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III. CQMi^JNICATIONS .
18. Sea nail continues to be erratic, but inland postal services
have improved and the parcel post is now working. a new air
service, named ’Transcontinental and Western /iir Inc' has commenced
operating a daily service between Bushire ubadan and Shiraz which
it is understood commences from Tehran. The planes carry about
2 passengers and are piloted by Americans, The road Bushire-Bhiraz
is reliably reported to be in a very bad state, and apart from
having a b-d surface it is at some points too narrow for cars to
Pass each other.
IV. TRIBA L.
Ic'. iieierence paragraph 10 of Intelligence Summary No.l for 1947,
It w^s found that 850 bags of sugar were unaccountably missing
xrom^ the Customs Warehouses. Investigation is proceeding and Aqai
Suhai, Port Officer and one store keeper have been arrested and"
released on bail of Rials 1,000,000 and 300,000 respectively.
20. Collection of arms proceeds but owing to the absence of
Lia^ Daudi, it is not as fast as expected, oargurd Arasteh (see
paragraph 11 above) is understood to be taking them to Shiraz.
The total collection is now approximately 300 rifles nd several
machine guns.
V. POLITICAL . •
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1 • Political^ activity has been almost negligible but it is
reported that Hiat Daudi who went to Tehran to see the Prime
minister arid . has y e t returned is likely to be a candidate,
while one Seyyed llohamnad Jaffar Behbehani (previously pn inhabitant
oi Bushire but now living in Tehran) will be another. Both
presumably will be sponsored by the Democratic party, and if this
is so, then the chances of other candidates are very poor.
22. Two members of the Tudeh party, stated to have been deoorted
xror: Resht have arrived at Bushire in custody.
G.I.PETTIGRBW
His Majesty’s Consul,
Bushire.