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Shushtae.
His Majesty’s Consular Agent reports that the condition of the town is
satisfactory, but that robberies are general in the district.
Shushtaris are much disturbed over the lalantars whose return to power ^
they appear to fancy, is being engineered by the Governor-General. Aqa
Hassan son of Aqa Jawad, who murdered the Imam Juma, has been allowed to
return to Shushtar and after a few days left for Dizful to see the Governor
General. The Dacha estate was restored by the Governor-General to Saiyid
Ahmad Ali Kalantar, who has also proceeded to Dizful to see the Governor
General.
A telegram has also been received announcing the safe arrival in Tehran
of Bakir Khan and his sons. As Bakir Khan was supposed to be under deten
tion at Kermanshah his arrival in Tehran is viewed with apprehension.
Newspapers published in Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz containing anti-British
articles, are making their appearance in the town and have given rise to much
adverse comment as regards the British in Persia.
Captain C. Wallis visited Shashtar on the 21st July and lunched with the
Deputy Governor. He was amused to notice that the Chief of the Shushtar
police who sat opposite to him at table was the man who had only a few months
Lfnrp waited at table when the Governor- General had given a luncheon party .
Isfahan. — (11th June — 16th July).
Attempts are being made by the Adlieh to compel the attendance of British
subjects at that court in commercial and similar cases His Majesty s Consu
General has had their citations returned to the Adheh through the Governor
General with the intimation that he is not authorised to allow British subjects
to attend there.
There is an unconfirmed rumour that the Germans are interesting themselves
■ in the Karun Diversion Scheme and that the Persian Government have approacb-
5ed the German Legation on the subject with a view to granting the Germans
• a concession for the work which is to be undertaken and financed by German
contractors and German engineers.
It is reported that in place of a Karguzar it is proposed to send a “ Political
Officer ” to Isfahan.
The Karguzari of Sultanabad has been abolished.
Owing to several acts of indiscipline and bad behaviour on the part °I I e
troops towards the townspeople, Colonel Hyder Kuli Khan, Chief of the a ,
has issued a notice ordering all forces under him to be more careful in their e-
haviour.
Violent anti-British articles have appeared in several of the Isfahan papers.
These papers, however, do not represent public opinion and the unbalanced and ex
aggerated views expressed are probably merely those of the editors concerned,
present Cabinet is accused of being pro-British, and Muhtesham-es-Sultane
charged with having been in British pay.
A mixed force, about 300 strong, with 1 gun and 3 machine guns has been
despatched from Isfahan for service in Arabistan. The detachment is P roc ®f
ing via Bakhtiari and its headquarters are to be at Ahwaz. It seems ra
futile for the Persian Government to fritter away their forces, which are so a >
needed elsewhere, by sending them to a province which is peculiarly tranq >
and especially as their presence in Arabistan may result in grave disorders.
The roads in the province appear to be in an unsatisfactory con itio^
Several robberies are reported from Abadeh, and the Kuhgelus are saic o
active on the Isfahan-Shiraz road. A party of Zallaghi robbers comp ^
control the Sultanabad road and are systematically pilfering the villages,