مجموعة ٢٨/١٣٣ "بلاد فارس. رشت؛ مذكرات شهرية" [و‎‎٦‎٠] (١٣٢/١١٩)

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on the morning of 3oth September .when proceeding to .•.UiUBiL
t* fetch (see para X (a) of this UiaryJ,
t)ie Consulate chauffeur reported considerable -nilitary activity
m the form of a rtij^ery, machine-gun and rifle fire on the Russian
side of the frontier between AST Ah A and the foothills. ;.6ny
Persian troops were also encountered.
On the afternoon of the same day f when coming from A.KDEBIL to
I^'3IIT,iv:r.paiC^ reported that the Consulate car was stopped' a num
ber of times by Persian military patrols on the frontier road,
above mentioned, and his identity checked. He reported the presence
of iersian trooos on the frontier,commencing from the top of the
mountain pass,due West of A3I7'-R/.,to A3TARA itself. ( This confirms
para c of our Diary for August,1947). His identity was again checked
four times before reaching hiClHT,thus denoting considerable
vigilance on the part of Persian officials in their attempt to
keep a check on undesirable persons arriving, and departing'.
c>C OHOujXCS .
In continuation of para 3 (a) of Diary for last month,
information has been received from ivir.SINCLAIR, the new
manager, that the merchants of RD3HT are very angry with AKSARI,
the late Governor-General, for his completely incorrect statement
to the Minister of the Interior regarding this year's rice crop.
The merchants report that this year's rice crop in CILAK is
interior in Quality,is 10-15 % below normal, and in price is
roughly IOC * more expensive than this time last year. The cost
of tea has also risen. Present prices in general will probably
be increased later in the year.