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tho Police Department. Branches were also re-opened in the districts. In
Bushiro, tho names of tho youths who had attained the age of military service
wero notified, old exemption papers examined and new ones issued to those
youths who were unfit for service or otherwise exempted. 1,212 youths were’
enrolled from Bushiro and districts. Of these, 370 were sent to Khorram-
shahr to join tho Navy and tho rest were admitted into the Military barracks
at Bushiro at various times during tho year. Tho construction of tho Military
barracks, which was begun in 1936, remained incomplete by the end of the
year.
Tho strength of the Bushire garrison remained at 600 and was under the
command of Major Jelayer, who relieved Major Nikman in September.

DISARMAMENT OF THE TRIBES.

The Iranian Military Authorities continued relentlessly to collect arms
in the districts. On the least suspicion that a peasant was in possession of
arms, he was bastinadoed, heavily fined, and imprisoned. The authorities
succeeded in collecting some 80 rifles, and a small quantity of ammunition,
which they sent to Bushire with the few peasants found in possession of arms.

NAVY.

Lieut.-Colonel Ghulam Ali Bayandor remained in charge of the Iranian
Navy throughout the year.
During the year, the sloop “ Babr ” seized two smugglers’ dhows carrying
some 600 packages of contraband goods, and gunboat “ Karkas ” one dhow
with 500 packages.

The installation of the flash-light near the aerodrome was completed by
the Iran Naval Authorities. They installed a similar flash-light on Qais
Island. The lights were not regularly operated.

SECTION 5.

AVIATION.
23 British aviators passed through Bushire during the year.

French and Dutch.—Air France maintained their weekly service through­
out the year. K. L. M. continued flying direct between Jask and Basrah,
and a few ’planes landed at Bushire for re-fuelling or for previously booked
passengers.

SECTION 6.

POLITICAL SITUATION.

The Iranian Government pursued its policy of removing tribal chiefs
from their districts and settling them in Shiraz. The Military Authorities
dealt with several raids of villages and caravans, though they were not always
with success, for, it is reported, that in many cases the outlaws are still at
large in the mountains. There was an outbreak in the Kuhegalu country in
September, to quell which large numbers of troops were sent.
The Iranian Census Authorities state that a considerable amount of
unauthorized migration to the Arab side of the Gulf took place during the
year. There is no doubt that the population of Bushire is much depleted.