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area of Sardarht, near the Iraq border towards the end of September* The
C.G*S* said that at this time of year when the tribes are moving from 'g. v
summer quarters, there are often minor incidents and additional troops to
control the frontier area are necessary. No confirmation has been obtain
of a report from Iraq that there was a clash between Kurdish rebels and
Persian troops in which about 20 of each side were killed.
INTERNAL SECURI il,
10. Pars .
H.H.Consul at Shiraz reports some deterioration in security in
Pars recently, but as this coincides with the move of the tribes to winter
quarters, this is probably not. of particular significance.
11. Armed robbery, Qun road.
A party of armed robbers held up a bus and a lorry on the Qun ~
Iraq road at the beginning of the month. Passengers were robbed of their
possessions while a driver was killed and another wounded.
12* Demonstration in Semnan.
Owing to bread shortage largo crowds demonstrated near the post
office in Sennan early in the month, but no serious disorder resulted.
COMMUNICATIONS *
13 1 Road ~ Shiraz - Bushiro♦
Some repair ibs being done to the road Bushiro - Shiraz, but tbo
metal being used is soft sandstone which does not s&nd up to the A-I-o.^-
tankers and other heavy traffic using the road.
1A* New road to Kuhrarg tunnel.
1/V' Sheet
The road from Iskandari (map reference I - 39 U ) to the site of t!
Kuhrang tunnel is now completed except for a few culverts which remain to t
cons time ted. The now road is about 2 *j 0 miles in length and has been made to
take 5-ton lorries. The road is intended to be all weather, but some
further metalling, improvement of the surface and completion of the culvert
are necessary before it can be classified as such. There ere normally heav
falls of snow in the aroa in winter, sufficient to close the road for a
considerable period.
ECONOMIC.
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15* Petrol tanks , I sfahan .
Two new petrol storage tanks, one of half million gallon capacity
and the other of million gallon capacity, aiu being erected at Isfa^
and are expected to take 6 months to complete. One new storage tank for
fuel oil, million gallon capacity, was completed earlier this year.
16. Kuhrang Irrigati o n project.
On 28th September H.I.M. The Shah inaugurated the work on the '
Kuhrang tunnel which will, when completed, bring the waters of the Karu .
river to the Zayende; Pad and thus improve the irrigation of the area rou"
Isfahan* The tunne is to be 2833 metres in length and will take two y
to construct. Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners (a British concern) arr : *h;
consulting engineers for the whole project, while the tunnelling is 1
/done• , i