مجموعة ٨/٢٨ "بلاد فارس؛ اليوميات؛ سيستان وكاين، أبريل ١٩٢٧ – ١٩٣٣" [ظ‎‎١‎١‎٣] (٤٣٤/٢٣٧)

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- Naib Mansoor Khan, Wireless Offieer,^
compelled some tune bac o
conduct to the notice of the General umct
Commanding.
On the 4th March a military policeman
at Duzdap was arrested by the civil police
in the act of housebreaking.
27. Persian Civil Officers, Ml.
28. Soviet Activities.— The Soviet Con
sul Sistan, has not yet returned, the
Consulate is said to be without news as to
his whereabouts.
During the first half of March the follow
ing quantities of Russian oil are said o
have arrived in Birjand.
Petrol
4,044 gallons
It is reported that the Soviet agents
intend to open a branch for the sale ol
petrol at Khunisk, south of Shusp.
There is some evidence that the corres
pondence between this Consulate and the
Governorate, Sistan, is reported to the
Soviet Consulate.
Some excitement was caused by an
apparent attempt to murder the ‘ Chowki-
dar ’ of the Soviet Consulate on the loth
March. It transpired that there had been
a theft of money from the Vice-Consul
and servants had quarrelled amongst them
selves about it.
29. Afghan Affairs.—The newspaper
‘ Siyasat ’ of Lahore, 27th March, 19o0,
publishes an article on the fall of Amanul-
lah. Sardar Amanullah Jan, the Air-
King’s uncle is reported to have told a
press representative at Baghdad that the
British had supported Baeha-i-Saqoo with
arms and funds because Amanullan bad
visited Moscow against the wishes of His
Majesty’s Government. Asked if he him
self enjoyed any financial assistance from
the British the Sardar is reported to have
replied that he had applied for assistance
both at Baghdad and in India but it had
been refused to him.
Mohamed Sadiq Khan Mohamadzai
arrived at Duzdap on the 1st en route to
Tehran, where he is appointed as Consul.
30. Lawlessness. —At the end of Febru
ary the house of an Indian Railway em
ployee at Mirjawa was broken into and
cash stolen.
A lorry owned and driven by an Indian
driver was held up at Qila Rustum on the
Duzdap-Sistan road and was forced to
leave the road for some miles. The goods
were looted and passengers robbed, but not
otherwise molested. Amnieh followed andp
succeeded in arresting two of the robbers,
and the remainder crossed into Afghan
territory, but have been recognised. The
Persian Consul at Chakansur is said to be
endeavouring to secure return of the stolen
property.
31. Communications.—A road which once
existed between Sistan and Jallalabad
(Miankhangi District) has been put into
a passable state of repair for motors as
far as Bun jar.
The Persian telegraph in East Persia is
very inefficient. Telegrams from Birjand
to Sistan often taking nearly a week.
32. Movements of foreign subjects.—
L F. Carrier—Dutch—passed through
Duzdap for Europe via Tehran on the 11th
March. While at Duzdap he engaged m
conversation with the Indians recommend
ing the continuation of agitation of a
communistic nature in India.
C. H. M. H. Kleinov—-German—employee
of the National Bank at Duzdap, visited
Quetta for a few days in March.
T. K. Miller—American—Agent for
Firestone Tyres, visited Duzdap between
the 11th and 16th March on business.
33. Movements of British Subjects,-Mr.
J Burrage, Municipal Engineer and Mr.
S Stubbs, Secretary, Communications
Board, Punjab, passed through Duzdap
on the 14th March proceeding on leave via
Tehran.
Mr. W. H. Newbold, His Majesty’s Con
sular Service, Siam, and Mr. A. Gibb passed
through Duzdap on the 21st March pro
ceeding on leave to Europe.
Mr. D. C. Fleming of the Burma Oil
Company arrived at Duzdap on the ZAli
and is said to be arranging for an Agency at
Duzdap.
34. Local News.— Locusts have appeared
in Persian Baluchistan and on the Muslim
area in British Baluchistan. Eggs are also
reported to have hatched out near iNeli.
Heavv rain fell in Sistan at the
March, a very unusual occurrence at tms
season.
C. K. DALY, Major,
His Majesty’s Consul for Sistan and Kain.
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