Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [‎239r] (478/669)

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K^orramahahr, accompanied the O.C, Gendarmerie i3hH visit t« '
Shadigan «n 15th R«vemher. He v. r ent to Basrah on 28th to meet
the P.A. Central & bouthern Iraf, and returned on 29th* On
3#th he and Mrs. Gethin went up te Masjid-i -Lulaiman to attend
the bt. Andrew's dance.
jp RTH OF ROVKHB FR 1944 j C 7 v ^
(see also D iary i-o.15) | J
he Acting Consul-General, with hL. 1. Yi6>3PeonsuD •
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(2) . Miss A.M.J* Macdonald of P.R.B. accompanied hy
Mr. Vejdani, arrived in Ahwaz en 25th* bhe left for Khorram-
shahr on 28th, andT flew up t® Mas jid-i-Lulaiman ®n 30th.
(3) . Dr. Baweja spent the night of 18th in Ahwaz, ®n
his way hack t® India (see para 3 ®f Diary 15.)
(4)* Gapt. Henfcy ®f bhiraz Liaison btaff is helieved
to he in Gach baran*
PERblAIi AD1»1I ImI bTRATIQD
(5;. Offici als The Govern®r-General and the Chief of the
Justice Dept, visited Ahadan and Khorramshahr from 15th t®
17th. The Director of Education went to Behhehan en 18th
and returned 23rd. Colonel Alhorz left for Tehran ®n a few
days leave on 24th; he hopes to secure seme transport for
th® Khuzistan Police while he is in the capital.
(6) . Reference para 5 of Diary 15. It io now learnt
that Moulavizadeh has triumphed ®ver his enemies and is re
turning t® Burujird.
(7) . Railway . General Arfa’ head of the Military Police of^
Railways and R®ads arrived in idiwaz ®n 21st, to explain his
proposed system cf nine Military Governors in charge of the
Aid t® Russia routes. He returned to Tehran ®n 24th«
( 8 ) . A peculiarly futile measure of the Persian
Government to prevent deforestation in the befid Dasht area
by prohibiting the carriage of charcoal by the railway from
there t® Ahwaz has merely resulted in a considerable expansion
of the racket which governed the provision ®f transport
for charcoal, to the great benefit of railway and other
Government ernpleyees and certain merchants. Mr. Moiomon
has been trying t© secure the repeal of the measure which is
wholly ineffective, if anything resulting solely in the
destruction of the livelihood of those living in that * 3 rea%
(9) . Genda rmerie . Both Colonel ohams in the nouth and Major
Sajjadi in the lorth have been looking ever the Gendarmerie.
The latter is very dissatisfied with the Gulpaigan Company
v/hich is deplorably inefficient.
(it). Military . Gulpaigan has also had a visit from a military
inspector, wh© is examining the Conscription Dept, in the hope
of clearing up the many abuses.
(ll). Health . There is an epidemic of omall-pox in Rail Hormuz,
and some cases in Ahwas, where two deaths are reported. There
have also been two cases »f typhoid in Ahwaz.