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gers in addition to the mails#
In accordance with the proposal made by this
Consulate General, the extension of the landing ground
at Asalu (referred to in the Administration Report for
1944) has been completed#
(d) Telegraphs# At the request of the local autho­

rities, the Persian Wireless station In Bushire was In
y
September unsealed by H.K's Consul In the presence of
the Acting Governor, and formally handed back to the
Persian Post and Telegraph Department# On the occasion

of the handing back of the transmitter cordial messages
were exchanged, through H.LI’s Consul, between the Persian
authorities and Cable and Wireless Ltd •) Bushire.

SECTION IV

TRIBAL AND POLITICAL

(a) liiat Daud, Llravl and Rud Hilleh.
Peace reigned throughout this area until July,

when Mohammad Ali Liravl made a sudden descent from Zai-
dun upon Hisar fort, which was in the possession of Fath-
ullah Khan Hiat Daudi, and, in contravention of the terms
of the agreement signed by Mohammad Ali in November 1944,
occupied the fort. The Persian Military authorities

then proceeded to send two‘columns, one from Shiraz and
one from Khuzistan, to expel Mohammad Ali from the fort#
As soon as the Khuzistan column had reached Hisar and

occupied It, the Qfficer Commanding this detachment
proceeded to a point about 9 miles to the South East of
Hisar, inhere a lively little battle had taken place
between the Shiraz column and Mohammad All’s men# The
Officer Commanding 0? the Khuzistan column being senior

to the commander of the Fars column ordered* the latter to

withdraw• • • •

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