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Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [92r] (183/749)
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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wire, and never Persian wire, even when hung on the same poles, deliberate
sabotage is suspected. Repeated requests have been made to the Persian
authorities to ensure tne protection of British communications, but the nuisance
has increased rather than abated. Where possible, British or Indian troops
have patrolled the wire and have caught several thieves red-handed. On the
loth April at Tehran, a party of Persians was caught in the act of removing
wire and five ot the party were killed by Indian troops when trying to escape.
he hostile press has done its best to excite public opinion against Indian troops
over this and other alleged incidents.
Russian Affairs.
13. The meeting of the ludeh party to inaugurate its election campaign
in Meshed was attended by the local representative of the Soviet Propaganda
Department. In Isfahan, too, where the Tudeh party is very active, the Russian
Consulate is interesting itself in the approaching elections; and Shiraz was
recently visited by the chief representative in Persia of the Foreign Cultural
Relations Section of the Commissariat for Foreign Affairs, accompanied by a
representative of the Press and Propaganda Department of the Soviet Embassy.
There are reports that Russian officials are now taking an interest in British
relations with the Qashgai. This, if true, should give Nasir Qashgai an
opportunity of offering his loyalty to a third European Power.
Czechoslovak Affairs.
14. M. Kadlec has arrived in Tehran as Czechoslovak Minister.
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3504
- Title
- Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’
- Pages
- 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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