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Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [83r] (165/749)
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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'** THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY of HlS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
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SECRET.
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April 14. 1943.
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Section 1.
Copy No. 114
^' lr ^ Bullard to Mr. Eden.—-d(Rec6itrd April 14.)
(Wo. 115.) I V 7 ^^ _
HIS Majesty's representative presents his compliments to His Majesty's
i rillcl .Pf Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has the honour to transmit
herewith a copy of Intelligence Summary No. 12 for the period the 17th to
23rd March. 1943. compiled by the military attache toAjiis legation.
Tehran, March 24, 1943.
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Enclosure.
Military Attache s Intelligence Summary No. 12 for the Period March 17 to 23,
(Secret.) 1943 '
Persian Affairs.
Political.
^ ^Np ov S im ?. ent ^ as at ^ ast Packed up courage to order the suppression
ot two badly offending newspapers, but it still appears to be fearful of the press,
the Deputies and public criticism. The vested interests are mobilising their forces
o oppose the grant to Dr. Millspaugh of the special powers proposed by the
Government (see Summary N o. 11/43, paragraph 1). Some agitation still goes on
against the Government’s announced"! n tent ion of re-establishing its authority in
Pars a nd m the tribal areas generally, which is not without effect on some members
ot the Government. 1 his agitation has at least brought into prominence the
problem ol the tribes and the necessity for a clear-cut tribal policy which will
preserve such value as they have while restricting their predatorv habits. The
appointment of Ahmad I tebar as Minister of Agriculture has disappointed those
who hoped for an energetic agricultural policy which might include some measures
to encourage the tribes to settle.
Economic.
., „ v6 U-l 2. The Anglo-Iranian Financial Agreement which was signed in May 1942
(see Summar y No. 22/42, p aragraph 11) is now before the Majlis for ratification.
In the course of his speech in justification of the agreement, M. Bader. Minister
of Industry and Commerce, who was Minister of Finance when the agreement was
signed, gave the following particulars of transactions in sterling durino- the
nine and a half months from the 28th May. 1942. to the 10th March. 0 1943
Purchases of sterling from the Allies
Purchases of sterling from other sources...
€ Sterling
18,259,512
5,004.710
Total
23,264.222
Sales of sterling by the banks
Purchase of gold from the Bank of England ...
Purchase of 120 tons of silver
Commercial engagements ...
Value of gold still to be delivered by Great
Britain
13.106,782
1.995,253
663,053
1.546,535
5,288,553
Total
22,600,176
Balance sterling holdings of Government on these
transactions
To this must be added a sum of £2,342,656 held by the
making a total sterling holding of £3.006.702.
[40—58]
664.054 (sic)
Treasury-General,
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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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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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- 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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