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15. Bokhara, April 79 ^—Fighting for two days near Bokhara, in which the
rebels were defeated and retreated towards Glnzar and Karshi. A later report
says fighting has ceased near Bokhara, but still continues at Karshi.
16. Kirki, April 19th. Railway line from Kirki to Karshi is damaged, and
no trains are running. Ships from Charjui pass once a week bound from Termez
and carrying supplies, but no passengers. (Owing to absence of news from Ternrez
it is not known whether these ships reach their destination.)
17. Shahr-i-Sabz, April 19th.—The men of Shahr-i-Sabz and Kitab are
joining the rebels. ^
Samarkand. 1
18. Katta Kurghan, April 16th. —The wireless station receives reports from
aeroplanes. Repair shop for aeroplanes is commanded by Von Blair, a German.
Two hundred men are employed in the workshops. On April 15th, 50 men guarding
the railway deserted to the rebels.
19. Samarkand, April 29^.—Fighting around Samarkand is continuous.
Bolshevik troops guarding the Jama Bazzar Station have joined the rebels. Tie
rebels are said to have a secret agreement with the people, who supply arms and
ammunition. The leaders are Jagan Verdi Bakshi and Niaz Mohamed.
Tashkent.
20. April 5th. —Communist troops are arriving from Central Russia, and
I Budyonie, the Cavalry leader, against Denekin and Wrangel, is conducting opera-
\ tions against the rebels in this and the Ferghana area. The Bolsheviks are raising
a special division, officered by Communists and those from the Military Schools
Tashkent. The Division will contain Communist soldiers and men locally enlistd
Ferghana.
21. An arrival from Ferghana states that at the time of the recent trouble
| in India (February and March as stated by the arrival), the Bolsheviks turned
I with all seriousness their attention to the Ferghana front, in order to clear a way
| through the Pamirs to India, to provide the “ rising Indians ” with arms. They
I were checked in this by the trouble given to them by the rebels.
1 22. The rebels are divided into 4 bands and are at Khokand, Mamangan,
Andijan and Marghilan areas. Besides Kor Sher Mohamed, the leaders are Makham
Haji, Tash Polad, Bahr Din, Mohamed Amin and others whose names are not
known. Included in the force, said to number 20,000, are Sarts of Ferghana
and Bokhara, natives of Kashgar and about 500 Russians who brought with
them guns, machine guns, rifles and ammunition. Fifty Austrians are also in the
force. The people of Ferghana secretly help the rebels with arms and ammunition.
23. April 12th. —The kerosine and coal mines between Andijan and Marghilan
were attacked and the machinery damaged by the rebels.
24. On the 10th April a telegram was received from Moscow at Marghilan
stating that no fresh recruits were required at present.
Khiva.
25. April 13th. —-In the course of a house search in Khiva, the Bolsheviks
found 20 rifles and ammunition in the house of a man named Baili. The rifles
were of British make and came from Merv. Baili, who was shot, was a Khivan
representative to the British when they were at Merv.
26. The A amuts have been fighting the Bolsheviks about Uyanli and Urgench
for some time, bub retreated on arrival of Bolshevik reinforcements from Charjui.
Many Turkomans from the South are amongst the rebels. (In this connection
see paragraph 2.)
27. Communist troops are replacing the Mohamedans, who are being sect
back to Charjui, as they are not to be trusted.
28. Junaid Khan s men attacked Khiva about the middle of April. The Bol*
sheviks came out to meet them and a fiercb battle was fought, the Bolsheviks