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(6) Afghan Affairs.
6. Hardar Sher Mohammed Khan, Af
ghan Minister in Tehran, has been recalled
10 Kabul—whether permanently or not
is unknown.
(c) Soviet Affairs.
7. Soviet Activities in Persia .—The fabri
cation of passports by the local Soviet
Consulate is shown by the following inci
dent. The First Secretary to the Soviet
Consul General, Degtyarik, came to the
Rais-i-Nazmieh asking for a visa for a
woman Soviet subject. He showed a pass
which was not approved by the authori
ties who requested the passport to be pro
duced. It was stated that the passport
had been left in the Consulate and would be
brought to the Nazmieh next day.
On inspsqtion of the passport produced
the next day it was seen that the date of
issue was the same as the day on which it
was presented. The suspicions of. . the
Rais-i-Nazmieh were aroused and on insti
gating enquiries it was found that the woman
in question was a paid Bolshevik spy. She
was arrested and imprisoned.
The Soviet Consul General has register
ed a complaint with the Governor General.
8. Russian Refugees.—In consequence of
the repatriation of refugees by the Persian
authorities, Russian bogus refugees who are
really employed by the Soviet are reported
to have been assisted to enter Persia by
means of false passports shewing them to
be members of various Soviet trade offices
in Khorasan. On this becoming known
the Governor General requested the Soviet
Consulate to furnish a list of all Soviet
employees. The Consul General has so far
refused—it is stated, owing to the fact that
many employees are well known spies whom
the police have long wished to deport.
9. Deportation of Russian undesirables.—
The local Persian authorities have recently
deported several undesirables, it is said
that Jaialbegoff, Proprietor of the Mosel
Prom (Summary XIB “ 4 ” of 1926) who
has long been suspected of being an agent
is to be removed. It will be interesting to
see if the local Soviet authorities can pre
vent this.
10. Samoilov .—(See Summaries Nos. ^
‘ 3 ’ and 19 ‘ 7 ’ of 1931) who was undK
orders for deportation from Persia has
persuaded the Afghan Minister in Tehran
to assist him to proceed to Afghanistan as
an engineer.
He arrived in Meshed ostensibly en route
for Kabul on the 27th of June, with a
letter for the Governor General requesting
him to render assistance on the way via
Kariz.
He left on the 2nd of July for Afghanis
tan. (He was mentioned in Agabekov’s
book).
II. —Herat— Nil.
III. —Central Asiatic Republics.
11. Basmachi. —An individual who has
resided many years in Charjui who arrived
in Meshed from there on the 2nd of July
reports that in view of the increased Yanut
Basmachi activity in the vicinity of Khiva
and along the Oxus, the guard on the
Charjui bridge has been strengthened and
search-lights have been installed on the
banks of the river.
12. River Flotilla at Charjui. —The same
source gives the following details regarding
the. river flotilla at Charjui—
Steamers .. • • 7
Barges .. •• ..18
Armoured motor launches .. 4
These are manned by a Naval detach
ment.
Note.—T his statement requires confirmation.
13. It is reported that fighting has oc
curred between the Basmachi and the Rod .
forces at Khiva and other posts along the
Oxus north of Charjui.
It is rumoured that the Bolsheviks have
been forced to evacuate Khiva and fall back |
on Petro Alexanderovsk.
Further enquiries are being made.
G. W. HAMPER, Major,
Secretary to His Britannic Majesty’s Consul General, Meshed.
To the D. D. M. L, A. H. Q., Simla.
Distribution .—**
Foreign and Political Department, Simla, His Britannic Majesty’s Consul General,
^ Meshed, His Britannic Majesty’s Consul for Seistan and Kam, the British _
tary Attache, Tehran, the British Military Attache, Kabul, Intelligence
Bureau, Peshawar, and Intelligence Bureau, Quetta.
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