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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [34r] (67/807)
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
PERSIA.
.
August 16, 1937.
CONFIDENTIAL.
5682
Section 2.
[E 4760/560/34]
St
Copy No.
Mr. Seymour to Mr. Eden.—(Received Alienist 16.)
(No. 297.)
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. 15 for the period ending the
31st July, 1937, compiled by the military attache to this Legation.
Tehran, July 31, 1937.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 15 for the Period ending July 31, 1937.
1 . Iranian Officials.
(i) ABUL QASIM FORUHAR (P. in I., No. 60 (i)) has been appointed
Acting Minister of the Interior. This portfolio is in nominal charge of the Prime
Minister.
(ii) Musa Nuri Isfandiari, Muwaffaq-us-Saltaneh, has been appointed
Director-General of the Department of Industry and Mines in place of General
Jehanbani, dismissed.
(iii) Sar Lashgar Amanullah Mirza Jehanbani (P. in. I., No. 94) has been
dismissed and, according to some reports, placed under arrest. The causes of his
dismissal are variously rumoured as :—
(a) Over friendliness with foreigners, especially with the French military
mission.
{b) An ill-timed intervention with His Imperial Majesty the Shah on behalf
of an officer suspected of disloyalty.
(c) Pro-Soviet espionage by his Russian wife.
(d) The explosion (resulting in several casualties) of a dump of black powder,
which, though situated in the military arsenal at Sultanabad, actually
belonged to, and was in charge of, the general’s department. From
a study of the numerous and temporary eclipses which this astute
officer has suffered in the past, it may be remarked that he usually
falls on his feet, and, after a decent interval, succeeds in reinstating
himself—usually in a position superior to his last.
2. Foreign Visitors — French.
A press report states that a M. Andre Honorat (a Senator and ex-Minister
of Public Instruction), accompanied by his wife and Professor Henri Masset (a
distinguished orientalist) have arrived. M. Honorat is said to be entrusted with
“ an official mission.” Presumably this mission is either cultural or designed to
smooth over the recent unpleasantness with the Iranian Government over French
press articles.
3. Iranian Navy.
An Italian engineer has arrived at Khorramshahr to take charge of the naval
workshop there.
4. Iranian Army—Troop Movements.
Three hundred men of the Bandar Abbas garrison are reported to have left
for Mekran.
5. Tribal.
(i) Efforts by the Iranian Government to settle differences between the
Ismailzais and Noruis have, so far, been unsuccessful.
[89 q—2]
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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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