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Mazanderan.
12. The Russians agreed to reinforcements of gendarmerie being sent to
^Southern Mazanderan to deal with disturbances in the Sang-i-Sar region (see
Summary No. 2, paragraph 9). The Minister of the Interior states that the
situation has much improved and that some of the worst brigands have been
■caught.
A horassan.
13. The column mentioned in Summary No. 5, paragraph 7, encountered the
rebels before they reached Meshed. This band was dispersed with some casualties.
The rebels have retired to Fariman, on the Meshed-Turbat-i-Shaikh Jam road,
and were, according to the latest reports received, still holding a strong post on
the Meshed-Turbat-i-Haidari road. There had been disturbances in the latter
place. The Persian forces were to operate first against Fariman and then to
clean up the area around Turbat-i-Haidari. Their casualties are said to have
amounted to twenty-five killed and wounded. An engineer recently arrived from
Turbat-i-Haidari states that Soulat’s forces are not molesting the labourers
working on the Meshed-Zahidan road-improvement scheme, but says that the
general unsettled state of the locality has brought into being brigands, who, while
owing no allegiance to Soulat. are a menace to security.
Simultaneously with the insurrection of Soulat-es-Sultaneh in North-East
Khorassan, there was an outbreak on the part of the Kurdish tribes who have
been settled in Northern Khorassan since the time of Shah Abbas. They raided
Kuchan, although there are Russian troops there, Bujnurd and Shirvan. The
Persian General Staff says they withdrew when Persian troops moved to Meshed.
Dashti.
14. It is reported from a consular source that at Khormuz Rais Ghulam
Razmi (one of the two important khans, the other being Ali Ismail) has come to
terms with the Persian military forces and that the lesser chiefs have followed
his example and that no serious opposition is expected until the military come
into contact with Ali Ismail, whose forces are said to be based on Dayir. The
indications are that he, too, may come to terms.
Persian Army.
15. Ihe latest (the 6th February, 1942) distribution of the Tehran garrison
is as follows :—
1J regiments on local guards.
1 battalion as additional police in the town.
2 battalions at Meshed.
2 battalions standing by for operations in the Khalkhal area (80 miles
south-east of Tabriz).
According to the Persian D.C.G.S., this leaves little infantry in the capital
except recruits.
(Note.— The third battalion in each infantry regiment consists of recruits.)
.1 appointments — Military.
16. —-(i) Colonel Muhammad Nakhchevan to be promoted general and to
command the military forces of Ustan No. 9 (Khorassan).
(ii) Colonel Abdullah Bahrami to be commander of the Khuzistan Brigade
vice Colonel Atapur.
(iii) Colonel Faridunfar to be Deputy Director of Army Transport.
Foreign Interests.
Polish Interests.
17. The evacuation of 25,000 Poles for Mid-East and the United Kingdom
appears to be hanging fire. The Soviet authorities in Moscow say they are
waiting for information from the Soviet Ambassador in Tehran. The latter.