"مجلد I مذكرات بخصوص بلاد فارس والمنطقة الحدودية الشمالية الغربية. ١٩٠٥." [ظ‎‎٣‎٧] (٣١٠/٧٩)

5. The Bakhtiari Khans have expressed
\ wish for the services of a qualified European
lootor. Dr. Pahner-at present in the
service of the Telegraph Department
Shiraz on a 3 years’ contract which will
expire shortly-is a candidate for the a PP° lnt '
ment. Major Cox has been asked whether the
Khans would bear all charges, and he has been
instructed to ascertain all he can about Dr.
6. Luristan. —On the 17th July, a letter
was received from the Consul at Kermanshah,
intimating that the Firman Firmah was
desirous of placing his hospital, which is well
equipped and endowed at Kermanshah, undei
the management ot the Indian Goa ernment.
Sir A. Hardinge considers that the existence of
such a hospital under our management would
he a valuable element of llritish influence,
but doubts whether the Persian Government
would not object, and insist that it must be
under Persian control.
7. In connection with the recent out
rage on Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas and
Lieutenant Lorimcr {vide paragraph 9 of the
Memorandum for July), it is now reported that
13 of the Direkwand tribe, six of whom were
directly concerned in the attack, have been
captured and are now in prison at Burujird.
The Firman Firmah states that he has re
covered one mare and five mules, the property
of the two looted officers.
8. Shiraz .—On the 4th August, Major
Cox forwarded a copy of a letter from Mr.
Grahame (H. MJs Consul at Shiraz), in
which he stated that the Shoa-es-Sultaneh
(second son of the Shah) had expressed a desire
to visit India during the Prince of Wales’s
visit, as a representative of the Shah. In a
subsequent demi-official letter Mr. Grahame
stated that the Shoa-es-Sultaneh, who is subject
to moods, appeared to have reconsidered his
expressed desire.
9. (paragraph 34 of Memorandum
for July 1905.) A sum of tomans 400 was
sent to Mulla Ahmed, brother of Mirza
Ibrahim, and smaller sums to Mullas of less
importance by the Prince Governor-General
of Fars about the 6th July. Mulla Ahmed
refused the amount, and the others followed
his example. His Imperial Highness is said to
be incensed at this.
10. About the 10th July, a plot was dis
covered to effect the escape from the prison,
where he has for some months past been detained
by the Prince Governor-General, of Muham
mad Hassan Kuli Khan, a redoubtable
Kashgai robber-chief. Extraordinary precau
tions have accordingly been taken to prevent
his escape.