مجموعة ٩/٣٠(٢) "تقارير إدارية عن الخليج الفارسي - ١٩٤٥ -" [و‎‎١‎٥‎٠] (١١٤٨/٢٩٩)

realise the true v&lue of German broadcasts.
a4 + . ? he twenty-three P.R.B. Heading Room* in this Consular
fiistiict were well-patronised, especially in Kerman itself
r«nere l^rge^ nuiiibers congregated during the course of the
evening to hear the daily news broadcasts and to read the
booAt *nu pamphlet* which were regularly received from the
•t .rt.b. in Tehran. As a whole, publicity materi--l was well-
received as is evidenced in the increase in ssies of the
various periodical*. News bulletins continued to be issued
daily by the Consulate and were very popular.
* , , A large number of cinema shows were given in herman
^nu in villages in the district during the year, and continued
in forth^frica^nd neW ? reelt ^P^ting Allied successes
na in ^ lir ope slway* produced the greatest
intoreat, by f:^r the mo.it popular films were the comic shorts.
; ue local cinema, which worked spasmodically, finally closed down
towards the end of the year, due to poor patknage t
consequent l^ck of fund*. .Vhile in operation, it showed
_itish newsreels snd more often than not Russian feature
Feature films are always received with great enthusiasm
' ut iew 0i the * € were received during the ye^r from the P.R.B.
The indisin teachers of English for Kerman and Yezd
^rrivea on October 8 th. ^-or nearly six week* after their
t ? ey * pent f gre ? t deal of time in contacting the local
inhabitant* ana in brushiag up their knowledge of colloquial
ersi^n. Classes in xverm*n started on November 22nd and,
thou^i numerous applications had been received during the
intervening penou from prospective pupils, the initial
attendance was disappointing. This was mainly due to the
rates of fees being charged, which were considered to be too
*4 e ^ eei vvere tnen reduced, with the result that more
L ecei ^ d Sna K the t ttel3a * nce increased
classes * Loor t 47 ^ o£ attending English
ciaases atooa at 4/. Progress has not however been as goad
repoSt^* V " rlety ° f 0ti ' er ceu * e * which hEve been
B. 2 D
I* CCNSUTATZ
n ir 4 Mr * Ma % hl2l ^ ehm * n held charge of the post of Head
Clerk in Charge oi the Yezd Consulate Office during the year.
II,. VISITORS
faring the period unaer review 16 British officers *5
Amer:icana vi * ite <i the Consulate, in^ddi-
tion to the following who passed through 8 - 1
British
Greek*
Italians
Yugoslavs
Russians
8
2
6
3
10
Ewiss
Egyptians
Banes
Chinese
£,
1
2
2
HI. BflITISH ItrTaiRSIiTr,
The only item of British interest is the ttagio-lranisn