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Larek or.d forur islands, It is understood the results did not
coma up to rxpcctatio.no.
The Fish Conning Factory which was landed over to tho
Iron Government this year me only worked for three weeks be for
closing down for the cuzr.ar. It ro-ctorted in ’’ovember but has
never reached full production. The :unioh fishorsen attached
to this factory did not renew their contracts and left Iran.
Vhc fi6h-oil and fish-flour plants have never been used and the
factory is likely to close down next year if foreign suppllos
such ob tin-plate are not forthcoming.
The brunches of the r.unk-I Melli opened at Lingoh and
Jaak in arch were closed in November os neither branch was
paying.
VI - Military * iiarlna
Jarhang ZX(Lt-Colonel) Izaxi woe in command of the local
garrison up to 20th ^ctober when he wo3 relieved by Dargurd
(liajor) lavasi.
Internal Security. Except for hold-ups on tha bandar -.bboc-
iirjan x'0'..g in deptenber (see under Kerasn) there was no
isajor c-.cturbar.co in this district.
Ir- ni-r. "nvy. Prior to the entry of .llied troops into Iran
unite 01* the Iranian Vsvy mode regular colls at Ponder • bbts
Iranian nav-.»l detachment evacuated Hcnjam island on the ■
7th October.
Iranian naval launch vo.l has been placed under the
orders of the Director of Customs.

VII - Communications
ho-.iig. To new tain roads were constructed in this district
curing the year.
" ire? . There is no wireless station at Pindar bbas.
• vi-»tionT %;o steps wcre taken by Iranian authorities to rsoin*
tain the landing ground in 0 serviceable condition. It w.*a
inspected by the Tritich reconnaissance party in ''ovember.
f:in•*._ Tew vessels except of Pritioh registry or under
‘’ritifih charter called At the port of Pa near -.bins during
1941.
The rail service fro a India 0? • I ..’V**Co) was very
cm tic and intervale of call varied from 2-5 weeks.
VIII - Economic and Politico! Situation
The eituntion at r.andar Abbas *ras much the some as at
Kerman except that the inhabitants arc :ore uniforr.ily poor but
they havo fish to eke out food supplies. There was a bread and
8u0ir c.'.orta^e in Tavernier but 6u; plica of these co-'-aomlties
had i,upr’»vea to some extent by the end of the year.
There was little expression of political opinion and no
active pro-Carman propaganda came to notice.
rive Iranian political deporteesj including .vli Dadeh
wero set free in 'ctober under the new whah's amnesty.
The ox-Chckh embarked in the C.2."Sandra’* at P.ondnr ..bbas
on 27th September. He was accompanied by the youngest of his
three Juccns, 5 sons, 2 daughters And the husband of the eldest
of the two daughters - a son of hie Chamberlain* "ahmuu Jam*
who was the only Iranian non-pco3cngor who came on board to see
the ex-Shah off*
Meteorological

Very little rain fell throughout the year which was
txceptionally dry. The winter left little snow on the «noun-
tains and although there was no scute shortage of drinking
water there was a reduced supply available for irrigation*
Dry. TTjp-ht.
Ktmon* Highest temp* rocorued 100 (5/6) £0(9/7)
Lowest " " 38(10/12) 21(9/1 ft
0/12)
Randnr \bbns. Highest ■ 105(Uay)
Kerman, Lowest
11th February,1942. "d* H’J.r-fl &&gS5!*7°'9b)