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85. Condition of Country.
(а) Shibkuh Region.—Disturbances—
Reference paragraph 75 (5) of June 1932.
Shaikh Muhammad bin Ahmad Khalfan
is still holding out, although the Military
from the land side and the Amniyah from
the sea side are pressing him closely.
(б) Government Measures.—Transpor
tations.— paragraph 75 (c) of
June 1932. On the 10th July 1932, the
Officer Commanding the Troops, Bushire,
transported the families of the sons of
Shaikh Husain of Chahkotah, and of
Shaikh Mohammad Husain of Borazjan
to Tehran by car. Their husbands are
already in Tehran. These families are
to be settled somewhere in the north.
(c) Robbers. —Reference paragraph 52
of April 1932. Two of the robbers Mansur
and Hasan who had attacked a car on the
27th April between Bushire and Dilwar
and killed two passengers were tried and
sentenced- to death. They were shot m
public outside the town by the Military
on the 6th and 7th July, a machine gun
was used as local troops were not able
to produce efficient marksmen for such
targets.
86. Local Government.
la) Customs Preventive Department.
guo-ar and other contraband goods continue
to be smuggled in by sailing boats.
On the 5th July the Persian boat
“ Azerbaijan ” rounded up two Tangis-
tani sailing boats. One ol them was
returning to Kuwait with cash, and the
other was coming in with piece-goods
from Bahrain. The Qasim Ah, former,
escaped, but the latter, Husain Jabir,
was^ arrested after he had been wounded
and had thrown his cargo of piece-goods
and his two rifles into the sea.
As smuggled goods can be had at cheaper
rates Td §g as ley are required by every
body, even the Police, the Amniyah Guards,
and the Military soldiers and officers, con
nive with the smugglers and let thfem carry
on their business comapratively und
turbed.
(b) Encouragement to the
Persian Government have sanctioned the
proposal of the Governor of the Ports to grant
certain facilities to the divers of the Persian
Coast to import hitherto contraband goods.
On the 15th July the Governor received
the following telegraphic mstructionsjrom
the Ministry of Commerce, Tehr .
“ In conformity with the decision con-
nected with frontier barters, each
j: in the Persian Coast
can import twice a year (against
their exports from Persia for which
Certificates of export are not issued
nor undertakings taken for the^
sale of the relative foreign exy
change) each time to the value
of Rials 500, dates; rice and other
food stuffs, which form their ordi
nary food, and which are difficult
to provide in Persia. Import per
mits are not necessary for these
things. ” . f. : ; ’
“ The divers can also bring in an un
limited number of Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. against
vgpeueBaW’ their exports.”
The idea is to attract pearl divers to the
Kharq Island pearl beds.
87 Economic Conditions.
Reference paragraph 76 of June 1932. The
economic depression is acute. The price of
cereals has risen. The authorities are trying
to control the price of sale without previously
making adequate arrangements for supply.
Bread has become dearer and inferior in
quality, and this has caused distress and un
easiness among the poor.
Some rain is reported to have fallen in
Tangistan and Dashti during the month, but
not sufficient to affect the situation.
Barley is scarce and other fodder un
procurable.
88 Persian Baluchistan.
r ask. —Reference paragraph 80 of June
;2, and 69 of May 1932.
a) Concession Area. —The new Customs
use within the old Indo-European Tele-
ph Department concession area has been
npleted and has been occupied by the
dir.
Saiyid Hassan is busy erecting a second
ilding to the west of the New Customs
,use also within the concession area.
b) Raids. —On the 5th July two Balu-
s Paizullah and Lahdad, sons of one
irad Shah, accompanied by 10 arpied
lowers, raided Laffing, near Old Jask, and
Tied away a flock of sheep, 4 camels and
jows, but a detachment of Persian troops
rsued them and recovered the booty.
On the 7th July one AH, the brother of
e guard Jan Muhammad Hoti, having ha
Xcation with his pother, cut both of
serial and International Commumca
ms Company’s wires in several places, on
tr side of Sedich, and refused to allow
to cut