ملف ١٧٤٩\ ١٩٢١ "الخليج الفارسي:- ملخصات إخبارية للمقيمية البريطانية ١٩٢١-١٩٢٥" [ظ‎‎٢‎٠‎٤] (٤٩٤/٤٢٣)

Two Jews whose families have been entirely wiped out and all their
property forcibly taken by the Bolsheviks have come to Bushire. They are
now preaching against Bolshevism and expounding the fallaciousness of
Bolshevik doctrines.
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The Iman Juma has wired to Tehran expressing his satisfaction at the
appointment of Mushar-ud'Dowleh as Governor of the Gulf Ports.
A conference was held at the Besidency on the 25th and 26th September
at which His Majesty's Consul, Shiraz, and Sir A. T. Wilson, K.C.I.E., 0.8.1.
C.M.G., D.S.O., and Mr. F. L. Jacks, Resident Director and Joint General
Manager of Strick Scott and Company, respectively, were present. The Secretary
to the Political Resident represented the hesident at the meeting. The future
operations of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in the Dasht-i-Qil area and the
proposed agreements to be entered into by the Company w r ith the Kashkuli
' Khans and Haidar Khan, C.I.E., of Hayat Daud were fully discussed. It is
hoped that these agreements will very shortly be concluded.
The Hoi.’ble the Polit’cal Resident proceeded on tour down the Gulf on
the 17th September in R.I.M.S. “Lawrence” returning on the 30th.
Kerman (August 22nd-September 18th).
Muhandis-ul-Mamalik, the new Finance Agent, accompanied by Mirat-us-
Sultaneh, arrived from Tehran on the 16th September, despite of the numerous
telegrams despatched by the Democrats to the Medjliss in Tehran protesting
against his appointment.
In spite of the Governor-General’s assurances to His Majesty’s Consul
promising to treat Sardar Nusrat with consideration, His Excellency has been
endeavouring through Mirza Shahab, a leading Democrat, to obtain evidence
from the ^-officers of the Qushun that the Sardar lias embezzled Qushun
money. The Govern or-General’s attitude towards pro-British officials continues
to be most unsatisfactory.
8ardar Assad lias been asked to lease his house in Tebian to the Russian
Legation for five months, as the latter has been burnt to the ground, but he
has replied that he is unable to do so as he has already rented his house to
Amir Afshar.
The ‘ Ithadieh Tujjar’ Kerman have received a reply to their complaints
against Mirza Habibullah Khan, acting Karguzar (see last month’s summary),
from the Prime Minister who states that a new Karguzar has been appointed.
Mujallal-us-Suitaneh is probably returning.
The death of Mir Bahram Khan of Bampur occurred towards the end of
August, and he has been succeeded by his nephew, Mir Dost Mohamed Khan.
The Officer Commanding, Kerman Brigade, South Persia Rifles, has
received instructions to carry out the further reduction of the force by the 15th
November. The officer Commanding with two British Officers will remain for
the present. The remainder of them are expected to leave during the 1st
week of October.
His Majesty’s Consul has with great difficulty found a new contractor
for the Duzdab-Bam section of the Kerman-Duzdab postal service (see
summary for August). The contractor has agreed to maintain one ghulam
at each stage at a total cost of Tomans 190 per mensem, including 40
Tomans, the pay of one ghulam-Bashi. Three ghulams can be engaged on
the Kerman-Bam section at a total cost of Tomans 60 per mensem. The
total cost of the Kerman-Duzdab service will thus be Tomans 250 or a saving
of Tomans 110 on the old figure. This arrangement has received the sanction
of the Administrator-General, and it will come into effect at once.
The Yezd road has been raided by successive bands of robbers from
Ears who have made away with very large quantities of merchandise including
goods worth 25,000 Tomans belonging to Hindu traders of Kerman. His
Majesty’s Consul has presented a claim for the value of these goods to local
authorities. Owing to the fact that the Governor-General, relying on South
Persia Rifles, maintains a force of only 50 “ Ayalati ” sowars though drawing
pay for 250, the outlock for the trade routes of the province is very bad.