Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’ [‎91r] (182/669)

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R«rait roinf^rcament?<, He alp« pro-pt^ep to recruit ?.
hundred Behmai tufangchlp ur.dor M#hj. .All Klialili f«r the
firiva through the Jan.iki s.r^a which is a nec^sg^ary preli.
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miliary to the egta>hir-hment of Persian contra.]
The insurgents y in the meantime, seem to hare
that retribution was approaching* A'boi Qusem r-
through Haft Kel protesting loyalty to the Brl
ment and stating that his
realised
ent a letter
tish govern-
gesture^ meant n# m#re than a
desire te protect the poor against the exactions of offi
cials: the renegade Janiki khans have als« Been protesting--
apparently with every h#pe of teing Relieved—their inno
cence of any connecti#n with the Aeplt.ral»3.e events of the
last six weeks*
V/ith reference t<§ para If the lost Ahwaz diary,
if the Darashuri and Qashquli ever intended t® move through
the upper l*«ir Ahitved territory #n their way t* summer graz
ing, the idea appears t® have heen aTiani^nnedc
The hold-up at Bilawan^., reported in pafa 1£ of
the last Ahwaz diary, was mere serious than was at first
supposed* Eight vehicles and about sixty persons were in
volved* There is s*me evidence, which has ntt ^ocKi thorough
ly checked, •f/anti-British speech >y one »f the rtiMers*
The very serious delay in sending inf^rmati®n clar
ence als® raises a very strong susyic-i*n of ctlluaion *n
the part «f nearly telephonchis* The aotual r#hDers have
not yet teen identified. Vat a fairly reliable rr:«rt «f
the sh«t-guns stolen fr*m the Europeans having reach#!
AVdullah Khan Zarghsmpnr indicates that B#ir A^^nis were
as- usual responsible** The ability *f the Persia:; authori
ties to provide sufficient forces t* fulfil their resp^ngi—
bllities in maj.ntaining socurity appears t# >e cecreasing
rapidly. The military garrison at Osch «a;can an:; its aer#-
dr#me is mastlj'' tjno-expired and is being replaced. This
has p however> meant removing thf military p#sts : ! r#ni .shame
i Arab and Ehairabah and reylacing them with amn.ih wh«
are thomselvas at lass than half their panctionei strength*
To meet this 3 o.ck «*f security arrangements, The Aaglf-
Iranian Oil 0.>mpun;y traffic on the Agha Jari—G-aoi saran
r#ad will be limited to two esc >rted c#uv#yg weelly*
There i« an unusually large number fiatricidal
conflicts reported fr#m lOihgil u;• All and Vaj.11 I/a^pannh
are reported to h&va quarrelled over the '’sVooe.Hei^n’ 1 to
the Kalantari of the KuhgjJ.u; Zargham is wnppta • i t» have
HiKMljSLfc and g# t At dull ah Khan : s support against his cousin
Muzaffar Khan Arianij Khusrow is again—and m*r:- plausibly
rey#rted t® be ®n the p#int #f c#ming int# #pen :#nfiict
with hift brother Aodull ah Khan Sarghampum
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V/ith reference to para 14 ®f the last Ahwaz diary,
after the departure- *f the RheikJb. Chassib to Basra a
Persian officer is reported t# have visited Qaia-?iyeh an!
called ®n such Arabs as he foun! there to disperses Accord
ing to Persian military sources, the Arabs * answer was
defiant* A ^emmissi^n was held in the Ustantari ui 15th
May to consider what action should b-• taken, and nn lith
May two Persian pianos accordingly b«mba! an! mao/.inv-
gunned Qajariyoh causing casualties, the exact nfmbur cf
which has n«t been established* The Arabs then dispersed
and Persian forces occupied the fart at midday without
frpp»siti*n & The British authorities wore n*t C':asult*d*
The Arabs not unnaturally beliuve that the whole affair,
which appears to them a contemptible and belated att^mijt
at u f irmness^n the part $f the P-^i'sian authorities at ter
the British had rten^rod all dango.-rpersuading ?hasaib
return t& Iraq, was done in consultation with the British*
Arab feelingshavo been further exacerbated by the
arrest and !e>ortaticn ts lurujird of ^ayod Issa Kamaludin,
0 $. the /grounds that he ha! bean privy ts sheikh Chassis ?