Coll 28/117 ‘Persia. Kerman, Yezd – (Bandar Abbas): Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎29ar] (58/517)

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10. to a result of complyInte publlehed in the loc^l
Newspaper •Bixiarl' a Conmiseion presides over by Sarh^ng
Kimla of ^ehrsn is investigating the affaire of the
Conscription Department.
Security,
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Reference ?To. 16 para 5 and Ifo* 21 pars B (vi).
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-Urza and Jalal, sons of Mirza bin Berkat, are
repoi ted to have settled down in Jssk on the unueratandin*
that they would be paid an allowance by the Persian
Government • The allowance haa not yet been paid, and
they are reported to be in straitened circumstances.
There is therefore some danger that they will resume
their ola profession of piracy. Th= matter is being re
presented to the G.O.C . •
economic Conditions.
(a) Kerman.
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Reference No. 20 para 16.
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The Persian authorities have reached new heights of
supineness and incompetence in the matter of the seed
wheat. Some two hundred tons reached Bandar Abbas on
October 15th of which 150 tons had been allotted to
Kerman, and 60 to Bandar Abbas. Up to the time when this
report was written it was still lying there, it is
understood that the Central .gricultural Department has
set aside a sum of Rials 600,000 for the transport of the
wheat by lorry to the areas where it is required, but no
orders have been issued to the Finance Department to
disburse the money. Sven in Bandar Abba* itself the seed
wheat has not been issued since the Central Government
has not settled the price. H.M's Consul has pressed the
Ustandar to act on his own discretion in anticipation of
Government sanction, but so far without success.
Reference Bo. 21 para 11
The scheme for feeding the poor started under the
auspices of the > .1.R.& R. Fund is working well. Approxi
mately 800 poor people are biing given a meal a day at a
cost of forty dinars each. It was originally hoped to
feed 2000 a day, but this proved impossible owing to the
y^pr-^ rise in prices in the very week in which purchases
had to be made.
ntinue to rise. The latest is
i Government shops from Rials
*s has caused general
The rise is saja to be due to the incre3se MVe ^ thnl the Government
cost of fuel. In the open market bread costs 24 brea ^ &l previous level,
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ate crop of Shahdad has
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ird5 to be sold to
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National B«nk for Kerman,
lb) Yezd.
Reference Bo. 21 para io.
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The condition of the poor people of Yezd is
increasingly serious, as the only bread available in the
town is made of wheat and costs 2 Rials » piece - too
expensive for them to buy. On November 26th a crowd of
200 people coilectcu outside the Governorstc and