مجموعة ١١٧/٢٨ "بلاد فارس. كرمان، يزد - (بندر عباس): ملخصات استخباراتية." [و‎‎١‎٣‎٠] (٥١٧/٢٦٢)

to ftp part to Tehran on bail, and a case is now proceeding against
the guarantor who cannot produce them. The ^ndge sent a message
to the effect that by getting round the law he could pay the
fine imposed or? the g'unrantor as compensation to the 2 •R.B.lorry
drirer; the case against the assailants would then be dropped#
he was informed that no short-cut was desired, and the legal pro-
-oedure should be followed in the case of the accused#
Haf^ence para 106# The robbers who entered the Consulate
have been discovered (they were led by one of the gi rdenere> and
a great part of the stolen property recovered*
Ag anticipated Aqai Rafii was elected for hnm, witii Acai
^eheen second". Hnfii took care to ensure that votes ware not
collated in vill* likely to support &eheen. It is generally
a^eed that ^ofii Is entirely uneuited tc be deputy, and efforts
are being nr.de from many sides to persuade him to resign. So far
he has shown no inclination to do so.
Iconomic Condi tlon3,r
(a) Kerman#
Government stocks in Kerman on April 12th v^cre 487
tons of wheat and 547 tons of barley. The bread position is thus
not unsatisfactory, but prices of other commodities especially
tea remain high# ^eat is scarce and dear owing it is said to lack
of grazing this year#
Reference para 154# The Government cloth shop is still closed
issues having been made only to military officers during the pe-
-riod under report#
(b) Yezd#
The *ezd Government stocks are at present 1108 tons of
barley and 12 tons of maize# lurthar supplies of wheat *re needed,
but the town will have tc eat more barley#
**oc a 1 Affairs.
There has been a minor epidemic of diphtheria in Kermeii cltv*
His ^aSjesty’s Consul
Kerm an,
Gated 16th April 1944
(distribution as Cs jal)