مجموعة ٥/٣٠(١) "يوميّات الخليج الفارسي: المقيمية البريطانية في بوشهر (الفارسية) يناير ١٩٤١" [و‎‎٤‎٦‎٨] (٩٣٨/٩٣٦)

dpy# They told the Police that they were Germ&n merchants
buying Iranian products.
186. M. George le Adam, a French mining engineer, in the x
service of the Iranian Government, arrived here on the 17th
January and went on to Khcrmuj , a town about 42 miles south-east
of Bushire • He came back on the 2£th and returned to Khormuj
the next day. He was reported to be surveying the country
under the auspicies of the local Government with a view to
further development of its mineral resources.
VI. TRADE AND DSVSIfTBCTTS.
186-a. Further restrictions have been imposed on the sale of
wheat which must now be mixed with at least 20^ of Per ley. The
price has also been increased by 5^ . It is rumoured that the
price of tea and sugar will also be raised,
vn, PUB IT C CPI FT ON .
187. News of the further British successes in Africa has been
well received. The defeat of the Italians however appears to
have served principally to lower Italian prestige rather than to
increase ours and it seems unlikely that any of the non partisan
elements will change their attitude until we have taken on and
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defeated German troops. In the meantime the uncertain attitude
of Russia continues to cause uneasiness.
VIII. BROADCASTS *
188. Critics of the Delhi broadcasts state that they do not
appreciate the tone of the announcer which is toe similar to that
of a preacher. On the whole they appear to prefer the ^.B.C.
broadcasts. A further criticism is that the times of the Delhi
and B.B.C. broadcasts are too close together and on occasions
when the Delhi news finishes late it overlaps into the time for
the B.B.C. broadcast. Listners must in consequence miss either
the end of the Delhi or the beginning of the B.B.C. news.
IX. PROPAGANDA .
189. A number of Bushire merchants htve recently received
German war propaganda le af le ts wri t ten in the Iranian language,
from T e hran. They arrived through the ordinary po,fct mixed up
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