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survivor, tne navigator of the wlane, was sheltered and
helped on his way by all the Jhaihhs in turn.
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Tl-is area was peaceful throuyhout the year. Two
tours cf it ’/ore r.iaae by R. . Consul, and contacts establish­
ed wit-* all the shaikhs (, who are of r.ra'o origin, as is a
rreat proportion of the population). <.t the close or the -ear,
a Consular <i*cncy was established at Lir.rah with orders
to .maintain and improve our relations in this area.
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(a) delations with Persians, both official nr.d social,
re gained on ar* e::tre.. ely friendly basis throurhout the /ear.
-.f forts were re.de to increase and improve the sco^c of our
publicity activities, which centred round the svwhire read-
in- room. ^ This was organised on the lines of a club, with
restricted rer.bcrshio ( which rose however, towards the
close of the year to nearly 2'— :• enters)5 and several
additional a "lenities ouch as boohs, tee and -c res -ere rrevided.
contact bei’-- maintained with the -v.v.hsrs threurh the r*cdiu-:
of their com ittee. At are close sf the year, two additional
read i.nr rooms, at Linrah and ^oraz.jan, were one nee av.i or"'
ised on the same urineipie3.
- daily news bulletin in Persian, based cn the
z>. 0 •i.nylis'i news, was ‘.Tinted a'.d distributed, o.vi demands
for this exceeded the limits -hich paver sup-ly er ritted.
ht the close of the -ear, a cm we-over me a
initiated in the s; sts r :f frss sistri . rtic 1 of w.Viicl
••a'*r..ti-es, to that of sale b“ a rsco-'v.i.t?d b-c'rsei.ler. ;••• r. 0
dA 31 ribution was• nain'mined evau r.Ctz r. s c w n
veil for t’*c no-ul-rity of t* e — o • s
•no doubt that a - azi *.s for .hie!', a 3 *.. •*. s oy
‘?.ic, is **.: • rrc s • recir.tei the- c.*s
- -’O * a ■> ~o '• •"* —»
.. cinema van rov: *ev .y ; \e .* *h’.ic .0" ti-*
jy.r2aw, Jc-hran, was lent to the area in the c * r ’.
a' a in in the an turn. ..Ithcuyh the su • rly of full-lsn-ih
film* was disaouni::tiny ( unrelieved r.0-3 reels r.nu shorts
become y.ost 1 ro.no tonous, even so audiences revio"sly * rsef
to cinemas) the shows "iven were unifoiv.ly well attended i
and received.
(b) Public relations were further strengthened
by the relief wor1: in the area financed by the Anrlo- 1
Persian Relief and Reconstruction fbir.d- At th.e close of
the year, nearly 200 destitutes were beir.r c"sed and fed in
a caravanserai run by the Residency for the purpose, an.d
food for 20 rntients, sufferers fro" tropical ulcers and
malnutrition diseases, who were accommodated in a nearby
house, leased by the Persian health Department, was also
beins provided daily.
To alleviate Rushire's rrave drinhiny water pro-
Mem , a dam to conserve rainwater was built in a valley
wear the Residency, with c.n estimated storage capacity of
li million '-allots. A lar'-e "ab-ambar" ( rainwater reservoir)
w as constructed in .uushire town; and is intended for free
distribution of drinhiny water to ^ersons too ucor to buy it.
A system by ‘''hich ^aupers ray apply to t’~e
Residency for free burial of their relative's was also
initiated, and ■>as done much to relieve poor persons of
an unwelcome and often crushing burden .
Cotton cloth has been purchased in larrc quanti­
ties ( 7,000 -etres in all ) and r.ade uw into suits for
free issue to poor r.en and women; and these have mostly