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Further reinforcements of Persian troops
from Dizful and Behbehan, and from
Bushire in the Persian gunboat ‘‘ Pehlevi ,
liave arrived at Muhammerah, and the
Persian military authorities now have the
situation well under control.
No disturbances took place at Ahwaz
or Abadan.
Abdul Husain Dehdashti, a satellite of
the Russian Consul, has been arrested for
complicity in the outbreak.
160. Customs—The Customs Depart
ment have established a post at the mouth
of the river Bahmanshir to prevent the
s nuggling of tea, sugar, etc., into the coun
try vid Hindiyan, Mahshur Buzi and theii
neighbourhood.
Bushire.
161. British Interests—Reference para
graph 149. The Governor and the Officer
Commanding Troops have received orders
from Shiraz to settle the question of com-
j pensation for Roberts, and have telegraphed
i in reply that the sum demanded is Tomans
| 600. They have been informed by H. M.’s
Consul-General that the case will be consi-
J dered finally closed on receipt of the com
pensation.
162. Import duty onte a cmd sugar. —Re
ference paragraph 150. The merchants of
Bushire have laid their claims in this con
nection before the Financial Commission
recently arrived at Bushire from Khuzis-
tan.
Bushire ;
The 4th August 1925.
163. Fire om5.—Reference paragraph
151. The Officer Commanding Persian
Troops at Bandar Abbas has published a
notice similar to that published at Bushire,
and has confiscated a few rifles.
The Officer Commanding Persian Garrison
at Jask called upon Mir Mustafa Khan to I
surrender the firearms in the possession of/
his followers ; the latter refused to surrender
them unless Mir Barket and Mirza Khan
also gave up their arms.
^ Mekran.
164. On the 16th a report was received
from Charbar that Dilawar Khan, a cousin
and rival of Din Mohammed Khan, had
arrived about 10 miles from Charbar with a
force of about 80 men, and that an attack on
the town was feared. In view of the disturb
ed state of the district the Political Resi
dent asked the Senior Naval Officer, Per
sian Gulf, if one of His Majesty's ships
could proceed there and stand by for a few
days to assist British subjects if the situ
ation demanded it. H. M. S. “ Crocus ”
accordingly proceeded from Hen jam to
Charbar, where she arrived on the 19th.
It was found on her arrival that the ‘dis
turbance w^as purely inter tribal, that there
was no danger of an attack on the Telegraph
Station and that the British Indian garri
son was confident in its ability to deal with
any situation that might arise. H. M. S.
“ Crocus ” therefore left Charbar on the
22nd.
C. G. CROSTHWAITE, Lt.-Col.,
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
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