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to the car. A member of the Amnieh who happened to be
taking a lift in the lorry, jumped out and returned fire.
Blood marks found on the guard next morning showed that his
fire had not been without effect.
On the following morning a bus containing Amnieh,
military and Police personnels was fired on near Kimarij.
One of the Amnieh guards was killed and another severely
wounded; and the others slightly wounded.
The Road Chiriks from the Kazerun area are still unpaid
though it is reported that the Ustandar has received authorit
to pay them.
Previous reports of the presence of numerous Germans in
the hills now appear to be incorrect. The source of these
rumours ^s a single man, whose personal appearance has been
described by a reporter. He was apparently found wandering
near Jirah, unable to give a satisfactory account of himself
except that he wanted to see Nassir Khan. He was robbed of
his clothes and his money, and was for a time kept at a
village near Jirah, where he was employed on repairing rifles
It is reported that about a week ago Nassir Khan sent
for him to be brought under arrest to Farrashband. His
clothes had not, however, been returned.
It is understood that Elias Khan, Kalantar (headman) of
the Qashqais recently visited a Political Officer of the
Anglo-Iranian uj.1 ^o. , Ltd. , at aach—Saran. The object may
have been to obtain food supplies.
VIII. LOCUSTS.
The pest did not exist in the district. A party of
Iranian officers representing the Agricultural Department in
Shiraz came to inspect areas visited by the locust. They
were able to visit only a small part of these places. Dashti
and the Iranian down ports they could not visit for the
prevailing insecurity. They reported that the pest did not
/lay eggs