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          Larek or.d forur islands,  It is understood the results did not
          coma up to rxpcctatio.no.
                 The Fish Conning Factory which was landed over to tho
          Iron Government this year me only worked for three weeks be for
          closing down for the cuzr.ar. It ro-ctorted in ’’ovember but has
          never reached full production. The :unioh fishorsen attached
          to this factory did not renew their contracts and left Iran.
          Vhc fi6h-oil and fish-flour plants have never been used and the
          factory is likely to close down next year if foreign suppllos
          such ob tin-plate are not forthcoming.
                 The brunches of the r.unk-I Melli opened at Lingoh and
          Jaak in arch were closed in November os neither branch was
          paying.
                             VI - Military * iiarlna
                 Jarhang ZX(Lt-Colonel) Izaxi woe in command of the local
          garrison up to 20th ^ctober when he wo3 relieved by Dargurd
          (liajor) lavasi.
          Internal Security. Except for hold-ups on tha bandar -.bboc-
             iirjan x'0'..g in deptenber (see under Kerasn) there was no
          isajor c-.cturbar.co in this district.
          Ir- ni-r. "nvy. Prior to the entry of .llied troops into Iran
             unite 01* the Iranian Vsvy mode regular colls at Ponder • bbts
                 Iranian nav-.»l detachment evacuated Hcnjam island on the               ■
          7th October.
                 Iranian naval launch vo.l has been placed under the
          orders of the Director of Customs.

                            VII - Communications
          ho-.iig.  To new tain roads were constructed in this district
            curing the year.
          " ire? . There is no wireless station at Pindar bbas.
          • vi-»tionT %;o steps wcre taken by Iranian authorities to rsoin*
             tain the landing ground in 0 serviceable condition. It w.*a
          inspected by the Tritich reconnaissance party in ''ovember.
          f:in•*._ Tew vessels except of Pritioh registry or under
            ‘’ritifih charter called At the port of Pa near -.bins during
          1941.
                 The rail service fro a India 0? • I ..’V**Co) was very
          cm tic and intervale of call varied from 2-5 weeks.
                        VIII - Economic and Politico! Situation
                 The eituntion at r.andar Abbas *ras much the some as at
          Kerman except that the inhabitants arc :ore uniforr.ily poor but
          they havo fish to eke out food supplies. There was a bread and
          8u0ir c.'.orta^e in Tavernier but 6u; plica of these co-'-aomlties
          had i,upr’»vea to some extent by the end of the year.
                 There was little expression of political opinion and no
          active pro-Carman propaganda came to notice.
                 rive Iranian political deporteesj including .vli Dadeh
          wero set free in 'ctober under the new whah's amnesty.
                 The ox-Chckh embarked in the C.2."Sandra’* at P.ondnr ..bbas
          on 27th September. He was accompanied by the youngest of his
          three Juccns, 5 sons, 2 daughters And the husband of the eldest
          of the two daughters - a son of hie Chamberlain* "ahmuu Jam*
          who was the only Iranian non-pco3cngor who came on board to see
          the ex-Shah off*
                              Meteorological

                 Very little rain fell throughout the year which was
          txceptionally dry.   The winter left little snow on the «noun-
          tains and although there was no scute shortage of drinking
          water there was a reduced supply available for irrigation*
                                                Dry.        TTjp-ht.
                   Ktmon* Highest temp* rocorued 100 (5/6)  £0(9/7)
                            Lowest "         "      38(10/12) 21(9/1 ft
                                                                 0/12)
            Randnr \bbns. Highest     ■           105(Uay)
          Kerman,           Lowest
         11th February,1942.                 "d* H’J.r-fl &&gS5!*7°'9b)
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