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Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [90r] (179/749)
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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partly responsible for the delay in defining the duties and powers of the American
advisers to the police and gendarmerie. If the report is true—it comes from
reliable sources that the Soviet Ambassador informed the Persian Prime
i 1 j ll u^ er ^ uss ^ an Government strongly disapproved of the proposal he
had heard talked of, that the life of the present Majlis should be prolonged, it is
another indication of how the Soviet authorities interpret non-interference. The
Prime Minister had, indeed, been considering this idea, but within the last few
^®y s circulars have been sent to officials in the provinces warning them to prepare
lor elections this year.
A merican A ffairs.
13. 1 he headquarters of the American Command in Tehran recently held
a^press conference of Persian journalists, at which the American spokesman, on
the authority of General Connolly, denied reports recently current of a serious
fracas between Russians and Americans at Kazvin and of general discord between
Russians and Americans. He stated categorically that all requirements of the
American forces in food-stuffs were imported, regretted that the Pei’sian public
had had cause to complain of the behaviour of American troops, and promised
that as soon as possible American troops would be removed some distance from the
town and there provided with the necessary amenities.
14. 1 he headquarters of the American Command in Tehran gave a dinner
to Russian officers in Tehran on United States Army Day. The American Staff
entertained their Russian guests by singing the k< International ” in Russian.
15. I he Persian press announce that a Perso-American commercial
agreement has been signed at Washington.
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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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