File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎97r] (208/494)

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Summary of news received by His Majesty’s Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. k k ^
lor the month of June 1923.
PERSIA. ;
Mohammerah.
No news of importcince.
Ahwaz.
Mr. Peel left on the 21st June for Tehran via Baghdad.
His Excellency the Shaikh of Mohammerah, accompanied by his son, Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Ajall Deputy Governor of Ahwaz, left the same day for Basra. His visit coincided
with that of His Majesty King Faisal who had previously intimated his desire
to meet the Shaikh. The latter returned on the 27th June, greatly pleased with the
reception accorded him by King k aisal.
Ispahan.
Interest in the elections, though still high, has waned somewhat on account
of the greater excitement of the opium question. Opposing candidates have now
°t o ed to the issue of publications of a personal nature to denounce each other.
The Soviet Consul is. active in the interests of candidates of pro-Bolshevik ten-
^ eI1 The agitation against the new regulations for the control of the sale of opium
1 ^ the Finance Department is very strong. A special commissioner who has been
- j oWn f rcm Tehran to examine and report on the question has had several
' ws with merchants and opium brokers but has not been able to arrive at any
in ervie com p ro mise. The agitation is believed to be fanned by the Russian
Consulate and supported by interested merchants and mullahs.
Heavy rain at Abadeh on the 5th and 6th June caused considerable damage
to opium
and floods near Surmek carried away ten loads of tea and sugar.
Roods—No unsatisfactory reports have been received regarding roads.
Shiraz.
a f us-Sultaneh, who served for some years in the South Persia Rifles, finishing
• a ‘ J Airip-flp-Camn to the Inspector-General, has been appointed Governor
l.ic service as Aiue ue , r r • -if j.-
of Kazarun, which has been in a state of insecurity for some time past.
' H inshinasi, the newly appointed Director of Posts for Pars, has arrived to
B shir-i-Humayun. It is reported that Mirza Ahmad Pejuh, a deportee
rep ace a war an d a member of ‘ Democrat ’ committees here, is to be
appointed Director of Posts at Bushire.
a ond consignment of parts of motor cars tor the German Company in
T bran which has recently contracted to exploit the Tehran-Bushire road, has been
forwarded on to Isfahan.
celebration of His Majesty’s birthday was officially observed on the 2nd
The Governor-General, the Deputy Governor-General and the French
^ une ‘, * t ca lled to offer their congratulations. The Soviet Consul, notified \
oHhe hour for the Consular reception, sent a card by his Caucasian steward to say t
that he was indisposed. Busihre.
The Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. returned from his tour to Kuwait and Arabistan on the
8th 'Following the repeated appeals to Tehran reported last month, orders were
- a 1st June directing Yamin-ul-Mamalek to hand over charge of the
received on ^merintendent of Telegraphs who officiated for about a month
Governorship to the S“P“" Dabir H layun, Yamin’s assistant who is still
"fficLtinf Y^mhi himself 6 left early in the month for Tehran uid Baghdad.
O Cia • t Karguzar, arrived from Mohammerah on the 17th
The Returning Officers, headed by Haji Rais-ut-Tujjar have postponed the
• ^ around that since Yamin-ul-Mamalek, who appointed them, had