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realise the true value of German broi^c-asta.
The twenty-three P.R.B. Re-aing Rooms in tbi- Contultr
Di-trict wars v.2ll-pJtroni*ed, especially in Kerman itself
where large numbers congregated during the coarse of the
evening to hear the daily nev/e broadcasts c.na to read the
cooks; *nu pamphlets which were regularly received fro.a the
F.R.3. in Tehran. As a whole, publicity material w.c-a well-
received as i* evideueec in the increase in s-le;; of the
various periodical-. Mev.u bulletins continued to be issued
daily by the Consulate end were very popular.
A lor^e number of cir.smn sho/i* were r. iven in Kernan
-nu in villages in tne ui-trict daring the year, *nd continued
to gain popularity. vrhiie nev.e reels depicting Allies iUcceKces
in -Torth Africa and in Europe slaveya produced the p;re tea t
interest, by far the mest popular films v.ere the conic a n or to.
The loc-1 cinema, which worked spasmodically, finally clo-.d duwr
towards the end of the yssr, due to poor patrbneye end a
conse^uenn luck of funds. V/hile in operation, it showed
British newsreels and more o.ter. than not Russian feature
filr-3. Feature films are •lv.ays received with great enthueiaim
. sc few of these were received during the yejr from the F.R.a.
The Indian teachers of Snelish for Ker:.v*n -no. Yszd
arrived on October 8th. For nearly six ..esk- after their
-rriv-1 they c^ent a greet deal of tins in contact in, the local
inhabitants ana in briuhirig a*, their knowledge of colloquial
Fer-ian. Cls^ec in Keruu-u ct.rtsd on rovemoer 22nd *na,
thou^u numerou- applications h-u been received during tna
intervening pericu from prc-uc.ctivi pu-ile, the initial
attendance v*a a .>i- sproin ting. This ».as s&irly aue to the
rates of fees ceiiv, ca.srg.ad, w..ich were conui-uarea to be too
hiwh. The fees were t..*n reduced, with the re-alt ...ore
ap.-lic-tions were received r.» the . tte.ic: ace gr-dually ir.crs- ..ed
.-vt the oua of thi ys s*r the number of ;u..il-- a ttshdin., dr^-.li-h
exit e=s a tool •-1 ^7. frogr-cs* h-* net ho. ever boen -
-ejected, due to c v rie t of ctrier c-Uset which hove b-en
reported secure tely.

B. Y S Z D

I. CO^TS?IAT3
Hr. Haqbul Rehman held charge of the post of Bead
Clerk in Charge of the Yezd Consulate Office dating the year.

II. VISITORS
During the period under review 16 British officers, 3
Indians, -no about 18 Americans visited the Consulate, in addi­
j
tion to the following who paeeed through i-
British 8 Swiss 2
Greeks 2 Sgyptians 1
Italians 6 Danes 2
Yugoslavs 3 Chinese 2
Ruuti-nu 10
III. BRITI3H rTTdRSST^

The only item of British interest is the Anglo-Iranian
Oil /-