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Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [135r] (269/749)
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 OP HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
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Octobeij 13, 1943.
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Sir R. Bullard to Mr. Eden.—(Received VMh October.)
(No. 406.)
HIS Majesty’s representative presents his compliments to His Majesty’s
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and has the honour to transmit
herewith a copy of Intelligence Summary for the period the 21 st to the
27th September, 1943, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, 28^A September, 1943.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Military Attache's Intelligence Summary No. 39 for the Period ‘list to V
'27th September, 1943.
Persian Affairs.
Political.
IT can now be said that there is in Tehran and in some, at least, of the pro
vincial towns a considerable improvement in public sentiment. There is less
unrest, less subversive intrigue and more respect for the Government. This is
due in some degree to the arrests recently made and in lesser degree to Persia's
declaration of war. That a Persian Government, dependent on Majlis support,
under the premiership of Soheili, should have had the courage to arrest prominent
Persians came as a salutary surprise which has had a steadying effect on the public
and has instilled some fear into the trouble-makers. Many of those arrested were
widely known to be hostile to the Allies and to be opponents of the present regime,
and their arrest, besides strengthening the Government, has made opposition to
ico-operation with the Allies less popular. The same result has followed from
Persia’s declaration of war. The Prime Minister has gained confidence and is
beginning to regard himself as a strong and courageous man. He talks of
remaking his Cabinet.
A ppointments — Civil.
2. —(i) Mehdi Fatimi (F.O. 70; M.A: 92) to be Governor-General of the
8 th (Kerman) Ustan.
(ii) Allahyar Saleh (F.O. 184; M.A. 253) to be governor of the Mortgage
Bank.
Persian Forces.
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3. Part of the equipment demanded by General Ridley from the United
States for the Persian army—see Summary No. 12 , paragraph 7—has now arrived
in
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
ports. Full details are not yet available, but it is known to include
200 lorries, 100,000 pairs of boots, and some infantry field engineering equip
ment.
4. The text of the Bill for the engagement of thirty American military
officers for the reform of the administration of the Persian army, referred to in
Summary No. 37/43, paragraph 14. is attached as an appendix. It was laid before
the Majlis on the 19th September.
5 . A Bill has been laid before the Majlis transferring from military to
civil courts jurisdiction over officers and men of the army for offences against the
civil law. Hitherto civil courts have had no jurisdiction over personnel of the
army. Henceforth military courts will try only the offences specified in the
Militarv Penal Code.
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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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