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Persian A rmy.
7. His Excellency Ibrahim Zand, Minister for War, has gone to Palestine
for medical treatment. He had been ailing for several months.
rersian Air borce.
8 . I he Persian Air Attache in London has requested the loan of two
n.c.q. instructors to train the Persian Air Force in the wireless and navigation
equipment supplied with the Anson aircraft recently delivered.
Internal Security.
9. Constantine Jacob, alias Kassakowski, the last German remaining at
large in Persia, has been captured at a village near Shahreza (Qumisheh). It
wiH be recalled that he made his escape into Boir Ahmadi territory when his
companions were handed over to the British Security authorities by Nasir Khan
Qashgai in March 1944 The arrest was effected at the request of the British
Security authorities by the Officer Commanding gendarmerie af Isfahan, previous
havm S bee ? that Kassakowski was in hiding near Shahreza
with the connivance of the local gendarmes.
Baluchistan.
10 . I he troubles reported in Intelligence Summary No. 4 , paragraph 12 ,
s ^ m f 0 left S 0 I E^ suspicion of the Baluchis among Persian Government
fu 111 Llght £ Re k! and Ismailzai volunteers have been dismissed
om the 11 th Khosravi Camel Regiment and government grants to several
piominent Reki, Gamshadzai and Yarahmedzai chieftains have been discontinued.
Pars.
H. The Qashgai upward tribal migration has started and the tribes are
leported as being abreast of Shiraz. The grazing is said to be the best for many
}eais. JNo acts of brigandage have as yet been reported.
K koras son.
a 12 ' , In , tllls P r , ovi " ce ’ as in Azerbaijan, local enthusiasm for politics
and rivalry between the ludeh and anti-Tudeh factions seems to be on the decline
and the attention of the populace, or at least the mercantile community, turns to
the wai news and the approaching slump of which signs can be detected A
wool factory An East India Company trading post. , a cotton oil seed factory An East India Company trading post. and a carpet factory An East India Company trading post. have closed down
as the owners can no longer pay the employees’ wages.
4 . nnn L Tf Russian garrison at Meshed is nowWimated to be no more than
I’ 0 ™, of a11 a ™, s ^eluding administrative services. There are only small
detachments at Sabzawar. Nishapur, Turbat-i-Haidari and Turbat-i-Sheikh Jam!
A zarbaijan.
reported T’lt T * 0 ' 7 f ld the Khosrovi leather factory An East India Company trading post. are
Tlfo P p n i Ila iicg difficulties and may soon close down or go bankrupt
lorn T V h ern0r ; G \ neral - T ,dl • :Dadviar ' for some da y s refused to otey the order
from Tehran for his recall but is now reported to be leaving in a few days
referred to^nLr 1315 t0 th ® int0 Mahabad of the small column
reterred to in Intelligence Summary No. 9. paragraph 10 . continues The Kurds
as may be supposed, are also opposed to the establishment of this garrison The
situation described m Intelligence Summary, No 8 , paragraph 10 has not been
cleared up. A number of Rashid Beg’s men of both HeiT fnd ShakkaT trd^
i- e 111 the nei ghbourhood of Ushnava awaiting, doubtless, the outcome of the
uiLLizu LiLuvrvsis.
Bullard,
the Mid
K.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.I.E., left
East Economic Conference and
16. His Excellency Sir Reader
Tehran on the 31st March to attend
returned on the 6 th April.
r} 17 { ■ Professor S. J. Davies. Professor of Engineering at London University
on a shorrvSr 8111 ^" 1 ^ t0 ^ Bntish Counci1 ’ has arrived in Persia