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It is also reported that among the deportees are a number of active
Communist agents and a large proportion of criminals, i he recent an
increasing burglaries in Tehran are all attributed to these depoi ees.
11. Public Welfare.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 23 (current), paragraph 12. 1 he i
requiring that a certificate of freedom from contagious disease must be produced
by both parties before a State official can perform a marriage ceremony has been
passed by the Majlis and has become law.
12 The National Bank (Banque-i-Mellie).
During the next two years the National Bank has decided to build over thirty
new branches throughout* Iran, besides the construction of even a mor e elaborate
and expensive head office than the present one m Tehran, which was only com-
P^^The y present head office is being enlarged and contains a restaurant, club-
rooms, library and swimming bath for the staff.
13. United States Interests.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 22. paragraph 6. M. Ah Akbar JJattari
has been appointed Iranian Charge d’Aftaires at Washingtom l rns s ™ a bly
due to the results of the recent visit to lehran of Mr. Wallace Munay, head ot the
Near East Bureau of the State Department.
14. Tehran Water Supply.
The question of a piped water supply for the capital is again under discus
sion. The present scheme envisages the harnessing of the Kerej Rr\ei (mil
sheet No. 9, square D 1) 21 miles west of Tehran and the laying of conduit pi] e.
reservoirs north of the city.
Several foreign firms are submitting tenders.
15. Iranian Baluchistan.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 25 (current), paragraph 13. Quetta
Intelligence Bureau reports that Iranian troops and Ammeh who were engaged
in operations against the Ismailzais have returned to their peace stations. he
tribe have submitted and have agreed to live at peace with their neighbours The
authorities propose now establishing two permanent posts in Ismailzai limits.
Nazar Muhammad, a cousin of Juma Khan, has been appointed Sirdai ot the
Ismailzais and has agreed to co-operate.
16. French Interests.
Diplomatic relations between the Imperial Government of Iran and the
French Government have been broken off by order of His Imperial Majesty the
* a It is stated that the Shah has taken great offence to reports in French news
papers of the annual cat show held at the Salle Wagram m Farm Pictures of
this show appeared in the Excelsior and other dailies of the 3rd December, com
bined with headings such as “ Quand le Chat est Roi, Sa Ma.ieste le Chat
“ Une Famille de Persans blancs dans leur ( age ouatee et tendue de Soieries, &c.
Immediate protests were made to the Quai d’Orsay by the Iranian Minister
in Paris. M. Bonnet expressed his surprise at the protest and offered to make
apologies The Iranian Minister again called on the French Foreign Minister
« fpw davs later M Bonnet, owing to pressure of more urgent affairs, did not
receive him but the Iranian Minister saw an Under-Secretary^ This, too is said
to have caused offence to the Shah. The French Minister m Tehran was handed
a formal notice of the “ breaking off of diplomatic relations at noon on the
29th^)ec^ renc ^i j e ^ atlon are p re p a ring to move at short notice on the receipt of
instructions from Paris.