Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [‎216r] (431/749)

/~f
(l,
oe. 6 ^~cua|>
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOYERNMENT^ T kwS
; -3 1 ^
(N&pv TMjca
ill A i
PERSIA.
SECRET.
ffD
Wit
Und
Corn nif ments f"""
October 4%. 1944.
of
“
-a.
SectioJ 1.
* r ~ I
[E 6052/422/34]
7, V)
{ | 9 r
Copy No. T J
iSir R. Bullard to Mr. Eden.—{Recevmd Aih flcidfegr^
(No. 374.)
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. 36 for the period of the 18th-
24th September, 1944, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, ‘Ibth September, 1944.
T
Enclosure.
Military A ttache’s Intelligence Summary No. 36, Secret, for the Period the
18£A-24£/i September, 1944.
Political.
Persian Affairs.
1 . The Government obtained its vote of confidence, but it has neither
confidence in itself nor has it the confidence of the public. Its existence depends
on the continued unity of the three Majlis groups, who are its supporters, and on
its compliance with the dictates of those combined groups. It has not gained
in public esteem by the refusal of General Firuz to accept the Ministry for War.
It is strongly opposed by the Russians and the Tudeh party and is not viewed
with favour by the Shah, since the Ministers were selected entirely by the Majlis
without consideration of his wishes.
2. The press has for some time past been urging the Government to prepare
Persia’s claims for compensation for the damage she has suffered and sacrifices
she has made in putting her territory and her communications at the disposal
of the Allies. It is usual now for Persians to refer to Persia, as the Bridge of
Victory and to claim that it was Persia’s contribution that tipped the scale in
favour of the Allies. The Ministry of Finance has issued instructions to all
departments of the Government to prepare lists of losses and damage incurred
since August 1941 as a result of the entry of Allied troops into Persia. In a
recent speech to a gathering of Ministers, officials and journalists the Shah
i stressed the necessity for ensuring that Persia obtained at the Peace Conference
the compensation to which she was entitled for her unstinted sacrifices. He
deplored the lack of unity evident in the country at such a critical period and
hoped that all members of the community would put aside their personal quarrels
and combine to secure for Persia the place to which she was entitled.
3 . In the same speech the Shah called attention to the hardships from which
the majority of the population was suffering. The alleviation of this distress
was, he said, the responsibility not only of the Government but of all capable and
patriotic people. There must be a better exploitation and a more even distribution
i of the national resources. The improvement of education and of hygiene was
(important, but it was more important still to ensure that the people were fed.
4. Taqizadeh and Sepahbudi, Persian Ambassadors in London and Angora
respectively, have arrived in Tehran for consultation with their Government.
Jam, the Persian Ambassador in Egypt, is expected shortly. Ahi, Ambassador
in Moscow, has also been summoned, but is reported to be too ill to travel.
A ppointments — Civil.
5 (i) Ashrafii, to be Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Prime Minister.
| (ii) Nizam un Din Imani to be Persian commercial representative in India. ^
(iii) Hussein Muhiman to be Under-Secretary in the Ministry of Finance.
(iv) Abul Qasim Purvali to be Persian Consul-General in Palestine and
Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan . — J
[58—43] vf.
KalloI J-
IN
FIC1