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371. Aqai Fahiini the late Governor is also still here gnu hoping to
stay. As he is an ardent party ;aan only the members of his own
party desire his retention.
372. Colonel Khadiwi, who recently arrived to be head of the local
gendarmerie, left for Bandar Abbas on October 18th with his
second-in-Command Lt-Colonel Zawosh. in their absence the
gendarmerie have been without responsible officers, and this may
halp to account for increased Inefficiency ana a recurrence of
robberies (see para 378 below).
373. Colonel Ti.HERNIA head of the Conscription Department is said
to have been ordered to proceed to Tehran. He has been relieved
by Major MAHAJAR.
374.
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The transfer of the Chief Justice Aqai Lawasani has now been
confirmed.
375. Aqai Amir Ibrahimi, Nusrat-ul-Mumalik, deputy for Rafsinjan,
arrived in Kerman on October 16th.
376. Mr. Hussain Ali GARAKANI, newly appointed Governor of Bandar
Abbas passed through Kerman on October 29th on his way to
Banuar Abbas .
Security.
377. Reference para 358. The final result of the operations against
j/ K - £ Hussain Khan Buchakchi is still awaited. Latest reports show
that Hussain Khan had come back to within about 30 miles of
Sirjan, ana that the operations of the Persian army had appar
ently been suspendeu to celebrate the Shah's birthday. The £.0*C«
has however since returned to Sirjan, ana it is hoped that some
decision will be reached. Hussain Khan's wife is in Persian
hands. The rival banait Muraa Ali Murad was expected to surrender
shortly.
3/8. Meanwhile there has been a recruacscence of robbery both on
if the Yeza road and in the Jupar area. Two lorries anu a car
containing a Russian Engineer and his wife were held up at
SHAMSH between Anar ana Kermanshahan on the Yezd road, on
October 27th. The passengers were taken into the hills, and
r looted of everything except the clothes they were wearing. His
Majesty's Consul's chauffeur happened to be a passenger on one of
the lorries, ana suffered considerable losses. He and othewmade
an immediate report to the nearest gendarmerie post at Kerman
shahan, but n, action seems to have been taken. On the chauffeur^
arrival at the Consulate the matter was immediately reported to
the G.O.C., who has promised to pursue the robbers energetically.
There were 11 men with rifles. It is not known where they came
from.