ملف ٢٢٩٧/ ١٩١٩ "تقارير شهرية للمقيمية البريطانية في الخليج الفارسي. ١٩١٢-١٩٢٠." [ظ‎‎٣‎٠‎٠] (١٠٤٤/٦٠٥)

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shortly on leave. Mr. Wills of the same firm arrived from Basrah by the mail
steamer on the 19th and left for Bushire by the SS. “ Merton Hall ” on the 26th.
1293. Major-General W. R. Birdwwood, C.B., G.S.I., C.I.E., D.S.O.,
Secretary to the Government of India, Army Department, arrived in the
R. I. M. S. “ Lawrence” on the 24th from Bahrain accompanied by Colonel Lee, late
Officiating Military Secretary to the Viceroy and left for Mohammerah on the 25th.
They called on Shaikh Mubarak on the 24th accompanied by the Political Agent,
the Shaikh paying a return visit at the Agency on the 25th.
Foreign interests. 1294. Dr. P. W. Harriscn and Rev. and Mrs. Calverley of the American Mission
left for Basrah by the mail steamer on the 13th.
1295. With reference to paragraph 370 Mr. P. C. Haynes stopped work on the
American Mission Hospital and returned to Basrah by the mail steamer on the 13th.
Arrival and depar- 1296. H. M. S. “ Sphinx ” arrived from Mohammerah on the 11th and left
ture of ships. j n evening. She returned on the 13th and left for Mohammerah on the 14th.
1297. The R. I. M. S. “ Lawrence ” arrived from Bahrain on the 24th and left
for Mohammerah on the 25th.
Movements of Hi s 1298 - Tiie Political Agent left for Bushire and Bahrain by the mail steamer
Majesty 3 s represen- on the 19th and returned to headquarters in the R. I. M. S. “ Lawrence ” on the
24 th.
MnTT A MAT-EVR A TT.
tative.
{From 1st to 31st October 1913.)
[Furnished by Major L. B. H. Haworth B. A.]
Local Government. 1299. The Governor of Shushtar is engaged in the selection of the members
who are to be elected by a popular vote for the Majlis in Tehran.
Customs. 1300. The British Agent at Shushtar reports that the Director of Customs,
Mohammerah, has ordered the Customs official at Shushtar, to recover half of the
revenue in advance. The Mullahs and Saiyids on hearing of this have protested
against the order.
Condition of count 1301. With reference to paragraph 1131, while the Sagwands were looting
ry. Gutwand, some Bakhtiari at Ab Bid, fired on them. The Sagwands caught four
Bakhtiaris and killed them.
1302. The British Agent at Shushtar reports that Agha Rahim, Arshid-ed-
Dowleh, left for Dizful on the 26th September, to make arrangements with Ali
Mardan in connection with the safety of Dizful. He also carried some strongly
worded letters from Sardar-i-Jang for Imad Daftar and Kutb-es-Sadat. The
said letters contained orders for the two chiefs referred to above, to return to Agha
Rahim the property looted at Gutwand and Ab Bid.
1303. Pazil Khan and Sartip Khan have come in to see Imad Daftar and Kutb-
es-Sadat with reference to the tomans 600 which had been arranged as their wage
for keeping the peace on the Dizful road.
1304. It was decided in Dizful that 2,200 tomans should be paid to the Sag
wands on account of their sowars and that in future they should be paid 600 tomans
per mensem.
1305. The Sagwands are returning the looted property referred to above to
Imad Daftar, Kutb-es-Sadat and Agha Rahim. The latter are returning the goods
to the owners and are making good thing out of it.
1306. {a) The Governor of Shushtar has received two telegrams from, Tehran
one regarding the attack on Monsieur Fourman and Commandant Depiere and
the other regarding the alleged complaint of the people of Ahwaz against Khalaf,
the Kalantar of that place.
(b) The Governor has been asked to furnish a full report on the subject of the
attack and told to put a stop to such happenings. He has also been asked to speak
to the Sardar Arfa and get Khalaf transferred from Ahwaz.