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Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [65r] (129/749)
The record is made up of 1 file (373 folios). It was created in 9 Jul 1942-8 Feb 1946. It was written in English and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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3
Khuzestan.
14. I he road between Behbehan and Gach Saran, which at this time of the
year is liable to be unsafe on account of Boir Ahmadi raids, has been free from
mcident since the strengthening of the Persian forces in that area. But between
Gach Saran and Ganaweh an A.I.O.C. lorry was held up by alleged Boir Ahmadi
t bers, and a telephone house, 27 miles from Gach Saran, was raided and the
upants beaten and robbed.
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British Interests.
15. Mr. Slater, the Australian Minister designate to Russia, has arrived in
Tehran en route to Russia.
16. Persian labour working for the British and American authorities in
Khuzestan has for some time past been issued with wheat imported by British
authorities. During the latter half of November the number so fed amounted to
25,216 daily.
R ussian Interests .
17. The Soviet Consul in Kermanshah has recently been showing an interest
in Southern Kurdistan and members of the consulate have been touring' the
villages up to the Iraqi border. They have met several chiefs and appear to be
interested in British policy towards the Kurds and Kurdish sentiments towards
the Russians.
Tehran, December 29, 1942.
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Copies of intelligence summaries prepared on a weekly basis by the Military Attaché at the British Legation in Tehran, and received by the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. via the Foreign Office. The file’s contents follow on chronologically from Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3503). The summaries cover a broad range of information relating to wartime conditions in Iran: the activities of the Iranian government, including political instabilities, the resignation and appointment of governments and government ministers; the financial situation in Iran, including the reappointment in 1942 and subsequent economic policies of Arthur Chester Millspaugh, who was recruited to organise the government’s finances; internal security in Iran, including increasing political unrest in the north of the country (specifically in Azerbaijan) brought about by a growing Soviet presence, wartime propaganda, and the activities of the Tudeh Party of Iran; concerns over wheat production and supply, including reports of food shortages and famine conditions in 1942/43; the Iran military, including its movements, activities and appointments; foreign interests (primarily USA, British, and Soviet); reports of the numbers of Polish refugees in camps in Tehran, Isfahan and Ahwaz [Ahvāz].
The file contains a single item in French, being a copy of the declaration of the Congrès National d’Azerbaidjan (Nation Congress of Azerbaijan, f 359).
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- 1 file (373 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 375; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Title
- Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’
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- front, front-i, 2r:52v, 54r:104v, 106r:110v, 112r:192r, 193r:241v, 242v:261v, 262v:273r, 275r:339v, 341r:358v, 360r:360v, 362r:363r, 365r:369v, 370v:371r, 372v:374v, back
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