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CONFIDENTIAL.
Summary of His Majesty’s Residency in the Persian
of August 1914.
Gulf. From 16th to the end
Bandar Abbas.
45. The scarcity of rupees is embarrassing British Indian merchants here.
The export of Krans has been forbidden and the Imperial Bank of Persia, in spite
of a reference to Teheran, finds itself unable to grant drafts on India. The rate
of exchange is Krans 4*05 to the rupee and, in view of the slump in pearls, will
probably go still higher.
Kerman.
46. The Swedish officers spent the latter half of July in threatening to resigm
His Britannic Majesty’s Consul asked them, if they really contemplated doing so,
to disarm the force first.
47. By telegram.—The August accounts of the Gendarmerie were found gene
rally in order by His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, who drew attention to certain
extravagances, such as 27 lbs. of grain per carriage horse.
48. There are now 23,000 Tomans in hand for the Kerman Gendarmerie,
which, at the present scale of expenditure, will be exhausted by the middle of Nov
ember. Hopes have been expressed that Kerman, like other provinces, may be
able to contribute something towards their upkeep but to what extent or when no
one seems to have any very clear or definite views.
49. The local finance Agent apparently keeps the Treasurer-General entirely
in the dark as to the financial status of the province.
Arabistan.
50. The greatest anxiety is felt, both here and in Kuwait, as to this year s
date crop. With the uncertainty in regard to British steamers proceeding
upriver to Basra and equal doubt as to whether they would be allowed o lea\e,
if they did, nobody can be found to advance money to the date-packers and, as
Shaikh Sir Khaz’al puts it, the crop will be eaten up by the ’Arab.
51. Bakir Khan and Shaikh Murteza are forming a society to oppose the
Government of Nizam-es-Sultaneh.
Kirmanshah.
52. July 26th.—The Russian Consul exerted himself to prevent the resigna
tion of the Firman Firma. He engineered the despatch of a telegram to Teheran
but could not close the bazaars.
Bushire.
53. A report has reached here that the merchants of Ispahan and Teheran are
going to finance the Gendarmerie in those places, should the Persian Governmen
be unable to do so, through lack of funds, borrowed or other.
The Bushire Gendarmerie chest is understood to be entirely empty.
Bahrain.
54. The Pohtical Agent has agreed to the Shaikh issuing a proclamation pro-
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ing in freely from Persia and permits are being issued for the export of nc
considerable quantities.
55. Telegrams and press cuttings, received from Basra ” e “• * “
anti-English as expected and have made little impression in Bahrain Th
sal wish is that the Germans should be speedily crushed, so that the London and
Paris pearl markets should be in a position to recommence buying.
India, Foreign SECREiaKYd
No. 39M, dated /*]..*()
PA SEP 1914 M
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