'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]' [‎192r] (396/414)

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to e try to di°sua^ h ?| Xr ' + t0 hav ® lris tructed Tudeh leaders
y to dissuade the townspeople from joining that Party.
these the e y acvat lon of tr.s. Troops fro®
were sold to « m&tevUl and supplies left behind
the markPt wit 0 f lraillaD merchants, who flooded
were A®" 6 ? 0 f etc * laports during the year
cap- America and consisted chiefly of American
clothing. glassware, crockery and sendnd-hand
*xH^ g ^u ar ^^ 6 f of Russian manufactvire were not in
^ ? s significant that, during his
freqnent visits to Khorramshahr, the Soviet Cons\il showed
increasing interest in the port facilities, and the figures
of imports from Britain and America. Two large consignments
or silver ingots were shipped through Khorramshahr to India
during the year by the U # S # S # R, Trade Delegation in Iran.
Each consignment weighed approximately lOf tons.
The American-Iraqi Shipping Company, established at
Khorramshahr at the end of 1945, continued to function during
the year and worked an average of two ships a month.
Hi LOCAL GOVER
Governor General. Agha Mis bah Fatemi continued to hold the
appointment of Governor-General throughout the year.
Governor > Khorramshahr. The appointment was held by Agha Ha
ssan Mateen throughout the year« He was absent on leave
from the 14th to 27tb November, during which period Agha
Shukrullah Manuchcheri acted in his stead.
Military Gpyfynor Absdan . Sarhang Mohammed Sadiq Daulatshahi
held the appointment of Military Governor till Uth May, 1946,
when the post of Military Governor was abolished, and that of
Civil Governor created. Agha Jawad Vossuq retained charge of
the post of Civil Governor for the remainder of the year.
Owing to the outbreak of disturbances during the general
strike of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company labourers in July
and the necessity for the re-imposition of Martial Law, the
Military Governorate was re-opened and Major Fateh, the Garri
son Commander, was placed in charge of the post. He held )A
charge till early in September, when he was arrested on the
orders of the Military Tribunal in Abadan, which was investi
gating the causes of the strike, and sent to Tehran on a charge
of peculation In respect of a sum of Rials 200,000 paid to
him by the Oil Company for the purpose of evacuating 6/700
unemployed men and their families from Abadan. As it happens,
he was exonerated from the charge in Tehran and assigned to a
higher post. He was succeeded in Abadan by Colonel Jawanshlr,
who however fell seriously ill shortly after his arrival and
was replaced on 2nd September by Colonel Sarimi, who held
charge till the end of the year.
Judiciary. Agha Ashraf Ahmedi, President of the Abadan Court,
held charge till June 8th, when he was suspended as a result
of Tudeh pressure and sent to Tehran. Agha Fahtemi, his
assistant, succeeded him and held charge for the remainder of
the year.
Police . Sarhang Viqar held the appointment of Chief of Police,
Abadan, /-