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last mentioned in paragraph XI(t) of summary No.8 have
both been active since the arrival of Aqai Safavi A ^-
Daahty s and it is clear that the former party has cnj ont
main obiect> and that is to work against the interest's Or
the two members in the Majlis. Both parties are announcing.
‘ they aim to help the public of Buahire, but neither
has yet advanced beyond the stage of verbal propaganda,
an occasional telegram to the Capital and the publish s
o’ ai t - cle s in the local Press. The Adalat party is un
doubtedly the tool of Shaikh Ali Dashti, originally a
Bushiri. who is now a deputy in the Majlis for Tehran.
(bl Dr. Farzaneh of the irrigation Department states
that work on the Ali Changi drinking water scheme (see
paragraph Il(e) of Diary No. 8) is held up owing to the non
arrival of 25 tons of tar, which are on order from Ai >
to coat the clay piping across the llashileh. The local
authorities have been making numerous enquiries .
time past, with regard to iron piping which is also requir-
d and it is expected an official request for assistance
will soon be made to this Consulate-General. local comm
ittees are now busilp engaged in drawing up plans to aeai
with the drinking water shortage, including a proposal to
transport" water tc the So’»n in tankers, (vide paragraph
11 (£ ) oi' & iary ro . 8 of 1944 ) .
(c ) It v/a& meatioied ip paragraph i'i{c) of last
suiDmary that Rials i60 s 000 had teen . J x ^ ri1
scrip ti on for the Anglo-per si an Relief ^nd 'B--. shire, Thi
figure has now been raised to Rials 200,778.^0 it is
hoped that further subscriptions will be f or thcovw ag.
The Governor recently presided at a meeting ol th^-local
a.P.R.P. Gommittee s at which it v/as decided to keep a _
substantial reserve of funds in hand* to deal witn 'fs.mm
and water shortage, problems which will soon be acwUy
Local Anglo Persian Relief activities include the main reli
ance of more than 160 destitutes in a caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). arrange
ments for the burial of the poor, and a monthly grant to
enable the Public Health Department to maintain a number
of diseased destitutes.
II. COMMI T:' I CAT I OHS .
A party of British Indian troops in 2 armoured
,.rs. travelling from Ganawah to Bushire ; found the ferry
t naft Josh on the Hud Hilleh too small for their vehicles
nd were obliged to proceed north to the route
he Kulul ford. (See paragraph II1(d) of Bushire Intell
igence Summary Ho.5 of 1944).
TV. PUBLIC HE ALTH.
There has been a considerable increase in the inci
dence of malaria.
V. TH.IBAL_aHD POLIT ICAL .
(a*' Aqai Pathullah Khan. Rais-i-lntizamat for Hiat
Baud-. Liravi and Rud Hillehp has been having some diffi
culty in collecting c r realSp which are still outstanding
from undertakings given by Mohammad Ali Khan of Liravi
last year. Aqai Pathullah Khan himself recently pro
ceeded to Liravi in an effort to fulfil the contract for
delivery of surplus wheat from the area^ but on aniving
at Shul he met with opposition, and fighting on a small
scale (a few casualties on both sides have been reported)
took place between his followers and some tufangchis of
Mohammad Ali Khan. The latter has been sending telegraphi