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neat of their tim* intriguing to t* cent to Tehran, as the
records of tho local sovernmant for the past yoar chow that
littlo has been attempted beyond tax collectin'; and loos
accomplished* root of the grant to the municipality vae
returned unspent no attempt having boon side to improve
conditions in the municipal area. Tho UotaRdar chows signs of
improving this otato of affaire*
ico 1 tornA U*3*S*?t* mission of 6 persons arrived in thie
aiotrict in January tj puggeot ecacuree to bo token against
plant diseases, particularly tfco cotton peats such aa "red
wora" which has affected the cotton crops for the loot three
years* shortage of rain produced o poor wheat horvoot* The
Bo.a district, which normally has a surplus, produced insuffi­
cient for its own needs* Following a particular dry year
sowings for the bpring(19d2) crops has boon on » decreased area
Tha pooaibility of grouin.',. rubber and coffee woe
examined but there have bcon no experiments ao far*
Collections of opium in this area were twice os large ac
in the previous yonr.
Towards tho end of the year locusts were reported at
Josk*
Industry rnd Dcvelo. -rnta* J!o new industries were commenced inj
this area dur.n. the year*
There ha6 been Increased interest in mineral explora­
tions but as yot thore are no results of these surveys which
have teen for tho moat .art the o rk of a Dutch concern*
From '’au "us(Slot I/arch) oil local monopoly c:m.nnlcs
were taken over by the government economic dej nartment to whoa
share holders were obliged to cell their holdings*

VX - L'ilitary
iiarti, %li Akbar blyshpuch, who had held co.amand of the
terman brigade since the esiddla of 1035, was transferred to
Shirks in iiovemuer and was succeeded by Jartip kouh-ullah
kai&avusi who arrivea in Jecombcr* Jarhacg XI haciu ..aikadeh
arrived at C.t s*.-* time ao his otaff officer*
Aorhan^Coioncl) Vosdonfsr also arrived in December and
assumed command of the ; erman garrison* !:« is Comm»uxier-de8in­
nate of the r'.enuon -rig-ido in the new southern co»*-aand*
..t the end of tho year it was learned that the . ekr.«n
Command is to be r.baorhed into th*t of Aor;u*n isakirv, a new
Southern divisional Co.iiund with headquarters At 1 cru-m ;«nu
with Bri^mle headquarters at f.ersnn, hhwosh ami dohidnn*
redistribution of troops is expected*
The new bax«racxs at isno-i-tb wore still uncompleted
at the end of the year and work ; rocecds elov/ly being most
unpopular with tho loc'»l mascr.a and carpontors who regaru the
work, not without rcaoon. os forced labour*
The tilled entry into Iran evoked little iilitary
activity in Korman# Detachment* of treepo were sent to the
Bandar -tbas-jirjan road but it la thought that this move was
primarily directed ejalnot possible tribal trouble* Notices
calling up the *:\%1Q clnccce were cancelled tuo days eftor
issue •
Co'ceription for military cervice remains aa unpopular
ea over > orbicularly in view of tfco prevailing corruption
among the higher ranks end the fact that cocccripto from
Ror.ran a*o cont to Khaaoh whore conditions oven for the Iran-
inn ur.y are said to be deplorable*
J m tto fic-ot half of the year raids were
„.u village of Dch-lard in the *qta area and in
the Pdaa and ••cibar districts* These tore thought to be tho
work of tdluehi tribccmcn* The entry of the allies into Iran
had ocrprioinjly little ropercussica in tho tribal area®
though in Urptc--.br? tee lorrioa com hold up at tho Taro-1
Za-'h pose on tbo Jlr«Jnn-Candar abbao roud end the drivara and
paccccgcra robb:i# The ruidcro in thio case were knetn to
bolocj to Oouthern Faro*
In Caccmbor a detuchaent of troops vuo sent from Rescan
/ to clcr\r tVo