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normol course, Rumours of British warships approaching Buehire
oquood the garrison again to take up defensive positions along

the coast but they withdrew the following day*
Navy,
The news of the death of Admiral Ghulam All Beyandor,

during the oocupation of Khorramshahr by Britieh foroea, was
received with regret in Buahire, for he was oonaidered to be
one of the beat officera in the service of the 3hoh«
The BUBhire Naval Bureau waa cloeed down in December
and the management of the port handed over to the Custome Depart­

ment*
Shipa of the Iranian Navy visiting Buahire during the
year included the Sloop «Babr* and the gunboat a *Palang* and

•*Karkaa*#
SECTION 5*
Aviation,
Eleven visit8 to Buehire were made by aircraft of the

Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, No other aircraft, British or
Foreign, landed at Bushire during 1941*
SECTION 6.

POLITICAL SITUATION*
Throughout the year no Berioua effort waa made to re­
establish the authority of government in Daehti and Tangistan
and aecurlty in these area* deteriorated to euoh an extent that

the military authorities deemed it advisable in November to with­
draw their small garrisons at NhormuJ and Kaki, This withdrawal

waa affected without incident due to the efforts of the Tonglstan
ohiof, Hals All of Chaplr, who, with Rais Ohulam Razoi, also a
Tanglstonl, gave considerable assistance to the Iranian authority
lea* After the removal of the garrison, Khormuj was often raided

and no one oould leave the town unescorted* The Postmaotor at
Ahram, whose mails were frequently interfered with finally
reooraended that his post off lee should be oloaed down until ordez'