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undorfod and Ill-cared for and tholr morale la decidedly low.

Chief Medical Officer.
Sorhang Owhadi was Chiof Medical Officer until the
middle of the year when ho received orders of transfer end was
relieved by Sarhang S9ifullah Saremi who was at the time engaged
In the Military Hospital. Owhadi was an unassuming and honest
officer.
(n) Khurshld mils.
In April, the Tudeh Party directed their main attacks
unrelentingly against the ramagement of the Khurshld Mills until
they eventually compelled Aqsi Mehdi Moinzadeh, the manager, to
resign in favour of two others, Aqai Jehanbin and Aqai Ioheri.
Later the main source of Tudeh strength was supplied by the workers
of these Lillis which passed through oany vicissitudes during the
year. After the arrest of the Tudeh Party leaders in July the Mills
have been returning painfully to normal.

(o) Transport.
There Is ample motor transport available and freight
prices are coming down steadily. Tyres and spare parts are not
easy to obtain and prices remain comparatively high.
VII. Security.

The Kerman-Earn road was free from holdups during the
period under report. .Most highway robberies took place between
Sirjan and Eendar Abba3 and a few on the' Keman-Tezd road and the
Gendarmerie and Military authorities have done little to improve
matters.
The following cases of robber Ur ■ have taken place
during the year 1946 0

Februsrv.
The road between Baft and Sir;’an became unsafe. On
the 3rd a band of Euchakchi robbers attacked a party of Gendarzes
proceeding to Sirjan cn motorcycles. In the skirmish nhich followed
one Gendarme was wounded.
March.
A gang of armed robbers believed to be Buchakchi^
held up about 12 lorries on the 25th near Karimabad, a village
about 20 miles from Tezd. Two chests of tea were carried off
and passengers were relieved of about 7,000 tomans. The Chief of
Police, Ardekan, whilst returning to his post from Tezd was robbed
of his service revolver and stripped of his uniform.
May.
On the 7th, a lorry proceeding from Bandar Abbas to
Sirjan was held up by a gang of 10 armed robbers about 6 miles
from Hajlabad. They relieved the driver and passengers of their
cash and belongings.
On the 3rd a gang of 5 arced Baluchis had stationed
themselves at a place called Gudar-i-Bulbolu. As soon as the
Mahan Gendarme post received this report 5 gendarmes were sent.
in pursuit. In a skirmish one gendarme was killed, one seriously
wounded and ther rest yielded their arcs to the Baluchis.
July.
Fazl All Afshar, son of Abdul All Khan and son in law
of Husain All Khan Buchekchl, robbed Husrat ur Raya of valuables
amounting to 300,000 tomans.