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Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [257r] (513/749)
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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PERSIA.
SECRET.
[E 1305/70/34]
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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROP SRTYjOf y|S Bl^ITAlIfNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
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February 24 ; 1945.
Section 1.
APR 1945
Sir R. Bullard to Mr. Eden.—(Received 24r/i February.)
(No. 43.) , .
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. 6, for the period the 5th February
to the 11th February, 1945. Compiled by the Military Attache to this embassy.
Tehran, Wth February, 1945.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Military Attache's Intelligence Summary No. 6 for the period bth February to
\\th February, 1945.
Persian Affairs.
Political.
1. The latest steps taken by Dr. Millspaugh to retain his post have not been
very dignified. Having received no answer to his letter to the Persian Prime
Minister (referred to in paragraph 1 of last Intelligence Summary) he addressed
another in which he said that, as he had received no reply, he understood that
his demands had not been acceptable and that m consequence he tendered his
resignation. Subsequently he wrote yet another letter to the 1 ersian 1 nme
Minister in which he accused him of participating in attacks and criticisms
designed to expel him from the country and sabotage the work of his financial
mission. He finally appealed to the Majlis to arbitrate on the justice of his case.
On the 6th February Bayat made a long speech to the Majlis in which he gave
details of the correspondence between himself and Dr. Millspaugh. His state
ment to the effect that the Persian Government could no longer work with
Dr Millspaugh on any conditions was greeted with cheers.
2 Bayat’s position as Persian Prime Minister has further deteriorated,
and there are but few who would estimate his chances of retaining office at more
than a few weeks or who would regret his passing. The Parliamentary fractions
are already busy in making their selections for a new cabinet. 1 he qualifications
demanded of any future Prime Minister are not easy to find. He must be accept
able to the Shah, the Majlis, the Russians and the British and, with vested
interests as strong as they are at present in Persia, be a man who can be trusted
not to show reforming zeal in putting an end to a state of administrative (haos
from which a great many classes of the population derive advantage.
3 TPg r rudeh party have not slackened their efforts in Isfahan. Dr.
Kishawarz and Kambaksh are reported to have left for Tehran but their place
has been taken by Dr. Radmanish and Iraj Iskandari. The Soviet Consul is
active on their behalf and battle has now been joined with the two rival unions
supported respectively by the mill owners and Daulatabadi. It is reported that
Yezd is to be the next scene for Tudeh activities . , ^
4. A reliable report discloses a strong Tudeh element in the Persian Broad
casting Department. w i 4 - • 41
5 The Military Governor has published two proclamations concerning the
suppression of four newspapers and the necessity for registration by immigrants.
(It is thought that this last edict is directed against a number of Caucasians who.
it is rumoured, have been imported by the Russians to swell the ranks of the
Tudeh party.)
[63—19]
INDIA (
Copy No. \ 2 j
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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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