Coll 30/5(2) 'Persia Gulf Diaries: Bushire Residency (Persian) 1946' [‎32r] (63/148)

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Provincial Council will make the changes more apparent.
^4o. About the middle oi November, the local agent for Messrs
otrick, of Basra, from whose ship ,f Fort Gibralta" a consignment
ol Australian^sugar had been landed in Bushire during S^otember,
asked for official intervention to prevent -this sugar being issued
from trie Customs. He stated that the bill of lading A document confirming the goods which a ship has received. had not
an surrendered, landing charges had not been paid and that the
sugar though landed for the Persian -Government was legally the
property of the British Company until it was cleared in the proper
manner. The local tribal leaders agreed to non issue of this
sugar but meantime tribal representatives from the hinterland
armed with authority giveh by the Shiraz officials of the Finance
Department, arrived to take away this sugar. Disturbances were
threatened, and accordingly it was agreed that issue should be made
nrnm ld ^ d T ::Jritl ? h i 5^? r ? sts were Swarded by deposit with the Imperial
Bank °f Iran of sufficient money to pay for the sugar ms as
anamg charges. Subsequently, the matter was discussed with the
uovernment commission who agreed With the action taken. Meanwhile
information had been received fhat the sugar had been paid, for bv the
ersian Government, and that the bill of lading A document confirming the goods which a ship has received. would be sent from
Tehran where it was held by the ministry of Finance, secondingly
tl - r - s Consul s official objection to the removal of the sur pr
was withdrawn on the understanding that the local authorities would
puaiu the interests of the local agent for Messrs Strick and Co "nd
would complete the usual formalities as soon as oossible. In
accordance with the agreement of the tribal leaders and the ftovern-
ment Commission, it is understood thar the money denosited with
tre imperial bani: of Iran is being withdrawn, landing charges are
witMthrF np d Nr;?.l a B nCe (sorie 2 million rials) is being deposited
the Bank-i-i.ij.lie lor payment as may subsequently be decided
be tweentne Persian Government and the tribal leaders. /
III. Co mmunica tions.
247. After a week
at Bushire on four
of activity when the Iranian Airways Plane called
days, the air services have come to a standstill."
. ^pstal and teIf graphic communications with other parts of
+-vL iSlc " ^ aV ? re ^tored and are working almost normally." Until
tne arrival of the Commission there
vas some confusion over telegraph
u ^ a tf' LC ? uue, it is oelieved, to deliberate sabotage of the
of the tribal leaders by the
IV. POLITICAL.
local Director of Posts and Telegr
i orms
aphs.
to
oi 2 3 * * '- Wit ,‘ f he impending elections of a Municipal Committee, e
NlFU la a as , we F as elections to the Majlis scheduled
take P-acd witnxn a short time, some political activity would
have been expected. The reverse is the case. Wo o4 kno°s or
appears to care, when the elections will take place, how they will
.s not
the result
be conducted, or who will contest them. The Tudeh part''
functioning and it is fairly clear.that elections w : * 11 be
of appointments rather than of more democratic methods,
v. Triba l.
m50. After some difficulty between the tribal leaders of the littora^
over such matters as sugar distribution, and future leadership, some
Thp m stored under the local leadership of Hir. t DaudU
Nih iNlU ° F 6 b0VGr ™ ant commission for discussions with the **
U.p 1 t 1 ® aderr l h U C0I ?f 0lldat8d this unity and there is no doubt
affair^ NUhe Uea £ avourable for settlement of the
all , th cr ^ & * ^_ ibe tribes have agreed to return to Government
ail the machine guns taken by them and to produce some if not a 11
u. 1 ? .f lfle S for re-arming the gendarmerie. It is understood that^nn
Military forces will be stationed in Bushire. ° iiat no
2 p 1 1 k All Tangistani, co-leader with Hist Daudi
oi tiae Littoral, and /very often a most turbulant
go control, is talking of going to India via Iraa,
y °d to by n doctor. '
9
and
to
of the tribes
difficult man
■ *e t his "3 y r s