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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [91r] (181/807)
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
7 *
PERSIA.
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July 25, 1938.
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 1.
[E 4395/167/34]
Copy No. 42
Mr. Butler to Viscount Halifax.—(Received July 25.)
(No. 250.)
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. 14 for the period ended the 2nd July
compiled by the military attache to this Legation.
Tehran, June 2, 1938.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 14 for the Pernod ending July 2, 1938.
1. The Shah.
HIS Imperial Majesty the Shah and the Royal Family are still in residence
at the summer palac6 of Saadabad.
2. The Royal Engagement.
The Iranian Mission to Egypt are now on their way back to Iran. Before his
departure his Excellency Mahmud Jam, the Prime Minister, on behalf of the
Shah, decorated His Majesty King Farouk with the “ Grand Cordon of the Order
of Pahlevi,” the highest decoration in Iran. King Farouk, in his turn, decorated
M. Jam with the “ Grand Order of Mohammad Ali ” and Dr. Naficy with the
“ Order of Ismail,’' 1st Class.
An article about the Royal engagement and Iran, which appeared in the
News Review of the 2nd June, has brought a long and furious reply from the
official Tran. During the course of its tirade the newspaper makes the interesting
statement that this is not the first time in Persian history that a Shiah of Royal
blood has married a Sunni. Apparently a daughter of Shah Abbas Safavi
married the Governor of Ardelan (now Kurdistan), who was a Sunni.
3. British Interests.
Major J. B. Cunningham, Royal Indian Army Service Corps, language
student, has arrived in Isfahan.
4. Iraqi Interests.
His Excellency Khalil Suleyman, Minister for Iraq, has left Tehran on
completion of three years’ appointment.
5. French Interests.
As no facilities are granted to the French military attache (Chef d Escadron
Leleu) to see units of the Iranian army or to attend manoeuvres, the Trench
Ministry of War have withdrawn the special permit granted to the Iranian
military attache in Paris.
6. Egyptian Interests.
(i) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 12 (current), paragraph 6. Owing
to continued ill-health, his Excellency Mufti-el-Jezayerli, Minister for Egypt,
has resigned. His Excellency Latif Tal’at Bey, Minister at Madrid, has been
appointed Minister at Tehran in his place.
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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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- 1 file (401 folios)
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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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- front, front-i, 2r:113v, 115r:123v, 125r:139r, 140r:143v, 145r:148v, 150r:197r, 198v:243r, 244r:309v, 311r:348r, 349r:403v, back
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