مجموعة ٩/٣٠(٢) "تقارير إدارية عن الخليج الفارسي - ١٩٤٥ -" [و‎‎٤‎٣‎٦] (١١٤٨/٨٧١)

Muhammad I email Nawab f who remained ae head of the
Municipality for moat of the year, wae finally removed after a
large number of complainte had been voiced against him and he was
aucceeded by Sayid Muhammad Siadat, a local merchant#
SECTION 4#
Army#
The Buahire garrieon was commanded by Captain Trabrasi
until the Allied ultimatum was presented to the Iranian Govern
ment on the 25th August# Lieut#-Colonel Malik Nasri then assumed
charge of all military forces in the Gulf Ports area but, on the
appointment of a military governor on the 16th September, Captain
Trabresi resumed local command of the garrison# In October
Captain Trabrasi was removed under escort to Shiraii on a charge
of corruption and was succeeded by Captain Yusuf Noori#
The composition of this force - three companies of
infantry and one M#G.detachment equipped with three maxim guns -
remained the same throughout the year and no reinforcements were
sent from Shiraz to meet the possibility of an .allied landing#
Lack of recruits and desertions considerably reduced the strength
of the garrison and it is probable tnat at the end of the year it
numbered less than 300 N.C.Os#and men* Between January and July
some 800 men were conscripted and most of them sent to Shiraz
for training but after this recruitment ceased entirely.
Instances were reported of attempts to arrest men who refused to
attend the office of the Recruiting Officer being met with armed
re sistance•
The garrison demonstrated mild activity prior to and
during the Allied advance into Iran# Detachments of troops were
posted along the coast from Hellelah to Bushire town and three
posts were quartered in the villages surrounding the residency•
The movements of British subjects were not, however, interfered
with and these detachments were withdrawn when instructions were
received by the local authorities that affairs were to take their
/ normal