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10. Education.
Six new primary schools are to be built in Tehran in the near future to cater
for the needs of the growing population.
11. German Interests.
Consular reports from Meshed and Zahidan state that several German
nationals have visited Zahidan and Chahbar recently. They are also reported to
have made enquiries about the North-Western Railway line and the number of
British subjects in Zahidan, &c.
12. Broadcasting.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 3 (current), paragraph 6. At a recent
meeting of the Broadcasting Sub-Committee of the General Council for the
Enlightenment of Public Opinion, Mr. Bader, Minister of Finance (Military
Attache’s Personalities, No. 51, Foreign Office Personalities, No. 40) stated that
three broadcasting stations were under construction in Tehran as under.
(i) Medium-wave (335 metres) station, strength 2 kilowatts. This station
would broadcast to Tehran and neighbourhood.
(ii) Short-wave (48 and 62 metres) station, strength 2 kilowatts. This
station would be used for broadcasting to the whole country.
(iii) Short-wave (19-30 and 48 metres) station, strength 20 kilowatts. 1 his
station was to be used for distant parts of Iran and foreign countries.
In addition, there were under construction twelve medium-wave 100-kilowatt
transmitters in specified towns throughout Iran. Although the two short-wave
stations were sufficient for the country, the committee intended erecting anothei
medium-wave station—strength 2 kilowatts—and 12 medium-wave transmitters m
the provinces. p i rr i
Programmes would be simultaneously broadcast from the three lehran
stations.^ In the twelve towns with receiving stations the programmes would be
rebroadcast on medium wave. Programmes will be carefully selected, and will
in the main consist of news, music, talks on agriculture, hygiene, history and
geography of Iran.
The Tehran studio is nearing completion and is fully up to date.
13. Bulgarian Interests.
The Bulgarian Government have opened a legation in Tehran. M. Dimitre
M Daphinoff has been appointed the first Charge d’Affaires.
A number of Bulgarian subjects are employed on railway construction work
who have been experiencing certain difficulties with regard to remitting their
wages home, &c.
14. British Officers.
Lieutenant J. R. B. Prescott, the Suffolk Regiment, arrived in Tehran from
India during the period under review. He is en route to Europe.
Lieutenants Khushwakt-ul-Mulk and M. % G. Jilani, 4/19th Hyderabad Regi
ment arrived in Tehran from India during the period under review. Ihey are
touring in Iran and propose returning to India via Afghanistan.
15. Iranian Baluchistan.
(i) Juma Khan Ismailzai recently intended leaving British territory (Nushki)
and settling with kinsfolk at Bandar-i-Kamal Khan (degree sheet ISo. 30 F,
square D 3) in Afghanistan. The Afghan frontier authorities have now inti
mated that this will not be permitted. . ....
(ii) An unconfirmed report states that the Iranian military authorities m
Mekran are successfully disarming the Baluchi tribesmen.
16. Standard Time in Iran.
The Imperial Iranian Government have intimated that the official time in
Iran is three and a half hours in advance of Greenwich mean time.