▁work ▁suff ers ▁from ▁method ological ▁defect s , ▁including ▁lack ▁of ▁tri ang ulation . ▁ ▁Re action ▁During ▁the ▁fam ine ▁years , ▁several ▁polit icians ▁served ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁all ▁adopted ▁inter vention ist ▁policies . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁situation ▁of ▁food ▁supply , ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁Pers ia ▁appointed ▁Abd ol lah ▁Most ow fi ▁as ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁aliment ation ▁service ▁( ra ʾ ī s - e ▁ar z ā q ) ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁before ▁his ▁later ▁b oss ▁M ok h ber ▁al - S alt ane h ▁took ▁office ▁as ▁the ▁minister ▁for ▁aliment ation ▁( v az ī r - e ▁ar z ā q ) ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁Si ham ▁al - D aw lah ▁became ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁b ak ery ▁b ureau ▁( ra ʾ ī s - e ▁n ā n v ā ʾ ī ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁an ▁aliment ation ▁committee ▁( kom ī té - ye ▁ar z ā q ) ▁was ▁also ▁formed ▁out ▁of ▁seven ▁or ▁eight ▁influ ential ▁mer ch ants . ▁The ▁committee ▁met ▁daily ▁and ▁assist ed ▁the ▁government ▁with ▁advise , ▁including ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁introduce ▁government ▁in cent ive ▁for ▁bread . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁rejected ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Pers ian ▁government ▁for ▁a ▁$ 2 ▁million ▁loan ▁dedicated ▁to ▁fam ine ▁relief .