مجموعة ٣٠/١١٤ "تقارير إجراءات السُفُن البريطانية." [و‎‎٣‎٣‎٤] (١٢٠٣/٦٦٧)

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31* Transportation Company , The Governor of
Khorramshahr is endeavouring to form a transportation
company in Khuzistan with a capital of 9,000,000 rials.
Local dhow and launch owners will hold shares in the company
to the value of their craft. These are valued at POO,000
rials. The Governor has written to Teheran and hopes to
encourage other merchants to suhscrihe towards the capital.
(Khorramshahr I.R.)
3P. St^am Navigation Company . With reference to
paragraph P4 ol^ last Summary. The merchants and traders of
Lingah have offered to subscribe 4P5,000 Rials (£5312-10- 0)
towards the capital of this company; this brings the total
capital up to £39,562; The Governor is still canvassing
fbr more subscribers. (Bushire I.R.)
33* Air Service . With reference to paragraph P6 of
last Summary, no information could be obtained in Bushire
ae to when the Bushire - Teheran line was likely to start
operating.
34* Iranian Army . The forces stationed in Shiraz
are 5,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry. The horses are all
Arab and well kept. The men were well turned out.
(S.N.O., P.G.)
35. Iranian Navy. Movements .
Arrive
Plac*
Leave
BA3R
CHABAAZ
Khorramshahr
P2nd
May
16th
May
Khorramshahr
Jask
Henjam
17th
May
2 Pnd
May
Bunder Abbas
Henjam.
P6th
May
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37. Oil Interests . Major Frank Holmes left Bahrain
for Cairo on the P6th April to see Fuad Hamza, the Saudi
foreign minister. It had been suggested to him that If he
apologised to Bin Saud for his treatment (Major Holmes stated
that he left Jedda without waiting to see Bin Saud) of him
two years ago when he went to Jedda, it would make things
easier for the fr'uwait Neutral Zone negotiations. Major
Holmes returned to Bahrain on 6th May and left again for
Kuwait on IPth May. (Bahrain I.R.)
38* Bahrain . The following tankers embarked crude oil
during April and the first fortnight of May:-
JANE MAGRSK Danish 12,000 tons.
ANNA KNUDSSN Norwegian 14,200 ,,
CALIFORNIA STANDARD 16,000 ,,
The last named is owned by the Foreign Tankship Corporation
and flies the flag of the Republic of Panama. (Bahrain I.R.) 39
39. A.I.0.C . The production in Iran for the month of
February amounted to 640,000 tons, making a total of
1,301,000 tons for the first two months of 1936. Total
production for the year,1935 amounted to 7,487,697 tons.
(R.A.F.Int.Report)