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Salt and Red Oxide mlnea at Hormuz.

Owing to the war the salt and red oxide mines were
practically closed so far as export was concerned* Some quarrying
of red oxide was carried out to meet the needs of the Allies.
’&*• Bullakh, Engineer Hormuz Mines arrived in Bandar Abbas from
Tehran on 27th August and after inspection returned on 28th.

VIX. MILITARY.
Sarhang Ali Yazdanfar, O.C., Kerman Garrison, accompanied
by Sarhang Hussain Saed arrived in Bandar Abbas on 28th February
and returned on 3rd March. His second visit was between 22nd and
24th May. On his 3rd visit between 27th and 28th June, he was
accompanied by Sarhang Azizi, Sarhang Tumaj, O.C. Gendarmerie and
Aqai Azar, Director of Roads.
Sarhang Hatimi, arrived in Bandar Abbas on 2nd August
en route for Jask and left on 14th August.
Sarhang Tumaj, O.C., Gendarmerie, Kerman arrived in
Bandar Abbas on 3rd September and returned on the following day.
A party or Amnieh Inspectors headed by Colonel Barzin
arrived from Kerman on 18th November and left for Kerman on 2nd
December.
VTII. COII7JNICATIOMS.
Roads.
_____ No new roads from Bandar Abbas to the interior
were construcred. The already existing rough roads from Bandar Abbas
to Hinab and Bandar Abbas to Lar were not maintained and at several
places where rain had breached the roads it was left to lorries
and cars to make their own track.
wireless. There is a wireless at Josk, which works
Kerman, but there is no wirelass station at Bandar Abbas. i
Aviation. No steps were taxen to repair the present
landing ground at Bandar Abbas. The landing grounu at Jask was
repaired by the R.A.F., end a party of levies sent there t
it at the enu ox the year.
IX. ICCNCUIC CONDITIONS AND POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
Throughout the year a shortage ox' wheat v,as felt, which
was time to time easea by supplies from Bushire. The inhabitants
of Bandar Abbas are very poor ana mostly live on dates, fish and
barley bread.
Towards the middle of the year when the Economic Depart­
ment brought barley on to the monopoly list, the poor people suffered
as they had to purchase barley at the black rate.
Reports show that some of the officials have pro-German
sympathies, though the general public is probably apathetic or
inclined to be friendly to us. There have been indications of Axis
activities along the coastline, but so far definite confirmation has
not been obtained.
A public radio set was provided by the Ministry of the
Interior for the Bandar Abbas public, but this was used by the
Governor only as owing to some technical defect it could net be used
in conjunction with the loudspeaker.
Though no reading room was opened at Bandar Abbas, two
Indian General Merchants* shops were used for this purpose and-
magazines, .pamphlet® and other propaganda material could be read
there by the public*
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Kerman.
Hth February, 1943* H"«B*Mfe Consul, Kerman.