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Amir Chevket ul Mulk), who arm ed i UIK |er the name of Mohamed
is mentioned in Personalities in 1 ersi , unexpectedly, not having
Ibrahim Khan, C.I.E ). He was appoint^to ia™ P regi ,4. H e was
held any administrative [ ,ost lK * d Biriandf but has resided for some
formerly hereditary Governor of Ka J th ]c i n obiUty as Governor
years in Tehran. The appointment of one ^ d ° gtrict wh 4 he adminis-
General of Pars is an interesting exp ^ h g - b confirmed in his post with
ters has since been re-organ, sedandhehas be District),
the title of Astandar-i-Junub (Governor ot t and gees
27. His Excellency keeps complete y Re , ations wit h the Consulate
little of his subordinates or military g ^ ^ been nece33ary aga in to
hitherto have been courteous and - P d gecration 0 f the English Cemetery.
discuss the Consulate water ant ■ friendly towards British consular
The Governor General was formerly very Irienmy^^ ^ ^ of th . g and
officers and others who visited his dis d n t to restrict social relations
of his British decoration, it has P r "4t Government. The Acting
in order not to embarrass him b ,; in w hen in Shiraz on recess.
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. accordingly did not call on mm w brother
28. The Municipality was under ^^‘^st'rvhen he was removed. He
of the Ira "4 “k'from TePraitimder elctrt and has been in prison in Shiraz
was brought back trom ^eurai nn tcryn W 0 f the Governor General, he
for two months. Though J‘ l | •] i]t b of num erous malpractices in the
and the Municipal Council have been gi y f hig tenure
matter of licenses and -"^blfc^rnLuTHifiiicccssor is carrying on
of office but work begun include a Hospital, an Orphanage, a
with some of these schemes. They include a no p^ the i site of the
Municipal Tea-house and whi ov^ the river on the Isfahan Road.
Quran-Gate, repair of ^^L^mfenue of the town, Khiaban Zand, east-
and f thrmlTheZlre of the town^id bazaar. This street is now opened
ward through the centre o Qf one and a half miles> but nearly half
Cw<i.e okordb "Itot <?vvX^
V^K_ s -f(^rC.
29. One of the few survivors oi the purge is tne c me . ’ ding
continued friendly towards the Consulate, though a little over - c " rl ° ca sions for
visitors and their movements. He furnished guides on several ° cc “ J r
British travellers who wished to visit mosques and other public building,,
•ind he made prompt though unfruitful enquiries when damage was d°Li
the Cemetery P He has effected the change of all foreign notices to the Iraman
laneuaae without undue friction and has been instructed recently to devote
his attention to the sun in the national emblem as depicted on papers and
buildings, from which the human features are to be removed. _
30 The Acting Director of Public Security visited Shiraz during the
vear and the Force has remained smart in appearance since hls . de P artu ^ f ;:
Burglaries were prevalent in the summer, but articles stolen from the Consu
car and from the Bank Manager’s car were m each case recovered, thoug
articles taken from the latter’s house were unfortunately not lound.
31 Some difficulties were experienced by the Church Missionary Society
in connexion with Church services and literature for Iranian subjects.
32 During the summer economic conferences were held in Tehran
to consider future agricultural and industrial prospects, to which the Governo
General and the Director of the Finance Department went together wrth
many of the leading notables of the town to watch events and miejinotl ;
After the departure of the Governor General enquiries were made into the
working of various branches of the Finance Department. Fm all y
Director was transferred in October and the head of the Grain Purchasing
Office was dismissed.
33. Stocks of grain and flour have been low throughout the year owing
to the operations of the central authorities in Tehran. The oca o ce
made continual difficulties for the German owner of a small flour mill and 10