'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]' [‎129r] (270/414)

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underfed and ill-cared for and their morale is decidedly low.
Chief Medical Officer.
Sarhang Owhadi was Chief Medical Officer until the
middle of the year when he received orders of transfer and was
relieved by Sarhang Seifullah Sarerai who was at the time engaged
in the Military Hospital. Owhadi was an unassuming and honest
officer.
(n) Khurshil Millc:,
In April, the Tudeh Party directed their main attacks
unrelentingly against the management of the Khurshid Mills until
they eventually compelled Aqai Mehdi Moinzadeh, the manager, to
resign in favour of two others, Aqai Jehanbin and Aqai Taheri.
Later the main source of Tudeh strength was supplied by the workers
of these Mills which passed through many vicissitudes during the
year. After the arrest of the Tudeh Party leaders in July the Mills
have been returning painfully to normal.
(o) Transport.
There is ample motor transport available and freight
prices are coming down steadily. Tyres and spare parts are not
easy to obtain and prices remain comparatively high,
VII. Security.
The Kerman-Eam road was free from holdups during the
period under report. Most highway robberies took place between
Sirjan and Bandar iibbas and a few on the' Kerman-Yezd road and the
Gendarmarie and Military authorities have done little to imprc/e
matters.
The following cases of robber have taken place
during the year 194-6
February.
The road between Baft and Sirjan became unsafe. On
the 3rd a band of Buchakchi robbers attacked a party of Gendarmes
proceeding to Sir j an on motorcycles. In the skirmish wmcn followed
one Gendarme was wounded.
March. , , , ^ i ^ ^
A gang of armed robbers believed to be BuchaKcnis,
held up about 12 lorries on the 25th near Karimabad, a village
about 20 miles from Yezd. Two chests of tea were carried off
and oassengers were relieved ox about 7,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. . The Cme- oi
Police, Ardekan, whilst returning to his post from lezd was robbed
of his service revolver and stripped of his unixorm.
On the 7th, a lorry proceeding from Bandar Abbas to
Sirjan was held up by a gang of 10 armed robbers about 6 mii©s
from Kajiabad. They relieved the driver and passengers ox their
cash and belongings.
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On the 3rd a gang of 5 armed Baluchis had stationed
themselves at a place called Gudar -i-Bulbolu. As soon as the
Mahan Gendamae post received this report 5 gendarmes were sent
in pursuit. In a skirmish one gendarme was killed,^one seriously
wounded and ther rest yielded their arms to the Baluchis.
~ ^ Fazl Ali Afshar, son of Abdul Ali Khan and son in law
of Husain Ali Khan Buchakchi, robbed Nusrat ur Raya of valuables
amounting to 300,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. .