ملف ١٩٢٣/٤٠١١ الجزء ٢ "الخليج الفارسي: مفاوضات ١٩٢٨ هنجام" [ظ‎‎٤‎٩‎٠] (١٩٣٤/٩٨٥)

2. The series of solid (reinforced concrete) buildings which house (a) th
boatswain, (b) the dispensary, (c) the storekeeper, (d) the Telegraph
Department staff, and the perhaps less solid but equally conspicuous white
buildings which house (e) the naval canteen, (/) the Indian P.WD
representative.
3. The miserable little native building which houses the port officer and tip
Deputy Governor. The customs house near the pier, although a new!'
built and fairly large Persian bungalow, looks insignificant in comparison
with the very conspicuous British buildings higher up the hill.
4. The iron pier constructed by the Indian Marine Department during the war.
5. The long valley lying to the south-east of the residential quarter where
football and other games are played.
6. The native village lying behind and to the south-west of the coal depot at the
near end of the pier. Immediately behind the coal depot and east of the
village are the buildings containing naval stores These are wired off
from the native village, sufficiently to prevent a right of Avay, although not
enough to keep out thieves and loiterers.
7. The oil fuelling barge lying off shore near the pier.
8. The excellent anchorage in the narrowest part of the straits between Kishim
Island and Henjam providing adequate shelter in all weather.
Now before and during my visit, when 1 walked round the reserved area, my
attention was drawn to the following :—
(A.) Quarantine.
In accordance with the regulations in force for vessels arriving at ports in
British India, “ When any vessel with a clean bill of health and not suspected of
infection is within sight of port, the master shall intimate the fact by signal; such an
intimation shall ordinarily be accepted by the port officer, and if so accepted the
health officer need not visit the vessel which may be considered to have pratique.”
I consider that Taimourtache should be asked to accept this at least for Henjam,
but preferably for all Persian ports.
(B.) Petrol Storage Shed.
It is desired to erect a suitable isolated building for this purpose. The Persians
have so far refused. I found that petrol was at present being stored in a building
adjoining the house occupied by the storekeeper. I propose to bring this to the notice
of the Minister of Court.
(C.) Persian Building Schemes adjoining Coal Pumps.
This appeared to be unnecessary and provocative. I gather the postmaster was
responsible for this. There was plenty of room and a more suitable site higher up the
hill. It was not clear whether the projected buildings were for the new police force,
the military, or for whom.
(D.) Complaints by Persian Authorities against Telles, the Storeheeper.
Ihese appeared to be unfounded and due to a private feud with the postmaster,
who was possibly instigated by the former coal coolie contractor (Gelladary), who had
lost the contract and wished to revenge himself on Telles. This contractor had made
a mint of money out of the Government of India, first during the war, when he fed
the Turkish prisoners at 1|- rupees per head per day (the actual cost being reckoned
at one-sixth of this, viz., 4 annas per day), and secondly, as coolie contractor for
handling the coal, when he is believed to have made in one year 32,000 rupees profit.
(E.) The Dispensary.
free to all inhabitants of the area and paid for by the Government of India.
The coaling contractor has the right of free medical treatment for his coolies, and the
number of persons treated averaged ten per day or 300 a month. The Persian 'doctor
who acted as quarantine medical officer had no dispensary, and had never shown an}
desire to start anything in the nature of a practice.
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