'Adminisistration [Administration] Reports 1931-1935' [‎140r] (279/416)

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of Jaimary 19.i3 which was that they purchased an export licence for 13 ba^s of
rose buds and almonds, m which the Customs found 326 miscals of gold (about
130 tolas) and which the Customs confiscated, has been acquitted by the local
Court cm tlm 15th January 1935. The amount equal to double the cost of s»old
(t.e,, Reals 42.380) which was collected from them as a fine pending the iudgment
has been paid hack. J & ’
The usual two minutes’ silence was observed at 11 a.m. on the Arnrstice
day at His Majesty’s Consulate and by all British subjects in Bandar Abbas.
Charbar .—As a result of complaints received from certain British subjects
at Char bar against the high-handed actions of the local authorities in com
pelling them to adopt Persian nationality, Major C. H. Lincoln, O.B.E., His
Majesty’s Consul, Kerman-Bandar Abbas, received instructions from His
Majesty’s Legation at Tehran to proceed to Charhar.
Major C. H. Lincoln, left Kerman, on the 24th November and arrived at
Charhar on the 30th November 1934 where he stayed until 19th March 1935.
The result of his visit, enquiries and work in connection with the question form
the subject of a separate report to His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, with copies
to tbe li on’hie the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire.
Red Oxide of Iron.
Hormuz Island. —6,600 tons of ore were shipped by British vessels diiring
the year under report to the following countries :—
Calcnita
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300 tons.
Garston and Avonmonth
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3,620 tons.
Bombay ... • • • •
100 tons.
Bremen
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580 tons.
Cette (France)
550 tons.
United Kingdom and European ports
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1,450 tons.
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Under instructions from Tehran the Director of Customs suspended the
mining operations of red oxide mines at Hormuz by Haji Muin s men during
October 1934. although the terms of concession would not expire for another 2
years, due to failure on the part of the concessionaire to pay the stipulated rent
in time.
On the 12th January 1935, Nasrullah Khan Jehangir, Director of Petroleum
Department under Ministry of Finance and Mon. Agababaoff, Armenian dec -
ideal Adviser to the Ministry of Finance, inspected the red oxide mine. They
returned to Tehran having obtained tenders from Khan Sahib Ibrahim
Geftadary to work the mines for the Government, but m the end they have
decided to work the mines and effect sales themselves The local Finance
Department have deputed clerk to take over the stock of excavated red oxide
from the deputy of Haji Muin.
The first cnnssicnmoBt of 3,000 tons of Red Oxide, after having been taken
over from Haji Muin Bushiri by the Government was ^pped by s. ^
“ Tabaristan ” for United Kingdom between the 11th and l'«> March I.m. -
certain Mustafa Khan Kohbnd, the eat-clerk of Haji f broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation.
Ministry of Finance to supervise the shipment. It is said that he gets » b °
ao-e of 24 per cent, from the sales. During his stay he sent samples to 13 diifer-
ent countries in the hope of obtaining sale for the product and thereby gam is
brokerage. He left by a local motor boat for Lingah on the 17th to v si ^ 1
Oxide mines at Bostanch (near Lui|ah) mid reporUo rivat ;
entries iJo he workh g system adolted by Haji Muir and intends to disclose
thefeerrt to the M nistry of Finance on his return to Tehran and thereby prove
how Xbiten% r fomer was charging the Government for the mining and
shipping operations.
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