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Sarhang Hatirai was appointed temporarily military Governor of
Jask in August. His chief work was to negotiate with ilirza and Jalal,
sons of ilirza bin Barkat, outlaws of Jask. He succeeded in inducing
them to settle peacefully at Jask.
As a result of complaints published in the local news paper
«*Bidarl« regarding bribes taken by the Conscription Department authori­
ties, a commission was set up in November under the presidentship of
Sarhang Kimiaof Tehran to investigate the matter.
Sartlp Siya Push (retired) arrived in Kerman on 10th July to
6ell his property in Kerman before settling in Kashan under the orders
of the Iranian Government. He left in the beginning of September
without selling his landed property.
internal Security.
January 1942.

A party of Gendarmes had a fight with robbers near Bam in which
several Gendarmes v/ere killed. It is said that this was due to a
blood—fi^d, as Gendarmes had killed some of the rocber3 before*
Another clash occurred a few days later between Gendarmes and Baluch­
is between Mshun and Abarak. One raider was wounded but was carried
off by his companions.

In the same area on the 28th January about 10 men armed with
guns held up the postal lorry from zahldan, a petrol lorry (with
Indian driver and Indian passenger) from Kerman and the private car of
Hr. Ruckstuhl, a swiss engineer coming from Bam. The drivers and
passengers were stripped and robbed.
March, 1342.

A lorry laden with tea and sugar was looted by an armed gang
between A1 lab ad and Hajlabad on the lbth March. Am Gendarmerie guard
who was travelling on the lorry was killed and the assistant driver
wounded.
April, 1942.
Ilurad All i’urod, looted the village of Korekoo near Bardslr*
It was said that Sarhang Kolabegl of the Gendarmerie was in lesgue
with Murad Ali I'urad.
Kay, 1942.
On 25th Kay a lorry carrying the mall from Bandar Abbas was
held up by an armed gang in the neighbourhood of Aliabad. The moil
bag was ripped opened and searched, including the Consulate bag. The
robbers were said to have come from Fare. A second lorry was held
up at the same time and place; sugar and piece-goods were carried
off and the lorry was damaged.
June. 1942.
On the 7 th June a number of U.K.C.C. lorries were held up on
the Bander Abbas road by an armed gai\*. The drivers lost their
personal possessions and the mall biig from Bandar Abbas was rifled.
A number of covers found scattered about the countryside were coll­
ected. A Gendarmerie officer travelling on the rear lorry, which was
able to turn back shot dead one and wounded & others of the robbers.
July. 1942.
A single lorry (Indian driver) was held up on*Bandar Abbas road
on 7th July and the driver robbed of personal belongings.
October, 1942.
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Some lorries were held up and looted on 18th October on4Bandar
Abbas road between Ginofc and Sarzeh. Two conscripts travelling in
one of them loot their rifle6 and ammunition.
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