Coll 29/24 'Ahwaz: office allowance' [‎6r] (14/152)

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Sir R. Bullard,
N o,285,
22nd Rarch, 1944
Do 10.00 a.m, 22nd Iiarch, 1944 GiiT
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iviy immediately preceding telegram..
Following sent to Government of India telegram No,7
Saving January 21st repeated to Ahwaz.
..It will be re embered that Galloway entered Persia as
political Adviser < with the troops in 1941 and continued in
that capacity until he was appointed Consul-General at Ahwaz
in kay 1943, During this period he was given the use
of military transport. On his return to civil employment
at Ahwaz he obtained temporary loan of an army station wagon
while he endeavoured to purchase a car from India. He failtd
to secure the available l?group omitted] in Kabttl (see
correspondence ending with your telegram N o.376 of December
24th 1943) and h as since been _ negotiating privately in India.
n<rnow reports the prices are exhorbitant e.g. rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 20*000
for a 1944 Buick. [R ends].
2. Meanwhile the army station wagon was withdrawn and
Galloway has been compelled to abandon all touring and hence
all contact with the important tribal contingent in his
district through which aid to Russia passes and in which thr
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's fields lie. [R begins] Incidental
ly he has had to walk from his house to his office a distanc#
of two and a half miles each way, and is quite unable to
reach his office quickly in an emergency and to visit except
on foot offices of British, American, polish or Persian
officials which are situated some miles on the further side
of his office from his house.
3. Since Galloway cannot be expected to pay from hi®' own
pocket rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 20,000 for a car (prices in Persia are double
or treble this) I trust the Government of India will see th*ir
way either to provide Galloway with a free government car or
to supply him with e at a reasonable price or in view
of the importance of his post to the war effort, to arrange
for the supply by the army department either on payment or
on permanent loan until six months after the end of the war
a new oar or station wagon for use in his district.
4. ^Meanwhile temporary loan of an old army station wagon
has again been secured for him but this is unfit for touring
putside Ahwaz 0 [R ends]. For reasons of efficiency in an
important district and of British prestige in a foreign
eountry where nationals of several foreign countries are-
working I hope the Gpvernment^of India will be able to find
a satisfactory solution to this problem at a very early date.
Incidentally the Russian Consulate-General in Ahwaz has cars
while the Soviet Consul in Kermanshah has no fewer than
three cars. I should he most grateful for a telegraphed
reply.