مجموعة ١١١/٢٨ "بلاد فارس. كرمانشاه - يوميّات سياسية." [و‎‎١‎٧‎٢] (٧٥١/٣٤٦)

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dlstributioni ot suppllos of oloth, tea and eu^ar*
The J olltioal vdvlser and H.ll. Oonaul attended by Invita
tion, and Colonel iVUl^Y wee aleo present. The neceeelty
tor eQuallty ot treatment ae between tribes and towns
people was streeaed. Pending farther Into rapt ion and the
arrival of additional eupplies ^e»g* a further 300,000
metres of cloth had been promised by Tehran to supplement
oX etoo of ctree;. jfr small quantities of
cloth and sugar were allotted to PU^wx-i^^UH from the
meagre stocks available and were ta.en at once by lorry
to by Colonel MU Ef for distribution to aone of the
86,000 ^estimatedj inhabitants ol that district*
26. recorned above, rainfall in the second half of
March was abundant mid widespread. Two or three more rains
at ifc - 14 days interval are now needed within the next
month or so to ensure an excellent harvest. In the iirst
half of the month there w&o anxiety over the lae ! i of rain
end poor paeturage, particularly In the OAdMSXd, was
adversely aflectin fe the flocks and in ooiisequence the price
of ’roghan*. There will be a water shortage, in any event,
this yefsr as very little snow hes fallen in the mountains.
27. The Manager of the sugar-factory, iAIMMA-iiUlX
(ne >hew of Colonel iAMI mentioned at paragraph 8
above; on return from a visit to Tehran stated that the
Ministry of Commerce and industry proposed to close the
' ?jr \HA£Al> factory < 4 and one or two others; on ^rounds of
uneconomic operation. It will be unfortunate if this
up-to-date plant Is closed (inspite of' the obvious draw
back of its location at a distance from the main centres
of augar-beet growing) as 1,20 > hectares already put down
under beet is now showing green and certain advances have
been made to cultivators. Sonic 500 families would be
affected by closure.
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38. Throughout the month markets have been very active,
particularly in # rogban*, piece-goods end tea, largely
owing to buying for 11 o Rus. The prices oi foodstuffs were
easier, but tea advanced by about 60, end ttimg&llng of this
article to *IMA j continued. Rates oi interest increased
steadily from lo-SU to 21-28 > anu money in good uemancg
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