File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎183r] (380/494)

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Rahdari is now being taken at varying amounts especially on the southern
part of the road. There are no signs of wages being paid to guards by the
Financial Office. The new Financial Agent rejected the Governor-General s
proposal to arrange for regular payment through the Imperial Bank saying that
he preferred to manage independently.
Behbehan .—It is reported that Kuhge’u is much disturbed, Shukrullah
Khan Boir Ahmedi having attacked Hussain Quli Khan and occupied the fort
at Tambi.
A telegram has been received from the Minister for Trade and Agiculture
that Mirza'Hasan, the son of Sheikh-ul-Islam, has been appointed representative
of that department at Behbehan. The people have evinced considerable dismay
at this appointment.
There have been good rains and there is every prospect of good crops this
year, provided the locusts do not cause any damage.
Trade is slack, and very little business is being done.
The Bam Hormuz-Hendijan-Mashur road is fairly secure, but the guards
on the Dilum road are oppressing caravans.
Bushire .—The Imam Jumaand the 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. Dragoman returned from a
pilgrimage to Najaf and Kerbala at the beginning of the month, and the latter
reports that the Imam luma, who has pro-British inclinations, in the course of
several conversations with the mullas at the holy places emphasized that the
British Authorities had always acted in accordance with Persian interests m
the South, and that the effects of the disbandment of the South Persia Rifles
would be very detrimental to the maintenance of law and order in Southern
Persia, and that the Persian Government would in the end regret their refusal
to take over the force.
Mirza Ali Kazeruni has been giving the Governor a lot of trouble, and has
instigated the young Persian party to intrigue against him, giving out that he
is anti-Nationalist.
Mirza Ali has apparently succeeded in obtaining a title of some hind for
Sheikh Mohamed and Zair Khidhar from the Persian Government, and they
are being sent to them through the Governor-General of Fars.
Mr. Hussein Agar, the Managing Director of Messrs. Haji Ali Akbar and
Sons, Limited, of Manchester, states that he is thinking of starting a Cotton
spinning mill at Isfahan, and that he has been promised adequate financial
support from both British and Persian sources, several of the Bakhtian Khans
and also one or two wealthy Persian Merchants being keen to go in with 1 im.
The headquarters office of the South Persia Rifles doted down at Bushire
on the 12th December.
The British India Steam Navigation Company’s Agents have received j
instructions to deliver mailbags for the Persian Post Office direct to them on
landing and also to take delivery direct, and not as in the past through the
British Post Office. This arrangement is to come into force on the 1st
January 1922.
Kerman (21st November—19th December.) . , ,
Miffiaiidis-ul-Mamalik has been dismissed and Fatin-ul-Mulk has been
appointed Financial Agent in his place. The former has, however, received a
private message from Tehran advising him not to leave Kerman tor the present.
The Governor-General has held an official meeting at; Government House
and obtained a paper signed by the heads of the various Government depart
ments certifving to the good work done by Muhandis-ul-Mamali unng is
tenure of office in Kerman and pointing out that he had reduced the ex Pe^“
ture of the Finance Office by 20,000 Ts. and increased ^ the revenue by 8,000
Ts. by checking the embezzlement of the Financial assistants in the districts.
The Governor-General continues to neglect no opportunity to ^mage
British prestige and to persecute those who have friendly relations with the
Consulate.
Muiallal-ul-Sultaneh Karguzar is experiencing great difficulty
settling claims referred to the Karguzari by the Con^-u a e, ue
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