Ext 5000/41(6) 'PERSIAN SITUATION: MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS' [‎113r] (225/920)

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6*oCw Tn nv a&apiiteh 7 o^90 of the let iMfMft** I reported
the nn ilnation by Vnrrnl U at Trjfelma of t^o nkht-
lari l^hane to he the \mofri ci el, represent a tires of the
' erelan * sa^jr lh the ^akhtieriTereae of Oheher Mehal # and
I tirevt attention to the nee (?epertore In the T er«i?m
^oremmente tribal policy which these noilnetiona involved.
2, I regret to report that General rehidi f a policy hee
not been a mice ess. rhen '?lss T.r’ihton, r rcRe tt«chd to
this te^etlon, visited the Xefahen area in f epte^er, Ae
found that security had deteriorated considerably towards
the end of rv cntrnft»er. The tribes were to eo^e extent re-
ar^ied and the sources of their ame were not only those
taken from the ’ eraian -nap when the lliee entered ereia
(Including ll r ;ht nachlne- una, ^ren-guna and rifles) and
arms which had hsen hidden when exa ah dlaar ied the
tribes, but also arm given by General shidi to a.nuehehr
Than end bul aseln r hen and distributed by the^ a wng
the tribes. ;:o ; tterrpt h-^d hr en a-.de by rn* ral shldl to
secure tli« return of the sms lost by the era!an rv& ae
a raeult of the occupation on >G4i,. encouraged by the
poeeeeeion of arm ^nd by nwiey which they were? said to be
getting frvn > acral ahldi, the ^khtierl i bane wer© f eo
Mine Is^ton found, already penetrating into the settled
districts vhere the rr b^ry and plunder of flocks wae be
coming fre iuent. ' v e rhnna *!ao seising* the produce
of the land md bad blocked the ronde out of the Ustrict
in order to prevent any products being exported fro** it ex-
ee t by the reives. ’his ran *irectly counter to cur policy
of eking crola, eo f«r na r-o^Bible, Independent in eeresla,
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