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Conditions rMcb tore b'ld before th.u entry of the
'• lllcfl into Ir-.n ctili fur tho r deteriorated tow.rd3 the end of
the ye nr. .•» 1 though foroi.m exchange could ba obtained aore ;
easily, the difficulty in obtaining expert pomits frci tin
country of origin ^nd limited chipping cpoce handicapped
inport trdo,
Jeepite the closing of tho Hussion route to ~era"ny the
prico of wool ;nd therefore the prico of corpsts retained high.
-,he export of carpets to \roricx woe Maintained in 6pite of
shipping restrictions and the "Tehran aarfcet absorbed on increa­
sing quantity.
?«Gtriction of trade opportunities h^s also loj to on
increase in the value of inaovabie property around her tin.
v 4»ift of .inis 250,000 was received for the poor of
Lerran fro i the JhAh's privy purse, .-’or the ease purpose i:.iS
l‘it/,000 ana 80,000 were sent to Yezd ana ?aa resj ectively. Out
of the latest consuu population of £2,009 Kerxun has 6,0v0
persona listed as beggars.
IX - roliticul Situation
^uid.'u; the first half of tho year hereon h?d acvcr.il
visits fro..a •’ierr&n "geoiogiuta" but the coup a'ctut of nshiu
11 in Iraq, tho AtVick on uasio, the entry of the liicu into
Iran nnd the abdication of Cfcah eza h;a little effect o:: the
majority of the population i:i tr.ic vrea. -.lthoujh sc-.o of the
local officials uni ur-zy officers were believed to have pro-
\*oti sy v»tliloc, apart froo listening-in to .crslan brcaic. *Uj
frett Fo/lin, there v/ o little active pro- xruin propij rsui in
this *i!*en. » C-jrz-n ncvrs-rcel of the attack cn .‘ranee oral
Holiu.ai was shoan ot the lee il cinc*:.'i or.u attracted large
crowds, -hen, however, the Merton c:ijir.::cr of tho lee 1 e..i:i-
nirvi stills distributed so. .2 car-slccu "'’si flogs during the
Irai troubles they were i:id?dlately canficc;: ted by the Thief
of olice.
?hs car.ceri; ts of this ’*sV?n T.cro unaffected by the
entry f the -.11 lea and ;:c for so is hr.or.a there were feu
desertions.
Zhs ex-Jteih's -ibdicution and passage through this :stvn
excited little intercot, tK.re being a crowd of Iocs than 200
people to tee r.f.j c.jb r^i :»t fatidar bb.iS. 's •“‘ons .1 w «s
present on board whan the cx-.'v.vh er.OTKcd. The ex-.:. •»*. -u-d
not seen unduly aiuturted by the turn of events •nd c --.veyed
hiG U'.-nXs to ;:.d*6 ~i0vci rcserit and to the :.-ov*rn..‘..r’t f India
for U.c a&distu.'icu c,.iv«n to hi:a -5,*nu for pl-cing o ste .or it
hie c.iis;0wal* ' ,
•;2it pressainant features in local politico arc in* cu
fe..r of uusuiA -:iu consequently a desire to loo/, upon the
dx ititi. us a frier- to assist thou ug linet possible ussi. n
dtf..'.nus Iranian sovereignty and the rising co*it of
living.
however effective the D.H.C. broadcasts s*y be ( the
delhi broaucaets loot sous of their popularity by developing
into a series of "Densons") aided by printed propaganda, tfct
salient factor in the uin-o of the population is eutiic.ent
food at a price they can afford to pay.
*ith the re .oval of the bun on Iranians having contact
with nfor«ignfr6M tho merchant classes as woll so officialo arc
now aeoking the advice and help of the Fritieh Conoulato.
,\t the end of U;e yonr public opinion *wn« otlll un­
decided about the new lhah. There w?a no indication that the
increocQ in official salaries had decreased corruption amongst
of fields. There w.o, however, little opposition to th.s lees
of a tri-portite tr< aty which it was thou ;h might bring* Iran
boriefita snd would not in any cace do much more than recognise
an existing situation.
B - YS2D
Ths district of Yezd was added to tht Jurisdiction of
n.ii»a Consul at Korxun in Octotor. 'formerly within tho
consular Juriodictlon of Jhiraa, the change was iv-do aainly on
/ goographical grounds.