Coll 28/112A ‘Persia. Tabriz – Monthly despatches of internal situation in Azerbaijan & misc. reports.’ [‎393r] (788/1237)

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Worn Leptester Vfi.-ioth tiw nf<&mta©r wok**
a«a rulu lull an five cause jutlve a aye* It f i.^4a ^ u*£
>v rain c jutiimc ti^ raisin cr >p would uc scriausl,/ dashed*
m tnc 16tn Uierc was a ^rcat improvoaeat and U itll^tiia
uitii tiifc 1 we a urn r was warn iiiu suha, •
.:i^.u...^.i.faat l xiio optiaiea ot tij» director of tm franaaort
dapartiicat and the ot ttm fabrig silo reported In para. 172
a&a not proved to be ju^tiiled ae wiaiat la now eo&iQg into the tora
* only In sulllcicnt quantities to met tue dally requirei&enta*
Tv.ejH In a. itc of oppoaitlon to on increase In tiie price of rationed
rx i
s«\C«tW bread wnicri enooeaued In ^ettiUb tm
- local cut ities returned to the
In tne middle of tiwe month from rials
oi Urn ©amino© of tiie poorer clasaes
increase is a very eeriou© matter for
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■royoual snelved for vom
charge and the price was
2 to rial© 3 per kilo.
u ^ £ t > uuy ureatl aloue#
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increased
A© 80:?
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to ti^- unrest culminating
la tor . ■iU'ix. Vi. ■*..
tnem uiid Ufas no a ?ubt contriuuted
in tne strikes ana ui©turbo .ces reported in a
in© price oi c piee (clarii led butter) has risen to t:,b rials a
kilo* partly aue no a met to tn© reported purchase by tne Euselane of
000 tone. ft* nana^er ji U& iLjO in fa brie states that cans idersiale
quaiititieii of local paraffin h&v© purcuaacd recently at 13 risls
a litre and that tuts paraffin lias been used to adulterate ghee to the
extent at cciae 2q, . bom 14 tone of Hussion vaeelii*© iiav© also been
purchased recently in the local market witu the same object in view.
fij« fuel situation rsja&ins acute, no nearis of transport being
avjuiluule a-ix a large proportion of toe local population looks like
sniverixig through tne winter as cost they c&n. .vexi public ixiatitu-
tions# suen as tm American hospital, hav© been Uiiaule to obtain
sufficient wood i or their requirements ana nave seen compelled to pur-
ohaae s^ll quantities at m exorbitant price*
Idi. yo^auhienv i onb in© care anu mainteiUiuce of ia,vu © v au-fyc ri z
road was transferred froia tne hoyol yn^ineers to the Russian ailitary
authorities so,.© two months afo. until tn© middle of ^cpte.iucr no
work was done by them on the road but tim/ are now taki -r
seriously in hand and tii© b.-dm state© tiiut they have now placed an
elf leer a^u several men in cmar^e of sections of about 30-40 Idlcmetres
eacn. ^ith this supervisi ^n which the ivoyal ibi._ i.^er© had been uiiaule
t o provide* the v/ork n ttm road is proceeding much acre steadily, fhe
local labour employed finds less opportunity to indulge In day-long siestas
flm timX stretch of road fro^ th© ^aibli pass to feb«l« is still In a
lamentable utatc mu itae only been very badly patched up ©ince tm st orms
ibd in pars* 173. There is hope, however, that before the winter
cute in, tulu, tub w )rst part of the road, will also have been consider-
a uy improved.
iim juku will shortly be moving his head iU art ere from Sinjan to
Tabris and when he d m s so, opportunities cl ague iiand communication
between fauris end Tehran will become even fewer than tuey are at
< The buHll ha© suggested 1 1 ..is superiors in fehnsn that a
weekly, or if tu&t i© not possible, a iortnigatly, aix^craft, should be
sent from Tehran to Tabrls, provided of course that kusslan consent
ooula be obtained. The aii’crait could make tne return journey quite
cu.n ivi .,iy li. tac aa;^ u:.y and w -ulu also .. r oviue a nueful means d
tmiayort for nritish, American or kuasian officials who migtit hnve
cause to visit Tehran on offioial business* Sucn a service could also
supply tm Oanmxlate-deaeral with T*k*b* material and so dispense with
tne yreuent ^.x.j. lorry service* The United states Consul straagly
©u^' v ,'ort© tills proposal ana think© that the .uiicrioan military authorities
in Tehran ni^ut supply tm aircraft* buen a service ^ould oc a . reat
advantage during the winter months when mad commuiii cat ions wltii Teliran
are liable t) u© blocked for day© at a tine*
idi. ^ ! rt Illegal hsaklouding by bAdd trucks coatlaues, a ad one
track carrying several t one of bax^ley was caught . urlhfc, the riod under
review* The barley# which was uanded -over by the u -.dd m:.,.^©r to the
^.^iWiew* in© burley# which was handed aver by tne y Add
.^Purt-ent# was f >und to belong to the Tabrls brewery* The
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