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CHAPTER IX

ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE KHORRAMSHAHR CONSULATE
FOR THE YEAR 1945,

I.— H.M's CONSULATE

Personnel.-- Major A.C# Stewart, O.B.E • i held charge
throughout the year as Consul.
Captain W.R. Howson held charge as Vice-Consul
till the 25th January, and Mr. W.P. Keelan from the
7th February till the end of the year.
Consular Statistics.--
British Subjects In the Area .... 4995
Passports issued . ............................ 415
Passports renewed .......................... 146
Endorsements granted .................... 2668
Visas granted ................................. 475
Briths registered ...................... . 40
Deaths registered ....................... 14
Marriages performed ...................... 7
Documents legalised, attested, etc. • • • 1898
Shipping Protests registered .... 29
Fees levied ..................................... £2198-9-6.
II.— BRITISH INTERESTS
Trade.— There Is now an embryo Trade Section in this
Consulate, for the promotion of British and Indian trade
In this area. It is in the charge of H.M. Vice-Consul,
and its further development depends on the receipt from
India and the United Kingdom of trade lists, catalogues,
pamphlets, samples, etc. Its present functions are
limited to answering questionnaires as to the local
demand for particular manufactures.

There has been an almost complete absence of
British and Indian goods in the market, due chiefly to
the fact that orders are not accepted owing to the short
supply position in both countries.
Anglo-Iranlan Oil Company.— The Order-in-Council, under
the Defence Regulations of 1939, preventing the Company’s
employees from leaving Iran without the permission of
H.M.Ambassador, Tehran, was rescinded on October 1st.
The withdrawal relieved H.M.Consul of the very unpleasant
task of dealing with discontented and recalcitrant
employees. In practice, only the Britishers were affected
by the Order, owing to transport and recruitment difficulties,
and there were no cases of Indians being held to their
posts against their will, even though they came under the
provisions of the Ordelr. Apart from this, and the almost
universal demand for married quarters, most of the
employees appeared reasonably contented: they were
adequately paid, and the food and clothing made available
to them under the Company's rationing system kept them
better off than they would have been in their homelands.

Projected operations include the provision of
accommodation for the Company's greatly increased staff,
and extensive new drilling operations in the "Fields" area,
at Agha Jari.

III.