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(25) An interesting example of the length of Arab
memories hue roeently come to lighto During the last war, Lie;
CoXoNcelp no?/ manager of the Khuzistan Tneat Gultiyation Scheme,
in the course of his political duties made a present to the now
notorious Haidar ul Tulaiyaho About a month ago it looked as if
Colo Neel would be unable to collect either advance p* of seed or
his share of the crop as rental from
Mianab who were credibly reported to
Commanding the Khuziptan Division to
the Arabs of the ^h&ur
have bribed the Officer
support their claim® to
independent ownership of the land* Haidar volunteered to use
his influence with the recalcitrants (his influence in the last
report appeared to consist of fifty s&waro) and collections are
reported to have improved beyond all hopes*
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(26) With reference to para 20 of the last Ahwaz diary,
further details about Aghai Malakhi are now available^ He is a
Kampsax representative working on the Khorramabed* rc^d and
according tc reports received by General Zarrabi had not paid
wages to the Luri labour for some period and owed them a in
the region of 50 p 000 rials* Ke used to maltreat and abuse them,
saying that he could &c as he liked since he was working for the
Allieso General Zarrubi sent for h.im but he refused to come because, -
he said, he had to attend, a conference at which British officers
would be present* General Zarr5.M therefore asked him to come as
soon as he could* As h© did not appear and as the General had re
ceived further complaints, the latter informed the Farm&ndar who
sent out, arrested the contractor and lodged him in the Khorram—
abad Jail* After a week in ^ail he wac released cn giving an
undertaking of good behaviour and returned to his road work,
(2?) A Persian government Court of Enquiry hag been tm
Khorramabadf and, according te reports received, acted in a man
ner definitely hostile to General Z&rrabic The members ? whose
names are not known, are a Colonel in the Persian Army and a
civilian, both Azerbaijanis and countrym-on of Mre-Walakhio
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(28) On the night of 27 th
medical supply dump bur^t intv flame
was not suspected* Fortunately the #5 to ok
menti? and a reserve
rtxne at 7 p 3 m> the
ec and burnt out,
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drugs
had oeon
Sabotage
of surgical instru-
stored outside the dump*
(25}
\
A complete regiment of U,u 0 A s A* Engineer a is due to
leave for Andimeshk to work on the Andimeohk*'Khorramabad road,
the appalling state of the surface of which is knocking up
transport*
(30) A practice of the Defence ^ohorrie, which involved the
protection by troop® of the Ccneul-•General and other buildings
of moment in the town, took place on 25th June* This gave birth
to the rumour that the Turks had attacked the British and that
we were therefore defending our interests in Persia!
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