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and disarmament operations nade little progress. Banditry
and disturbances v/ore frequost and the motor road to ShArass

was ofton insecure. Prices of all commodities rose steeply.
Fortunately for the tom of Bushire, its utilisation during
the year as a terminal port and truck assembly station for
lease lend supplies to Russia afforded employment to a large
number of its inhabitants, •who would otherwise have starved.

Relations with local officials wore cordial and various
activities in the field of public relations achieved narked
success.
The vagaries of the Ll.E,S,C who had arranged for
all European stores to be placed on the list of prohibited

imports caused the greatest inconvenience and discomfort to
those unable to supply themselves from H,A,A,F,I, institutes
or oil companies stores. These arbitrary restrictions, which
affected those living in coastal belt very severely, were

imposed without any prior consultation of any sort whatsoever.

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Political Resident in the Persian ^