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SECTION 4.
TAR SUPPLIES.

The year under report hae eeen Buahire transformed

from a port of declining prosperity to the terminus of an
Important supply line for lease-lend aid to Russia* A plant
for the assembly of lorriee shipped here from the U*S.A, has

been set up; and although the supply of equipment and of staff
has been disappointingly meagre, surprisingly good results have
been achieved with the material available* The local lighters
have been reinforced by two tugs and five barges sent by the

Inland Water Transport, Basra«

SECTION 5*

TRIBAL AND POLITICAL.
(a) Daahti. This area has been in a state of chronic
revolt during the year, the chief opponent of the Government
regime being one All Ismail, the smuggler chieft&n of Bandar
Daiyir. At the beginning of the year a military force was

sent to Khormuj, in northern Daahti; but it accomplished
nothing until in Hey it was reinforced by an additional 300 men
with two tanks. An advance was then made to Ehki, and a few

shots were fired. But the fruits even of this alight succesa
were thrown away by entering into negotiation with the rebels;
and when a further move waa made on Daiyir, an unofficial

adviser in the form of a certain Sheikh Abdullah Borazjani waa
attached to military headquarters* This person succeeded in
preventing any suoh results as might have been achieved by the

military commander, from becoming effective; and when,
eventually an attack was made on Daiyir, contrary to his advice,
he was in the town negotiating with All Ismail, and escaped
with bln* Thi troops were soon afterwards withdrawn and a

subsequent visit of thi Chief of staff, Jars, to the area
produced a pleasant profit for him; but its result was that

thi rsbsls wore permitted to remain armed, and a subsequent

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