin have been summarily e ' lote< * f rt f P i]ities
the toll-gates and thrown on the road without compensation or ev ®“ y“ S P 0 ^ j ue
to take them to the nearest town. In many cases three months back pay is due
to them from the Persian authorities. - i • 4 -,^^ 0+0 in Mr.ri-ti
7 Koshtaria a Russian, who had large financial and commercial mte e .
Persia before the Russian revolution, notably the “ Koshtan concession, arrived at
Resht on the 10th July from Moscow, and is proceeding to lehian.
Azerbaijan.
8. Tabriz. —With reference to paragraph 4, Intelligence Summary No. 25, dated
the 24th June, the American financial adviser has le-engagec k. e ^ isims
employees, presumably as the result ol the outcry which followe t eii ( isc iaige.
9 M. Gorokhof, the Russian consul at Tabriz, fell down stairs a few days ago and
broke his leg. He applied to the Persian Governor-General for personal protection 111
the event of the news of a successful counter-revolution, in Russia reaching labnz, as,
owing to his accident, he would be unable to look after himself. . , ,
10. Towards the end of June the Russian consul at Tabriz attempted to send
24,0001 worth of gold roubles by car to Tiflis vL4 Julfa. The money was seized by the
Persian Customs authorities at the frontier and returned to Tabriz for adjudication.
The Russian Minister at Tehran has protested against the action of the Persian
authorities, who, however, maintain that the export of gold from Persia is foi bidden
11. Ardebil. —The General Officer Commanding, Tabriz Division, left Tabriz lor
Ardebil on the 30th June on a tour of inspection.
12. A famous sword, inscribed with the names of all the bhahsayan tribes, said to
be worth 12,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , is being repaired at a cost of 4,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. for presentation to
the War Minister, Reza Khan.
Kazvin.
13. Minkin, the Russian consul at Kazvin, left for Moscow on the 8th July on two
months’ leave. He is to be replaced by Hoffmann, from Tehran.
14. All mosques were closed in Kazvin on the 7th July, as a protest against the
exodus of mullahs from Irak.
Tehran.
15. With reference to paragraph 6 of last week’s intelligence summary, the ulama
from Irak arrived at Kermanshah on the 8th July, where the Persian Government
is arranging for them to remain while negotiations for their return to Irak are m
progress.
16, On the 8th July, by instructions from the Union of Clergy, Shaidi made a
speech lasting two hours in the Artillery Square in the city, in which he violently