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, P ass ing out ceremony for cadets was held on the 23rd September at
the Uthcers Iraming College in the presence of H.I.M. the Shah. The categories
and numbers were as follows.
Military Accounts Department ...
51
Infantry ...
37
Cavalry
13
Artillery ...
7
Engineers ...
14
Transport ...
9
Medical
40
Persian Gendarmerie.
15. Two new American officers have arrived to join Colonel Schwarzkopf’s
mission. Colonel Pappa is to replace Colonel Boone, and Major Biges is an
additional officer.
16. I he Cabinet have approved a proposal of the Ministry of the Interior
to extend the period of Colonel Schwarzkopf’s engagement by two years.
British Interests.
17. His Majesty s Ambassador returned from the United Kingdom on the
24th September.
18. Miss Lambton, Press Attache to His Majesty’s Embassy for the past
six years, has left Persia to take up an appointment at the School of Oriental
Studies, London.
19. A party of Persian students has left Tehran to pursue their studies in
London under the auspices of the British Council.
Corrigenda.
20. —{i) Intelligence Summary No. 37, paragraph 15, for “ Melnitsky ” read
“ Milnikiel.”
(ii) Intelligence Summary No. 37, paragraph 10 (xi) for (Kurdistan)
read (Kerman and Khorasan).
(iii) Intelligence Summary No. 37, Appendix “A,” paragraph 2, line 3,
delete “This latter is, however, not for sale” and substitute
“ They also wish to buy the entire carrier installation but the
American part of the equipment is not for sale.”
Tehran, 30£A September, 1945.
Appendix.
Extract from Press.
(Single Article Bill tabled by the Minister of War on the 11th September, 1945,
for the formation of two new Army Divisions.)
The following is the text of the Single Article Bill tabled by the Minister of
War on the 11th September for the formation of two new army divisions.
(Note : This Bill has not yet become law) :—
Article 1.
The Majlis shall authorise the Government to provide the following credits
in addition to the present budget of the Ministry of War and to pay such credits
to that Ministry :—
{a) 165 million rials for the addition of two divisions (numbering
12,132 men) to the present army organisation, for which a budget
of 165 million rials has been estimated, payment of the budget for
the last six months of the year to be made gradually as the organisa
tion of the two divisions by the Ministry of War proceeds.
(b) An estimated sum of 35 million rials to be paid annually by the Ministry
of Finance for the improvement of the living conditions of officers
in respect of child allowances, difference in the cost of living at