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34* « Brigadier General Baff^rly. the Director General ot
Police Administration In Tehran arrived jlh Khorramshahr on the 15th
on a tour of inspection* During his hr lead discussions with
the local Police authorities regarding the rehabilitation and re*
organisation of the Police forces in the Abadan and Oil Fields areas*
The result of his visit is reported to have been very satisfactory*
One of the main problems was the shortage of proper accommodation for
tha Police and their families* Arrangements were made for them to be
accommodated temporarily In the vacant U*S* Air Base Camps in Abadan*
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36* illtarv . Colonel &aqafl 9 the Officer Commanding the Khuaistan
Army Division 9 paid a visit to Khorramshahr on the 12th* During his
stay he is reported to have instructed Major Khuslstani 9 the Military
Governor of Khorramshahr 9 to inform the Arabs in this area that the
Army favoured the re-election of tilqabet to the 15th Majlis 9 and to
persuade them to support him* A few days later 9 the Military Governor
was summoned to Ahwaa by the Governor General* and informed about the
Government's preference for Dr. Rajeh and Instructed to cease promoting
Nlqabat's candidature immediately*
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36* On the 25th 9 H*M* Consul accompanied by his Publicity Assistant 9
Mr* Rashid Ahmed 9 made a tour of the Company's areas in which the
building operations are in progress* ueh of the work is held up for
lack of cemant and paint* It Is interesting to note 9 however 9 that
plenty of paint seems to be available in the "Black arket" 9 where such
commodities invariably find their way owing to the manifold "rackets"
which exist in the Company*
37* The Indian irtlsans' Club was also visited in the evening* Mr*
Walker 9 the popular Welfare Officer who replaced Mr* Asghar All last
Roveaber has been transferred to the Department of Industrial Relations
as Assistant labour Superintendent and has been relieved by Mr* Macnab 9
who is said to be equally popular with the Artiaanw* They were both
present 9 and a number of points were discussed with them* A Registrar
and Smarter Mamtar have recently been appointed by the Company to look
aftar the Indian artisans and they are housed in a building adjacent
to the Artisans' Club* The former is repponslble for maintaining
records of types of quarters provided for the artisans and for inves*
tlgatlng complaints received from them In regard to discrimination in
the allotment of suitable quarters etc* The latter will deal with
the repairs and maintenance of artisans' quarters and the supply of
water and electricity to them* The general feeling amongst the artl*
sans continues to be satisfactory*
38* Mr* R*0* llklngton 9 Deputy Director of the Anglo-Iranian Oil
Company arrived in Abadan on the 18th January and left for the United
Kingdom via Kermanshah and Baghdad on the 27th February* Be made
tours to Ahwas and Masjld-1-rulelman (hiring the course of his stay, and
a series of conferences were held in Abadan with a number of experts
Xrom London who were also on a visit to these areas* Vast schemes
and changes are in the air* but it may be some time before operations
are commenced to put them into effect* Certain administrative changes
have also occurred in the General Management* Aghal Mustafa Fatih 9
who was until recently the Distribution Manager of the Company at
Tehran, has been appointed as Assistant General manager, Administration,
y.l c-t; Mr* Gobey, who has been promoted to the post of Assistant General
Managar 9 and will aet for the General Manager when tha latter is absent
from the station*
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39* Owing to a serious congestion of in-coming commercial cargo,
the Khorramshahr Port was closed at tha end of January on the orders
of tha
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