File 1341/1921 Pt 1 'Khorassan Intelligence Summaries 1921-1922' [‎520v] (688/1080)

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C t>tt Awn July 1M.—Garrison 1,500, majority Muslims. Of these, 300
Sam ark a . J and 2()() ag foragers _ guns, 8 machine guns 2
are inoul f ® i 12 transport carts, 1 aeroplane, a wireless station, 2
armoured c , ^ ^ station and one in the old town. According to iVa6a*,
searcnngmo, diyisional headquarters situated at Samarkand, the armoured
the orga Titov - has its headquarters at Samarkand.
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Jizak.
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July 13th. —Garrison 300, majority Muslims, 200 being mounted
1 on s.rp prrmloved for foraging parties.
The 9th Tahskent Regiment was at Jizak but was removed to Tanskent on
rth Tulv ^ Two guns, 4 machine guns, 1 armoured car, 1 aeroplane. These latter
four items were removed t6 Tashkent at the same time as the regiment.
TTp to ^ time of the report, the searchlight and wirelesss station which have
been recently installed had not been in operation.
Khojent Juh 15th. —Garrison 800, majority Muslims. Five hundred of
these belong to the 2nd Skobelev Regiment recently arrived from Tashkent. 6th
Kazan Cossack battery. Four machine guns, 1 armoured engine, 1 searchlight,
a wireless station. An aeroplane occasionally arrives from Margilan.
Kokand. July 12^.—Garrison 4,000, including 500 mounted. Units not
suecified, 12 guns, 16 machine guns, 2 armoured cars, 3 aeroplanes. A wireless
station in Khudayar Khan Fort. An armoured train of locomotive and three
wagons.
Samara July 5th to 12^.—Garrison 4,000. Units, 14th Nijniski (?) under
Kiamatov, a Russian. Ninth Otak (?) Cavalry under Alexandrov, a Russian.
Twenty-tist Tsaritinski Regiment, all Russians under Andirchok. Fourth and
7 th Samara Regiments under Yassilev and Fetru (?) 11 guns, 3 aeroplanes, 2
armoured cars, 6 light cars, 5 lorries.
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186.— Afghanistan.
Herat. 15th to 21st July.—{i) Two qasids from the Afghan Consul at
Tashkent applied to the Bolshevik Consul at Herat for passports to Russia. Issue
was delayed four days.' The Naib-ul-Hukumeh thereupon wrote officially to the
Consul that if he delayed the issue of passports to Afghans proceeding to Russia,
he would give orders that no Bolshevik messengors should be admitted to Afghan
territory at Chahildukhteran. The Consul did not reply but sent the passports.
Later, the Consul’s secretary spoke to the Naib-ul-Hukumeh about the affair
of the passports. He said the matter had been misinterpreted to the Consul by
the interpreter. He asked the Naib-ul-Hukumeh to take back the correspondence
that had passed. The latter replied that none of the previous Bolshevik Consuls
had behaved so badly and he intended to forward the correspondence to Kabul
for presentation to the Amir. The secretary repeated his request that the
matter might be allowed to drop but the Naib-ul-Hukumeh would not agree to
overlook it.
(u) On the 18th the Consular secretary reported to the Naib-ul-Hukumeh
that the Bolshevik Consul designate for Kandahar and his wife were ill, it was
believed with typhus fever. He requested that for the sake of precaution they
should be admitted to hospital. On inspection of the room allotted, the secretary
inquired what treatment the patients would receive, tie was told according to
Yunani formulae. On hearing this, the Consul said he would prefer the patients
were treated in his. own hospital.
(Hi) Several prisoners are being sent from Kabul to Herat. The Naib-ul-
Hukumeh is having a dungeon prepared in the Chahar Bagh for their reception.
It is said that the expected prisoners are relatives of the Amir.
(iv) On the 15th there was an acrimonious interview between the Naib-ul-
Hukumeh and the Naib Salar. The former inquired why the latter had relieved
Colonel Muhammad Shueb Khan at Kafir Qala without his permission. The
Naib Salar replied he was independent in all military matters and the Naib-ul-
Hukumeh’s permission was not necessary in such, the latter dissented, saying