Page 332 - PERSIAN 9 1941_1947

-2-

Surgeon, officiating in his absence*
(vii) Mr. D.J. Stephens held the post of Consular
Agent, Lingah, throughout the year.
(b) Persian
(i) Dr. M. Hisabi continued as Governor of Bushire.

Aqai Mohammad Karim Nawab officiated as Assistant Governor
during a short absence of Dr. Hisabi on leave, Dr. Hisabi
continued to be well disposed and cooperative.
(ii) Aqai Daulatshahi remained as Director of

Customs throughout the year, except for a short period of leave
in the summer when Aqai ohojai acted for him.
(iii) Rasadban Ghaffari officiated as Head of the
Police Department until august when Sarbahr Masoomi assumed
charge, Sarbahr .asoor.i increased the strength of the local

staff by 40 men. Sarbahr Uasoomi has appeared well-disposed.
(iv) Sarwan Muqarrab was chief of Gendarmerie for
the first part of the year and was succeeded by Sargurd

Baiglari, a garru^us and elderly officer of lov/ ability.
(v) Officers commanding the military garrison were
changed frequently throughout the year, the following officers
in turn holding charge. Sargurd Buzurg-Umid, Sarwan Mazaheri,

Sarwan Uamwar, and oargura Pakrawan who has held charge from
September.. Sargurc Pakrawan is an efficient and unccrrupt
officer but has pro-Russian antecedents, his father being the

notoriously pro-Russian Fathullah Pakrawan, a former Governor-
i *
General of Khorasan and Ambassador to Moscow.
(vi) Owing to numerous complaints from the public
against his misappropriation of sugar and piece goods, Aqai
Shaalu, who was in charge of the Finance Department until

October, was removed and the post, together with that of Head
of the Cereal and Bread Department, given to Aqai Rustaian.

SECTION II
Local Affairs.
(a) The closing down of the U.K.C.C. Lease-Lend

*