"تقارير إدارية ١٩٣١-١٩٣٥" [و‎‎١‎٢‎٨] (٤١٦/٢٥٥)

Disarmament of Tnbes.-The military authorities continued disarming
tribes and he peasantry m Dasht,stan, Tangistan and Dashti. Some 300 riflel
and a small quantity of ammunition were collected without opposition In
March a regiment was sent to the Shib-Kuh district and commenced disarming
the followers of the troublesome Shaikh Muhammad bin Ahmad Khalfan an§
other tribes there.
Navy.—Yavar (Major) Ghulam Husain Khan Bayendor who was promoted
during the year to the wank of Naib Sarhang (Lieut.-Colonel) remained in com
mand of the Persian Navy. The h avy successfully-continued their efforts to
check smuggling. 12 dhows were captured, several of which were burnt and
others taken over for naval purposes.
The gunboat ‘‘ Chahrokh ’ ’ was responsible for arresting Shaikh Muhammad
bm Ahmad Khalfan (a Persian Arab Chief of Teben) who had been a thorn
m the side ot the military and customs administration during the past ten
years. Having found it difficult to remain at Teben, Shaikh Muhammad tried
to escape m his motor dhow to Bahrain. Unfortunately for him he was sighted
by the “ Chahrokh ” which happened to be patrolling that neighbourhood and
after a chase the dhow was captured. Shaikh Muhammad and his companions
were sent under arrest to Shiraz for trial.
The following were the prizes captured during the year :—
.. 3 dhows with 1,320 packages of con
traband.
Sloop “ Babr ” ..
Sloop “ Palang ”
Gunboat “ Karkas ”
Gunboat “ Chahrokh ”
Gunboati “ Chahbaz ”
1 dhow with 500 packages.
3 dhows with 440 packages.
2 dhows with 90 packages.
3 dhows with 600 packages.
The “ Babr ” and “ Palang ” proceeded to Bombay for dry docking in
January. Afterwards they visited Colombo to return the visit of the Com-
mander-in-Chief, East Indies in H. M. S. “ Hawkins ” to Bushire in December
1933.
SECTION 5.
Aviatiou.
Arab Side .—Imperial Airways. The Company carried out its weekly
service along the Arab side of the Gulf without incident.
Persian Side. —Thirty-seven British aviators passed through Bushire
during the year.
In December Lady Blanche Douglas and her pilot Mr. V. Ogden while on
a flight to India had a forced landing at Maslileh-i-Bahmani in Tangistan,
60 miles south of Bushire. A rescue party was sent out by the Besidency and
succeeded in bringing back Lady Blanche Douglas with great difficulty owing to
the flooded state of the country-side following upon torrential rains. The
aeroplane was just able to fly back to Bushire where the necessary repairs were
effected and the aviators shortly after resumed their journey.
Dutch and French.—The Royal Dutch Air Lines (K. L. M.) and Air France
maintained their weekly services throughout the year.
SECTION 6.
Political Situation'.
The policy of the Iranian Government of carrying out a thorough dis
armament of the District which was steadily pursued all last year in the hinter
land of Bushire bore good fruit and there was little lawlessness during the
year under review. . _ . .. .