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Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [146r] (291/749)
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 HIS B
UTAI^ I Cjgfr ^BSTY’l i GOVERNMENT
PERSIA.
SECRET.
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With the
Com&limi i
662 Novenjber 25, 1943.
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1943
ACTION 1.
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Copy No.
(No. 447.)
HIS Majesty's repr^el^ifevei^^esents 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 No. 45 for the period of the 2nd to
8 th November, 1943, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, 10£A November, 1943.
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Enclosure.
Military Attache's Intelligence Summary No. 45 for the Period
'2nd November to %th November, 1943.
(Secret.)
Persian A if airs.
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Political.
IN order to avert the cessation of work by Dr. Millspaugh and his mission,
which was due to take effect on the 3rd November, the Majlis agreed to shorten
the normal procedure necessary for the consideration of the Income lax Bill by
allowing the Government to withdraw the original Bill and to substitute as a new
Bill with double urgency the amended draft approved by the Government, the
Majlis Commission and Dr. Millspaugh. This Bill is now before the Majlis, but,
in spite of its double urgency,.it makes slow progress. Dr. Millspaugh has post
poned putting his resignation into effect for the time being.
2. Persians find comfort in the assurance given in the communique issued
after the Moscow Conference that the three Powers would not employ their armed
forces in other States after the war except for the purposes specified in the
communique. They are also impressed by the apparent e\ idence of Allied
solidarity.
Economic.
3. Speaking in the Majlis on the 31st October, the Prime Minister gave the
following figures about the grain situation :—
Landlords’ undertakings to deliver
Deliveries to the 28th October
Stocks in the Tehran stores on the 26th October-
Flour
Wheat
Barley
Millet
Tons.
265,581
113.446
3,201
534
4,578
10,719
i y
In Khorassan collections of grain have fallen short of forecasts and it is now
! estimated that the province may have a deficit of 2.500 tons instead of a surplus
I of 10 , 000 .
4. The Russians are placing contracts for raisins m Rezaieh, and, m order
to bring down the price, they have banned the export of raisins from the area.
The result is a drop in price of 50 per cent., which is a serious matter tor
cultivators^ A ^ ministrator Q enera i 0 f Finance has published regulations for the
control of motor transport. throughout the country except transport owned or
controlled by the Persian army and gendarmerie, Allied military authorities, the
17 K C C the An o 'io-Iranian Oil Company and Iransovtrans. In future, no
goods may be carried by any motor vehicle, other than those excepted above.
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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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