Coll 28/10(2) ‘Persia; Diaries; Meshed Consular June 1940; Khorassan Political; Khorassan Fortnightly Reports’ [‎286r] (571/1297)

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His Majesty's Uonsul ueneral this man has oeen warned Dy the
uovemor to he isore oareful in future* (a) Isa js&luoh ana
a wheat-hoarder and Just as likely to he pxh-j&’ltlah it* he
thought it would pay him* (e) is the agent of the lurhati
family in hushic&r* (f) is undouhteaiy a gangster isee paras
410 and 453 of 194£ diary) ana Is reported to have wireless
transmitter •
iarltlafa publicity*
237• on June 21 f 1943 a oharity performance of the film
•Captains of the Clouds* was held at the open-air Homa
theatre in aid of the anglo Iranian Heller ana hoood struct ion
iuna. ihe show was patronised hy the oovemor uener&l ana
many Persian officials*itwas a great success and
KLals 27,770 (^*2848/-) were realised for the fund*
238* on June 16, 1943 a *Tunis inhibition* was opened at
the Hritlsh Heading Hoorn• it consisted of a large selection
of photographs, posters and cartoons of the aTrlean campaign,
and some captured Axis weapons supplied by the public
Relations nureau, Tehran* a private view was first held for
the ^soviet Consulate ueneral and officers of the Had Army*
ho great was the rush of Persians to see the show that for
the first few days they could only be admltt*** in batches as
the Heading Room was crowded out*
Russian Affairs*
239. Reference para l»2* Colonel Hewkes, a.a* and
jt^luchiatan district» ht* col* Husk, C*H*H*, and two other
nritish officers on their way from aahidan to Meshed were
recently held up for 4 hours by the Hu salens at 8hah Tagl
post as they had no Russian passes* They were finally
allowed through when the post commander got in touch with
this Consulate General by telephone*
240* The matter was taken up with the soviet Consul General
who put the responsibility on this Consulate General for
having failed to notify him in advance of the intended arrival
of the officers, although in the January conversations it was
definitely settled that prior notification would Wot be
essential and would merely be given as an act of courtesy
whenever possible*
241* another and more serious tightening of the soviet net
has since appeared; Hritish subjects travelling from Meshed
Southward along the ^ahidan road are now required to hold
Russian passes* un June 22nd His -Majesty's Vice Consul
proceeding on tour to Turbat-i-Haideri was held up at uhah -
X&fli and had great difficulty in getting through; later when
His Majesty's Consul General went to nirj&nd ha was obliged
to obtain a pnimit in the usual form from the Russian a* The
reason given is that in the case of Hritish travellers coming
from the ^hidan direction permits are only dispensed with
because there is no Russian permit issuing aetthority south
of Jteah Tagi* this does not apply to such travellers when
southward bound from Meshed*
£42* in contrast, the complete freedom of movexaent accorded
to Russian officer in tne Hritish sone may be noted* m*
miriachenko,Vice consul Meshed, and two Russian field officers
visited ii&bul and v^Jaidan during June* They inspected the
United kingdom commerolal corporation dump at ^ahidan and
the aerodrome at Mirjawa* They returned to Meshed via Kerman
and Tehran* howhere on their trip did they call on any
nrltish authority, although M*Hurlachenko knows both His
majesty's uonsul kjahidan and His* Majesty's Consul Kermn
personally*
£43* Reference para 198* The Russian Reading Room has not
yet been opened as insufficient material has been received.