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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [16r] (31/807)
The record is made up of 1 file (401 folios). It was created in 11 Feb 1937-29 Jul 1942. It was written in English. 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
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April 26, 1937.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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Copy No. H6
Mr. Seymour to Mr. Eden.—(Received April 26.)
(No. 138.)
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. 7 for the period ending the
10th April, compiled by the oriental secretary at this Legation.
Tehran, April 10, 1937.
Enclosure.
{Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 7 for the Period ending April 10, 1937.
1. The Shah.
HIS Imperial Majesty the Shah, accompanied by the Crown Prince, returned
to Tehran on the 5th April from his tour in Khuzistan via Qum.
2. British Interests.
Mr. A. C. Trott, oriental secretary to His Majesty’s Legation, is leaving
Persia on the 11th April en route to Jeddah, to which place he has been
transferred. He has been succeeded by Mr. J. P. G. Finch, who arrived in
Tehran on the 9th April.
3. Earthquakes.
An earthquake shock of considerable intensity, but not causing damage, was
felt at Tehran on the 7th April. According to a press report, it lasted seven
seconds.
4. Iranian Air Force.
(i) At the Mehrabad military aerodrome on the 3rd April a De Havilland
“ Tiger-Moth ” aeroplane crashed from a considerable height, the pilot being
seriously injured. The machine was completely wrecked and has been written
off. The cause of the accident is not known.
(ii) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 16 of the 8th August, 1936, para
graph 1 (ii). Seven aeroplanes of the “ Audax ” and “ Fury ” type (Nos. 441,
449, 450, 451, 453, 455 and 456) left Qila Murgha military aerodrome for Meshed
on the 4th April.
(iii) It is reported from a reliable source that the Iranian Government have
decided to station one squadron of aircraft (Hawker “ Audax ” type) of the
Iranian air force at Kermanshah, Ispahan and Tabriz. The machines will not
leave Tehran until the arrival of the thirty-five “ Hinds ” which have been
ordered from the Hawker Aircraft (Limited). The latter machines are not
expected to be delivered until early 1938.
(iv) It is understood that there is a serious shortage of petrol at the Mehrabad
and Qila Murgha military aerodromes, in consequence, flying has been curtailed.
5. Iranian Army.
(i) A report from Kermanshah states that early in March twenty-five leaders
(“ Kadkhodas ”) of the Bajiwand tribe (Pish-Kuh district) were arrested by the
military authorities and imprisoned, as they refused to give up their young sons
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Copies of intelligence summaries compiled on a fortnightly basis by the Military Attaché at the British Legation in Tehran (Gilbert Douglas Pybus, Herbert John Underwood, William A K Fraser), 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. Many of the summaries are preceded by cover sheets and 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. notes sheets, the latter frequently containing handwritten notes giving a précis of the summary’s contents. The summaries cover a broad range of information, including: the activities of the Shah of Iran, Reza Shah Pahlavi, the Crown Prince, and other members of the royal family; activities of the Iranian Government and its officials; activities, organisation and strength of the Iranian army and Iranian air force; communications and transport, including wireless radio, and civil aviation routes into and out of Iran; British interests in Iran, including oil companies, specifically the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company; foreign interests in Iran; the Iranian press, focussing specifically on its criticism of foreign press and actions; commercial activities in Iran, including mining and factory An East India Company trading post. production; tribal matters, including those in the Bahmai and Baluchistan provinces, and the Qashqai; place name changes in Iran. Proceedings prior to and during the Second World War are also covered in the summaries. These include: German activity in Iran (commercial, political, propaganda, Nazi organisation); movements of peoples; public opinion in Iran in response to events in Europe in 1940; the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in August 1941; the abdication of Reza Shah Pahlavi; public opinion in Iran in the wake of the Anglo-Soviet invasion and occupation; social unrest and anti-British feeling.
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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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 403; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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