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48. New Material. Artillery, machine gun«, rifle* and
armoured cars are reported to have been bought recently, as
well as a quantity of machinery for the ammunition factories
I at Parchin and Tehran.
49 . Supply and Transport. These services have not kept
pace with the expansion of the Army and the number of M.T.
vehicles is quite inadequate for important operations.
50 . Although the cost of the Army accounts for such a large
proportion of the country’s finances. His Imperial rlajesty* s
policy in maintaining such a large force appears to be
successful# It probably overawes some of the malcontents (tae
Baluchis are certainly an exception at present) and undoubtedly
instils a certain amount of respect among Persia’s neighbours.
particularly Iraq.
(R.A.F. Int. Report)•
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65. Persian Press. One of the Tehran newspapers has
ceased publication by order of the Home Office, and a second
has been forced to change its editor. No reasons are given
for these orders.
(Le Messager)#
INDUSTRIES.
64. Carpets. The state of the carpet industry in the
province oTTerman has not been at all satisfactory recently
and steps are being taken to remedy the situation.
(Le Messager).
66. Opium. The Minister of Finance has allotted Rials
20 million (fiSBO,000) for the purchase of opium in the province
of Khorasan. Opium is one of the many Government monopolies.
(Le Messager).
66. Missi on to U.S.S.B. A mission headed by Director
Generals of Gommerce and ^griculture left Tehran at the end of
vpril to study industrial and agricultural conditions in the
U.S.S.R. They were reported to have visited a number of
factories near Moscow in mid-May.
(Le Msssager).
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57 . Imports and Exports. The monthly trade returns are
llowss-
Imports, (Converted from Rials) &7 00 # 000 *
Exports, (Not including A.I.O.C.
of Caspian Fisheries) £455#0^0•
(Le Messager).
68. Roads. Reference October Summary, para. 59 , the
Bushire - Llngeh road is now reported to be open to motor traffic
0 (Bushire Int. Report).
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