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Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [150r] (299/749)
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 BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOYERNMENT
6 - JAW 1044 "
PERSIA.
SECRET.
7896/110/34]
(No. 478.)
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 No. 48 for the period of the
23rd November to the 5th December, 1943, compiled by the military attache to
this legation.
Tehran, §th December, 1943.
Enclosure.
Military Attache's Intelligence Summary No. 48 for the Period 23/v/ November
to bth December, 1943.
1. Persians feel honoured that Tehran should have been selected for the
meeting of Mr. Churchill, Mr. Roosevelt and Premier Stalin and have
appropriated to themselves some glory from the presence in their capital of so
many distinguished men. The Shah and the Government are greatly pleased
that the representatives of the three Powers signed a declaration affirming their
desire for the maintenance of the territorial integrity and independence of Persia.
The Shah has declared himself to be highly delighted with the sentiments
expressed by Stalin in a private audience, which had relieved him of anxiety
regarding Russian intentions towards Persia and more particularly towards
himself. He now felt confident of Stalin’s personal goodwill and support. (See
also paragraph 8 below.)
2 . The closing down of all communications from and to Tehran during the
conference created some anxiety in the provinces as to what was happening in
the capital. The commonest supposition was that a revolutionary couf d'Etat
had taken place and that a new dictator would be found to be installed in power.
3. The 13th Majlis held its last session on the 23rd November. Over
seventy of the new Deputies have been elected and that number is sufficient for
i the opening of the new Majlis. The Shah, however, is in no hurry to see the new
Majlis in operation as he hopes to have a Government of his own choosing in
office before it opens. He has not yet been able to find a Prime Minister to his
liking, and Soheily may continue. He tried, but failed, to persuade Hussein Ala
(F.O. 7, M.A. 11), his Minister of Court, to accept the charge. He appears to be
determined to get rid of Sipahbud Ahmadi from the Ministry of War, and in
this determination he will find encouragement from the Russians, who regard
General Ahmadi as being too pro-British. The Shah recently warned the Chief
of Staff against being too openly co-operative with the British. That, he said,
was not in the interests of Persia as it aroused Russian hostility and suspicion.
Economic.
4. A syndicate of Persian merchants has been formed for the purchase of
60,000 tons of rice in the Caspian provinces. Of this amount 36,000 tons will
be sold to the Soviet authorities, who will pay in goods—sugar, piece-goods and
glassware. The balance of 24,000 tons will be sold to the Persian Government.
The rice crop in the Caspian provinces is estimated this year to be 250,000 tons.
5 . The Majlis passed a law authorising the Government to mint and put
into circulation silver coins of the denominations of 1 , 2, 5 and 10 rials. The
coins are to be 60 per cent, silver and 40 per cent, copper.
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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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