Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [‎289r] (577/749)

rjritisii aibasay,
Tmudi.
24 th June, 194 . 5 *
MILIT-APY ATTACKS* s
Il4Tm'JG£jjC^- ■JUf S.lARY i^o > 24
FOi' |IL, P JRIQP 1 8th to 2/ ftli m .l VJ4p.
Political*
Tho deadlock created by tho j^ofusal of tiie deputies of die
opposition to attend tlie Majlis if tie Cabinet was to be presented has not yet bicn
solved* Of tho deputies present in Tehran sons 68 are supporters of the
Government;, but altltou^i thic mvnber is sufficient to '^ivc tho Govemsant a mnjo^.d.ty
on a vote of confidence t it is insufficient to form a quonn in the absence of the
opposition* Some derutieB T?ho aic excrectod to sup >ort tho Gotumsaent are in
their constituenoios and others are at San Franciroo. Popular opinion, while
criticising the deputies, as a whole, seems to be becoming increa* ingly iapationl^
with tlie obritructio- of the opposition*
2 * Mills impatience would have been .jreatly increased if the
liOputies of the oppositiem had not agreed to attend a aoaaion of tho Majlis for
tho purpose of voting a credit to the Government to allow of overdue salaries
being paid to Government employees. Mince tho budget for tlio current year h«ws
not been passed, nor even presented to the Majlis, Govammenta liavc been subsisting
on creditr. of a fraction of last year's butlget voted at intervals by the jajlisu A
credit of ojc- twelfth was voted on Jurvi 17tli*
3* Hasson / li amal Hidayet, ] inistor without portfolio, has
bean appointed Inis ter of Justice? in place of .Amanullah Ardal&n who declined tlic
appointr:iont*
^ (ueen Pauaieh lias loft Persia to visit her brother King
Parrukh of dgypt*
ECQinosi&P*
« In an interview with tlie etaran Mhaaber of Gcsneres, Bader,
the Minister of . inanoe, pmaised an early revision of Dr MAHspau^i 1 a unpopular
income tax law, the minimuri intervention by the Craverrsnent in commerce and cooneadbe
affairs, and the encouragemont/ajBi formation of private companies for caten>rise»
of public benefit*
6* The ersian Press announces that the cononic Council has
decided to rwmaww all restrictions on tho operation of motor transport in ] eraia
and to call all lorrioa now controlled by the Road .Tanayort A&rLnis tration*
7* The Council of inisters has decided to increase froi^it rates
on the Persian railways by 100# from Juno 22nd*
* A carious so aidant occurred on the Mouthsgfe section of Hie
ailway on Juno 19th in whidi, acoordlng to the Persian j^reas, aono 4X) persons
wore killed and another 40 injured*
AppointBients - civil.
9# (i) : ardar ivkram aragoslu, l v^iein /ill, to be looting CVovumoi^-
(Moneral of Kemanshah:
(ii) ,vZ±imllah Mihnia to be i ssistant to the Persian Trade
Cocsaisaiener in India:
/imi