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Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [197r] (393/749)
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 GOVERNMENT
June 27, 1944.
SECRET.
Section 1.
Copy No. i
[E 3768/422/34]
SzV R. Ballard to Mr. Eden.—(Received 27th June.)
(No. 255.)
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. 24 for the period of the 12 th to
18th June, 1944, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, \§th June, 1944.
Enclosure.
Military Attache's Intelligence Summary No. 24 for the Period
VJth-XQth June, 1944.
(Secret.)
Persian Affairs.
Political.
THE Prime Minister, asked in the Majlis whether he had yet come to a
decision regarding the future of Dr. Millspaugh, replied that he hoped to bring
about amicably a change in the methods and in the financial and economic policy
of Dr. Millspaugh that would be more suitable to the needs of the country and
the wishes of the people. The Government accepted full responsibility, and the
Majlis could rest assured that they would maintain direct and full control over
the finance and economy of the country without delegating any of their responsi
bility to foreign advisers. While appreciative of the services of the American
advisers, the Government was also aware of their shortcomings. Employees of
the Government, whether Persian or foreign, who failed to give satisfactory
service would be dismissed.
2. Three months of the current financial year have passed without the
budget having been presented to the Majlis. Ail administrations are short of
funds for the payment of salaries and current expenses. The Deputies are
beginning to show impatience at the delay in presenting the budget.
Economic.
3. The reopening of the Western front in Europe has brought about a fall
in wholesale prices, merchants fearing that the end of the war may find them with
heavy stocks on hand.
A ffointments — Civil.
4. —(i) Hashim Mukarram Nurzad to be Persian Consul-General at Istanbul.
(ii) Ismail Bahadur to be Governor of Maragheh.
(iii) Abbas Ferouhar to be Persian Charge d’Affaires with the Greek
Government in Cairo.
(iv) Vahid Tunakabuni to be Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of
Education.
(v) Dr. Nakhai to be Under-Secretary of State to the Prime Minister.
Persian Forces.
A 'ppointments—M Hilary.
5 . Sartip Muhammad Baqir Amir Nizami to be an additional Deputy Chief
of the Staff.
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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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- 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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