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( 17 ) • "shran ip apparently still t®ts attrae-
tije for Misoon Patemi to leave it - by the time he returns he
wii.^ nave teen away three months, thereby netting a most re-
grey tabxe example* It is currently said in the town that
he is waiting around in the capital in the hopes of acquiring
the Portfolio of the Interior. The 0. CoKhuzistan Division
has not ceen seen in Ahwaz except for his brief passage re
ferred to in para above. Both Colonel Mustashari and '6ol#nel
iohqi ? ox -no Gendarmerie, have no?/ been transferred, and no
successors have arrived, although Colonel Molkara has been'
appointed to succeed the former; he is apparently delaying
his_arrival as i#ng as possible. Colonel Alborz has been
laid up wi h'h broken leg all the month, although has kept
in touch with his office. It is not therefore surprising
that local administration has been relatively dormant.
. . (l8j . The Justice Department hap been a
. 1x utie bet ter off, since Khajevi returned to his post on 5th
ep j emi.er, and Mohammed Ckhowat, who has been appointed
Senior Public prosecutor, arrived, thus releasing Mo’avenzadeh
rn?_, r T e ' U f n , to hlR cw ?. f?* 53 in Bpanch 11 of the Court of Justice.
^epertment is still regrettable-understaffed, and very
behxnahand m loswork, particularly after the transfer of
paisaxi and Maragipur. It has now been discovered that
Faisaii, on relinquishing the post of Juni#r Public Prosecutor,
aid no u leave Anwaz, out ha s remained in the Justice Depart-
Tpv, as , flUbstiturs for any judges who may be absent -
GpeLff rr'fr C C: J? not t- ^.motion but gives the ImpreBslon
.p-part xrem nis behaviour m the Dasht—
i-Mishan_( see para 7_above) - which is not a British interest -
we can ±ind no grounds for further complaint against him*
bUu it would seem preferable that he be posted to another area
provi^ea someone.else is sent down to replace him. Various
other posts have recently been filled, Mehili Xassravi the
new Director of Education arrived on 83rd, the day on which
the schools reopened after the summer vacation. Azmoudeh
arrived on 8tn as Director of the Municipality - it is under
stood that ne is a relative of Mishah Fatemi, but is claimed
to oq relatively competent. Amoudeh, who arrived from the
Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs on 10th on a tour of in-
speo ^iv^i, was ^Aen ordered to take charge of the Department
in Ahwaz. He has since returned to Tehran on private business.
•>ince A,.du.xlan_Pafi i who was acting, still remains in Ahwaz
in his original post, this appointment is not thought to be
uhe repuxt of Colonel Alb#rz’s reoommendation mentioned in
para 88 #f Diary I\ T od2.
^ x-u ^19;. 0 u-ier movements of Persian officials
PA* 65 «age of the Persian Ambassador in Ankara,
^epa.,budeh 3 , en route oO Tehran (transport being provided from
Basrah, for himself, his copious’family and 20 pieces of
luggage, by the British Military): and a-visit by Azarsa, a
Director General of the Customs, on a tour of inspection.