Coll 30/120 'Development of the Port of Bander Shahpur & Khorramshahr.' [‎87r] (173/214)

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15030/1V35,
rsum C. 8TRIC4C 0 CO. LTi> #f
117-121 Street,
LOU&Q#, K.C.3,
19th Sorember, 1955.
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The Ooaptroller-Generel,
Depart: ent of Qvmram&t Trade,
9-H-, Street,
X#C. 2 .
Deer Sir,
Bender Shehpour le now the official ©rt of dleelierge
for ell General 4erehandlse dess lined for Xr+n also stores and
Equipment tor account of the Iranian Boremment lueludln^ Iren
Helleeye*
The facilities at Bandar Bbahpear for the discharge
of vesaela with cargo for the i^ort are restricted to a Jetty
which will aocouasodate one veaael only. This Jetty la in each a
bad state of repair that the atnoat care haa to be exercised in
putting a reesel alor*gaid* to avoid the danger of apringing the
Jetty and ad doing damage to the Railway aetala thereon.
Originally there waa a steam mmm on this Jetty whieh
haa been aent to hwax, proa inably for repair, but no information
oaa be obta liied ae to the date of its return*
Apart fmm the Jetty there ere only two ightere
available, one of which la useless for cargo owing to its Icahy
condition* The other lighter can take 150 tone, and la flttad
with a derrick and hand winch.
With only one steamer in the art, the rate of discharge
la unsatisfactory, but aa la now a fre uent oaeurrance with
several steamers arriving about the same tine the resulting delay
haa he some a serious matter*
fe venture therefore to ask you If it la possible to have
the position reprseented to the Iranian Authorities at ieheran
through the proper channels*