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Giluittfti All Sabz thd notorious renegade Road Guard referred to in Ia«»
year’s Administration Report as having Deen persuaded to return to the told
and assist the authorities in their disarmament work, committed a murder in
the course of a private dispute. The local officials got rid of him by the time
honoured, cheap and efficient method long approved of in Irun. One of the
leading men of Ohahkutah was made to iuvigle him into his house and
shoot down his guest in cold blood.
A gang of malefactors of Chahkulah a village on the Bushirc-Shiraz
road was dealt with in the same way.
A Deputy Governor was appointed in Bandar Rig as Governor of llyat-
Raoud, Rud-llilloh and Liravi and the chiefs of the districts namely :
Allah Karam Khan,
Ali Khan, son of Ali Khan,
Muhammad Khan,
Aqa Khan,
Were ordered to proceed to Shiraz forthwith. Otic of them namely Allah Karam
Khan complied with the order but the others are trying to obtain permission
to remain at their homes.
Persian Mclcran, Jask and Charbar.—At Jask the Cable and Wireless
employees complained of encroachments on their area by the local Persian
authorities.
At Charbar owing to complaints by British Indian subjects, who were in
difficulties with the local Persian authorities over the question of their nation­
ality, under instructions from His Majesty’s Minister, the Interpreter of tho
Kerman Consulate visited that port in June and in November Dr. Lincoln, Ilis
Majesty's Consul, Kerman, visited the same place in connection with the same
complaints and was there at the end of the year.
Up to October the administration of Jask and Charbar was carried out by
the Chief Police official stationed there. In that month, however, a Governor
for each port was sent down from Tehran.
The Persian authorities, in spite of all their efforts, do not appear to bo
capable of coping with the turbulent inhabitants of this Province and the condi­
tion of the country remains disturbed and unsettled.
Chirag Khan and Murad Khan, sons of Mustafa Khan (to whom the Wire­
less and Cable, Ltd. pay a subsidy for the protection of their lines) combined
with another Chief called Kamaian Khan and raided in July Gerog, Jagin,
Bahmadi and Yakdar. Ten persons were killed or kidnapped. Huts belonging
to friendly Baluchis were destroyed, and several hundred camels, sheep, goats
carried off. In the same month the raiders also looted a Customs post at
Sadicli, wounded 2 Customs officials and decamped with merchandise worth
Tomans 400 and 4 rifles.
Discontent was rife at Charbar, Jask and districts as a result of the high­
handed treatment which the people received at the hands of the Iranian civil
and military officials. Many of flic inhabitants migrated to the Trueial Const
and Gwadur. 250 families dependants of Bahut Gul Muhammud went to
Gwadur alone.
As a result of numerous complaints received at Tehran an Inspecting
Mission visited Charhar in February to investigate grievances. Enquiries were
instituted and some of the Persian Baluchis were persuaded to return to their
homes. In February the Persian Consul, Quetta, went by aeroplane to Gwadur,
find then by camel to Jiunri, Pish-Khan and Suntesar where lie tried to per­
suade Persian Baluchi emigrants to return to their homes but without success.
In March Brigadier-General Mohdi Khan, Officer Commanding, Baluchis­
tan district, marched a large force to Iranshah Leshar to disarm the tribes
in those districts. Several of the leading Chiefs were, invited on the usual
sworn promise of safe conduct and free pardon to come into camp, make their
peace with the authorities and surrender their arms.
Only one Chief named Asljraf Khan apparently an unsophisticated
individual was taken in by tho fair words of the Iranian Commander, lie and
a number of his followers surrendered themselves and gave up their arms.
They were all immediately placed under arrest.
The general result of this “ drive ” for arms carried out by General
Melidi Khan was poor and few rifles and ammunition were collected.