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year.
(Ill) Women Welfare.

Miss Stratton, assis'ted by Mrs. Howden^ran the woraen*s
welfare centre in Kerman.

IV* FOREIGN INTERESTS.
Representation. There ware no other foreign representatives
in this area.

Trade.
_____ Owing to the war and lack of shipping accommodation
imports were much reduced and by the end of the year trade through
the port of Bandar Abbas had almost entirely ceased.
Sven after the TT*S.A. were involved in the war the
export of carpets to America continued for the greater part of the
year, but on a decreasing scale.

According to the figures tsdcen from the Certificates
of Origin and Interest, issued by t’ is Consulate, and other
information goods of the following value were exported from Kerman
to foreign countries *-
To U*S*A.
Carpets. ... Rials. 13,473,683-90
Henna Leaves. • . • n 29,160-00
Dried fruit
(including pistachio)* »» 923,750-00
To Iraq.
Uudder Roots* * * • it 17,000-00
Dried fruit. • • • it 632,000-00

V* LOC-IL 'IQVSR^SNT,
(a) Ustandar - (Governor-Ccnarai).
Bayed "ehui Farrukh, who took up the post of nsvmdar in
September 1941, remained in office up to 15th. -Juno 1942, v:hon he
was recalled and given the post of minister of Interior in the
Cabinet of Aqai Sohali. He subsequently became Minister of Food
in the Cabinet of Qavam-us-oultaneh.
Sartip Kaikavusi, acted as Governor-General, in addition to
his own duties as G*O.C., between 15th June and 9th November, when
he handed over charge to Agha Sultan Ahmad Rad, the present
Governor-General*
(b) Farmandar.

Agha Reza Fahimi, held the post of Fannandar, Kerman through­
out the year.
(c) Economic and Finance Department*
previously
The Economic and Finance Departmonts/nad separate director*.
Agha M.H* Rukni was the head of the Economic Department. He was
energetic in searching out hoarded stocks and forcing landlords to
pay their full share of grain* Such official* are not popular either
with landlords or with their colleagues, whose opportunities for
picking* are reduced. He was recalled by the Central Government in
spite of protests from both H.Mto Consul and the TJstandar*"^He handed
over charge of his office at the end of February to Aqai A* SfS&qi*
Director of Finance.

Fran the end of February onwards Agai 3*diqi held the
combined charge of both Dopartuents Economic and Finance•
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