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(b) Tangistan.
Rais All Chahpiri remained in full de facto
authority throughout the year, having dissuaded by bribery
the disarmament column of Colonel Dad Sitan from action against

him. This column had been operating ineffectively from
the autumn of 1943 and it dispersed without much tangible
result in the spring of 1944. Tangistan continued to be
disturbed by occasional holdups, a contributing cause
being the poverty and hardship caused by almost total

crop failure.
(c) Dashti.
This area continued to be lawless and
disturbed but not beyond the normal degree. Ali Ismail
(vide paragraph c Section IV of last year*s report) who

had been expelled by a disarmament expedition in 1943 was
allowed to return to his home. Kis influence and wealth
have-undoubtedly declined considerably and the Persian
authorities appear satisfied that he will be amenable to

discipline having learned a hard lesson.
(d) 3anadir-l-5alas.

This area remained quiet throughout the
year and the attitude of its Shaikhs continued friendly
and helpful.
(e) The Shlbkuh and Lingah.

Though the Consular Agent at Lingah
(re-established at the- close of 1943) has found himself
unable to tour widely due to difficulties of communications

and his preoccupation with his duties as Censor of Lingah
V7/T Station his presence in the area has done much to
restore British influence. '

An important, part of his duties has been the
supervision of a war-watching scheme for the coastline
running north and south of Lingah.
The fortnightly reports of the Consular Agent

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