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9.
fluirust.
On the 27th, four lorries containing merchandise
coming from Bandar Abbas to Kerman woro hold up at Chah-i-Chagak
north of Aliabad by 24 armed robbers. Under the order/of the
bandits tho lorries were driven about 6 miles off the road where
the contents were transferred to nack animals and taken into the
mountains*
September*
On the 8th, between Anar and Kerraanshah-an about 20
armed robbers held up a truck and decamped with 6 bales of carpets
valued at 25,000 tomans, which Uashallah Qutbi, a Kerman merchant
wa3 forwarding to Tehran.
On the 8th, near Zeinobia about 50 miles from Yezd
an armed gang attacked 3 trucks, and merchandise valued at about
60,000 tomans was carried away.
October.
In the first week of the month, Ibrahim °hojai of the
local Kharbar Department and 3 of hi3 riflemen were ambushed near
^alfczar, south of Kerman, by 9 armed robbers. Two riflemen were
killed and the third escaped.
November.
On about the 10th, 9 armed bandi* s held up a truck
coming from Bandar Abbas at Tal-i-.Mohammad Khani between Hajiabad
and Aliabad and carried away several bales of piecegoods, sugar
and cash. The drivers assistant was shot dead and of 4 gendarmes
escorting the truck two lost their rifles.
December.
On the 4th, the village of Arbabad about 30 miles from
Kerman, off the Bar. road, was attacked and looted by about 18 armed
bandits.
During the middle of the month, a caravan consisting
of about 45 men ana 200 camels proceeding from Khorasan to Shahdad
north east of Kerman, was attacked by an armed gang. Two members of
the caravan were killed and 150 camels with their loads were driven
away by the robbers.
Local robberies.
On the 9th April, 2 armed robbers entered the quarters
of a clerk of this Consulate in the small hours of the morning.
They decamped with som9 cash and clothing. The police showed
commendable energy and within a week 8 arrests were made and 4 of them
were identified as having comraitidd a series of armed robberies in the
town fin the last 18 months. They also disclosed the location of
certain of the robbed articles which were restored to the owners.

In the month of June, the local Rug leavers Co. re­
ported the loss to the Police of a carpet valued at 12,000 rials

During the month of December, gold and jew'lry valued
at about 20,000 tomans were removed from the house of Amanullah
Khan Ameri by thieves.
VIII. Communications.

(a) Aqai C-hulam Reza Khan Farzan was Head of the Road

to bs in s bad otato of repair and after the ravages of the leather
only temporary repairs cro effected ov.-ing to lack of funds
Tho roads of Keraan tom aro vory bad indcod and hard on vehicles
but it is expeetod thrt Borious efforts at repairs will bo m«do
to a sootion of tho main road leading through the tom, in tho
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