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SECRET.
Meshed Intelligence Summary No. 20 for the period ending 29th October 1931.
I.—Persian Affairs.
1. Military.
1. The situation in the Bujnurd area
still remains obscure. It is confirmed
that the mutiny of a part of the garrison
has not been suppressed, and that about
100 mutineers are still opposing the Per
sian forces in the mountains north of
Bash Kala on the Soviet frontier. They
have received assistance from across the
border.
The Yamut Turkomen are still in
rebellion, their numbers are not accu
rately known, though one source from
that district estimates them at 1,200
armed men.
Troops numbering it is said 700 from
Tehran have been already despatched to
the scene of the disturbance, in addition
to another 300 from Meshed and others
from Astarabad. Aeroplanes have also
been sent to Gumbad-i-Kabus.
There is little doubt that the rebel
lion is receiving Soviet support. Its
future success and the period of its dura
tion appear to be a matter of the extent
to which the Soviet are prepared to con
tinue their help, since without this it
could not last long.
The whole Persian-Soviet frontier is
now strongly patrolled by Soviet regular
troops in addition to the G. P. U. Fron
tier guards.
This cordon however has probably
been established in connection with the
operations undertaken in Turkistan for
the suppress ; on of the Turkoman revolt,
with a view to stopping rebels seeking
refuge in Persia.
2. 30,000 rounds of S. A. A. were sent
from Meshed to Bujnurd on the 22nd of
October and two additional machine guns
on the 27th.
3. Sultan Mahmud Khan has been
appointed Commander of the Infantry in
Bujnurd in ’place of Sultan Abdulla
Khan. He was educated in England.
4. The Finance and Accounts Section
of the Persian Eastern Army has been
abolished by order of the Ministry of
War. In future accounts and purchases
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will be on a Begimental basis. The Com
mander being held responsible for the
administration of Funds.
5. Yavar Reza Khan Quasimlu, Com
mander of troops at Bujnurd and Sultan
Haji Khan Itimadi, Commander of troops
at Khaff have come to Meshed, it is said
in connection with the Race meeting of
the Eastern Army which is to be held on
the 30th Cctober.
2. Economic.
Ten tractors and ploughs were pur
chased for the Birjand area from the
“ Sharq ” Company, it U said by the
Shaukut ul-Mulk.
It is said that the Soviet are trying to
make an arrangement with the Persian
Government for the exchange of the
entire wheat and barley crop of the State
owned lands in Khorasan for agricultural
machinery. A special representatives
from Moscow has left Meshed for Tehran
this connection. The Persian Gov-
m
ernment are said
proposal.
to be con idering the
3. Persian Officials.
Mahmud Jam, Governor General of
Khorasan returned to Meshed from
Tehran on the 20th of October. He has
received sanction for the following public
works during his visit to the capital:—
(i) The reconstruction of the tomb
of Omar Khayam at Nisha-
pur.
(ii) The completion of the scheme
for new lavenues in the town
of Meshed.
(iii) The construction of a motor
road from Lutfabad to
Kuchan via Ima Quli.
(iv) The repair of the following
roads, Meshed to Kariz
(Herat road) and Meshed-
Zahidan-
Ansari, Persian Consul in Herat,
arrived in Meshed on the 27th instant
for medical treatment.