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CONFIDENTIAL.
Summary of news received by His Majesty’s Political Residency in the Persian
Gulf for the month of June 1921.
PERSIA.
Mohammerah.
His Imperial Highness the Persian Heir-Apparent arrived at Mohammerah
on the 23rd instant accompanied by His Excellency the Shaikh of Mohammerah
who had proceeded to Basrah to meet him. The Shaikh’s palace which was placed
at His Highness’ disposal during 1 is stay in Mohammerah, was gaily decorated and
the flagstaff and the Saikh’s boats were dressed in honour of the occasion.
On the 24th June His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, accompanied by the heads
of the British firms of Mohammerah were granted an audience by His Royal
Highness. A short speech wes delivered by His Britannic Majesty’s Consul,
congratulating the Prince on his arrival at Mohammerah and wishing him a
safe voyage to Europe.
The Prince left Mohammerah for Basrah on the 28th June where he embarked
on SS. “ Varsova ” and proceeded to Bombay en route to Europe.
Saiyid Zia-ud-Din called on the Shaikh on the 29th June and spent the even
ing with him.
There was another strike amongst some of the Indian rivetters at Abadan about
beginning of the month. A batch of about 200 Indians (Pathans and Bombay-
walas) arrived some months ago and suddenly demanded an 80 per cent, increase
of w T ages, their contention being that Messrs. Shaw Wallace and Company gave
them a verbal promise that they would be given this increase at Abadan, but there
was no mention of this in their agreements. The outcome of an enquiry into the
matter was that the men were offered very liberal terms w T hich the Pathans accept
ed and resumed work, but the Bombay-walas rejected them and are being repatnat
ed by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
Ahwaz.
Nizam-us-Sultaneh who before the fall of Saiyid Zia-ud-Hin s Cabinet had
intended to return to Europe now desires to return to Tehran should he receive
any encouragement from the new Prime Minister. At the instigation ol His
Majesty’s Minister, however, the Prime Minister has agreed to request ISizam-us-
Sultaneh’s son to telegraph to his father informing him that he should leave lor
Europe where he should remain until arrangements can be made for Jns perma
nent return to Persia.
Saiyid Zia-ud-Din, who is reported to be in Basrah, has telegraphed to Nizam-
us-Sultaneh expressing his regret at being unable to visit him at Ahwaz.
The military detachment left Ahwaz on the 22nd June for Basrah leaving
behind a few E. and M. and Works details to dispose of the remaining surplus
material on charge of their respective Departments.
Owin" to the migration of a large portion of the Arab tribes on and in the
vicinity of the Pipe Line consequent on the great scarcity of food, special steps for
the protection of the line have been deemed necessary and taken by the Deputy
Governor in conjunction with His Majesty s V ice-Consul.
The guards at many of the pumping and telephone stations to the south of
Ahwaz have been increased from two to six. A force of 100 sowars is being recruit
ed, who will patrol the Pipe Line to the north and south of Ahwaz and also the
main roads to the north.
, The Mesopotamian telegraph office at Ahwaz is to be handed back to the Persian
I Telegraph Department as soon as the remaining military details have lett Anwaz.
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