مجموعة ١١٧/٢٨ "بلاد فارس. كرمان، يزد - (بندر عباس): ملخصات استخباراتية." [و‎‎١‎٧‎٧] (٥١٧/٣٥٦)

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84. Lieutenant Colonel V.V/.j)* Willoughby, H,M. Consul, Kerman, paid
a visit to Mahun on the 23rd. 1945
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British Subjects
‘85. Mr. N. Lester retiirned to Kerman from India on the 30th.
86. Mr. Clough, of the Publications department at Bew Delhi, arrived
from Zahidan on the 29th and proceeded to Yezd, en route to Tehran, on
the 31st.
Persian Officials
87. Mr. Imami, Director of Finance, and Dr. Baqai, Director of Educa
tion, left for Bam on the 21wt and returned on the 26th.
88. H.S. the Ustandar and the Adl-ui-Saltaneh, Farmandar, left for
Mahun on the 22nd and returned on the 26th.
89. Mr. Nazirzadeh. Chief of the Kerman Municipality, left for Sir^an
on the 25th. It is reported that the purpose of his visit is to make
inquiries into a quarrel which had arisen between the Bahais and the
Moslems. He is to submit a rei'ort on the incident to the Ustandar on
his return.
90. Mr. Afzal Roohi, the brother of Ata-ul-Mulk Roohi, has been
appointed Head of the Waqf Department. It is said that his appointment
which is regarded with some foreboding by the Ibrahimi family, was
privately recommended by the Ustandar, wno wishes Roohi to help him
in getting control of the property of the late Noorulah Khan Ibrahimi,
which he hopes to saakz use for public purposes.
91. Mr. Parviz Deiham, the Director of Finance at Bandar Abbas,
arrived in Kerman from Tehran on the 25th. He will leave shortly for
Bandar Abbas.
Military
92. Sartip Sha’ri, the GpO.C., returned from his tour to Bandar Abbas
on the 17th.
Loeol Affairs
93. On the 21st March, the Persian Nauruz, H.S. the Ustandar received
calls from H.M. Consul, Government officials and local notables.
94. Though the Dilmaghani orphanage was officially opened by tte Us
tandar in the latter half of November last (cf. para. 433 of 1944),
it was not until the 17th of March that children were actually admitted
into it. At present there are only 30 children, but efforts are being
made to provide facilities for 200 orphans.
95. On the 22n#, when Agha Ayatullah, the leading Mullah, received
calls from the notables of Kerman, he made statements to the effect that
all the powers which the ex-Shah possessed will shortly be extended to
Parliament and that the capital of Iran is to be moved to Kerman. He
is also said to have stated that part of the plan for reorganisation
was the eventual dismissal of all the present members of Parliament, who
will be replaced by newly elected amex persons who possess more power,
drive and intelligence. Ayatullah aommands a great deal of respect
ana has the confidence of a large number of people in Kerman, and his
statements have not unnaturally caused a great deal of comment and a
mass of wild rumours, one of which is that they have been prompted by
the British authorities. rTTr— — 96
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