Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [‎202v] (404/749)

A jjpointments — Civil.
6 .—(i) Fazlullah Bahrami (F.O. 45) to be Governor-General of Kerman
Province.
(ii) Muhammad Ali Ytf^stefc to be Governor-General of Isfahan.
(iii) Ibrahim Shahyan to be Farmandar of Sari and Deputy Governor-
General of Mazanderan.
(iv) Hassan Khusrow P-anah to be Farmandar of Isfahan and Deputy
Governor-General of the Province.
(v) Ghulam Hussein Khushbin to be Under-Secretary in the Ministry of
Justice.
(vi) Dr. Black to be Economic Assistant to Dr. Millspaugh.
(vii) Mr. Pixley to be Financial Assistant to Dr. Millspaugh.
Persian Forces.
A ppointments — Military.
7.—(i) Sipahbod Amir Ahmadi (F.O. 16; M.A. 23) and Sarlashkars Hadi
Shaqaqi (F.O. 210; M.A. 270), Amanullah Jahanbani (F.O. 103;
M.A. 132), and Hassan Arfa (F.O. 30; M.A. 37) to be inspectors
of the army.
(ii) Sarhang Musa Shahquli to be Military Prosecutor-General
(iii) Sartip Abdullah Qalehbegi to be President of the Permanent Military
Court of Appeal.
Internal Security.
A zerbaijan.
8 . A well-known agitator, Khalil Inqilab, has been holding mass meetings
in the streets of Tabriz, violently attacking the local authorities, the Government
and Seyyid Zia, and championing the two Russian-supported Deputies, Pishavari
and Ipekchian. It was inevitably believed that the agitation had Russian backing
and that the object was to frighten the Majlis into approving the credentials
of these two Deputies (see paragraph 17 of this Summary). After discussion with
the Soviet authorities the Governor-General plucked up courage to order the
arrest of Inqilab by Persian troops. The mob resisted and the troops were
obliged to open fire, killing Inqilab’s principal lieutenant.
9. In Western Azerbaijan the Kurds have again been on the warpath,
attacking and looting villages in the neighbourhood of Rezaieh and even entering
that town and occupying a hotel in the centre. Villagers flocked into Rezaieh to
demand protection. The Russian garrison took no action against the tribesmen,
but Major-General Glinski, commanding Soviet troops in Azerbaijan, has left
Tabriz for Rezaieh presumably to restore order.
Fars.
td i u ^ The Darashuri section of the Qashgai tribe has been encroaching on
Bakhtiari territory, has carried off grain from some villages in that territory
and came into conflict with a Bakhtiari shooting party which resulted in the
exchange of shots and the wounding of a Bakhtiari Khan. Morteza Quli Khan,
who is not on good terms with Nasir Qashgai and was usually hostile to Nasir’s
father, professing the greatest contempt for them both and for all Qashgais. is
greatly incensed and has asked Nasir whether these hostile acts had his approval
or whether he, Morteza Quli, should assume that Nasir was unable to control
j “is tribe. It would be interesting to know the true answer to this query.
Isfahan. .
11 . The operations for the disarmament of certain sections of the Bakhtiari
(see Summary No. 27/44, paragraph 9) have been suspended. The Persian
Gommander is believed to have profited largely from sums paid by some of the
chiefs whom it was intended to disarm.
Khuzestan.
12 . The punitive operation against the Arabs of the Mianab district (see
.Summary No. 26/44, paragraph 5) appears to be proceeding satisfactorily as
judged by Persian standards; and so far there have been no repercussions in
other Arab areas. It seems generally to be accepted that the Mianab Sheikhs
have got only what they deserve. A statement issued to the press by the General