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Abadan, till 16th May, when, as a result of a quarrel with
the Civil Governor regarding their respective Jurisdictions
over a disputed area in Abadan, he was sent back to Tehran.
Ho was succeeded by Lieutenant Colonel Leali, who, though he
was understood to have played a prominent part in the resto­
ration of law and order during the July riots, was arrested
on 13th October on the order of the Public Prosecutor of the
Military Tribunal in Abadan, on the charge of having facilita­
ted the commission of offences during the riots. His arrest
was followed the nest day by that of his deputy, Major Daulat-
shahi, on similar charges. These arrests raised strong
protests against the action of the Public Prosecutor, who was
alleged to be merely using these officials as scape-goats in
an effort to cover up Tudeh responsibility. The post of
Chief of Police remained vacant till November 22nd, when Colon­
el Azad Rad arrived from Tehran to take up the appointment
which he held for the remainder of the year.

In Khorramshahr, the post of Chief of Police was held
by Captain Hussain Nikokar till 7th May. when he was relieved
by Captain Ali Ashgar Firouz. This officer was in turn
relieved on 7th August by Captain Yahya Iftekhar, who held
the post for the remainder of the year.

Special allowances were granted during tho year to the
officers and men of the Police serving in the Abadan and Oil
Fields areas. The increase was expected to attract recruits
of the right type in order to strengthen the efficiency of
the police forces in these areas, This hope was however
short-lived, as it became evident that the type of recruit
required was undoubtedly #ore interested in Joining the Anglo-
Iranian Oil Company.

Gendarmerie. Captain Reza Hakimi retained the post of Chief
of Gendarmerie, Khorramshahr and Abadan, till the 26th March,
when he was transferred from this area. He was succeeded by
Lieutenant Isfandiari, who held charge for the remainder of
the year.

Health. Dr. Niqabat, Chief Medical Officer, was relieved of
his post on the 16th Beptember by Dr. Mosaw&t, who held charge
for the rest of the year.
So epidemics occurred during the year. ‘in May it was
thought that there would be a danger of wide-spread malaria
after the flood waters of the Karun and Shatt-el-Arab had sub­
sided, and measures were taken by the Health authorities to
spray likely breeding areas in Khorramshahr town and in the
surrounding country with crude oil.
During the same month, advantage was taken by the public
of the Minister of Health's presence in Khorramshahr to send in
complaints regarding the lack offcroper sanitation aid health
measures in the town. The Minister promised his assistance
in making suitable improvements and stated that it was the
intention of the Government to raise the status of the Quaran­
tine Department to that of a Department-General for the South­
ern Ports, This change did not however materialise during
the year.
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Municipality. Agha Shukrullah Manuchcheri retained/the post
of Chief of Municipality throughout the year. No new roads
or other projects were taken in hand by this department. In
May, when the flood waters of Iraq spread southwards across
the desert from Amara and threatened Khorramshahr town, the
Municipality, working under the direction of the Anglo-Iranian
Oil Company engineers, raised a protective embankment around
the town in a rough semi-circle, stretching from Khumba (on
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