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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [97v] (194/807)
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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The barracks at Zahidan (Duzdap) (million sheet No. 30, square 3 A) and
Zabul (million sheet No. 30, square B 1 ) are also nearing completion.
The new barracks form part of the new reconstruction work in the port of
Chahbar (million sheet No. 31, square 3 A).
(ii) The majority of range-finders now in use in the Iranian army were /-i ^
supplied by the well-known S.O.M. of Paris.
(iii) It is reliably reported that all obsolete guns of the 10th Artillery
Regiment, 8 th (Mekran) Division, have been replaced by new Skoda armament.
Some of the obsolete guns have been allotted to the garrisons of Chahbar and
Bakhshan (degree sheet No. 31 I, square B 3).
(iv) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 14 (current), paragraph 12. From
a consular source it is reported that several new Iranian cavalry observation posts
have been established on the Irano-Russian frontier in Khorasan.
(v) the great majority of the military garrisons, both of Tehran and the
provinces, are now in camp in the hills adjacent to their permanent stations.
From camp they are carrying out platoon, company and battalion training and
field firing.
The artillery of the Central Garrison has been practising almost daily with
live shells in the foothills west of Tehran and Tarsabad (million sheet No. 9,
square D 1).
5. The Iranian Air Force.
(i) On the afternoon of the 21st June a demonstration was given by the five
new “ Tiger-Moth ” machines referred to in paragraph 1 in formation flying by
Sarwan (Captain) Afghami and five sergeant pilots in the presence of His
Imperial Majesty the Shah. A British eye-witness states that the performance
was carried out with skill, and reflects great credit on the progress made by pilots
of the Iranian air force during the past two years.
His Imperial Majesty the Shah appeared to be liverish when he arrived at
the aerodrome, but on conclusion of the demonstration referred to expressed his
satisfaction and left the aerodrome with a broad smile.
(ii) It is reliably reported that the air squadron at Meshed will be expanded
into a regiment (No. 4 Regiment) as soon as new machines become available.
(iii) Fuselages and airframes for ten new machines (five De Havilland
“ Tiger-moth ” and five “ Hawker Audax ”) are now under construction at the
Iranian Aircraft
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
at Shahbaz, Doshantappeh.
It is reported that the fuselages and airframes for these “ Tiger-Moths
are expected to be completed within three months. It is understood that the
engines are already in stock.
6 . Communications.
(A) Railways. —(i) Rapid progress is being made with the laying of the
track on the remaining section of the Trans-Iranian railroad. Rails are being
laid at the rate of 3 kilom. per day. There now remains only 80 kilom. to
complete. The expected junction of the line is forecast for the 25th August.
(ii) Five locomotives of German manufacture were recently delivered at
Bandar Shah. They were immediately driven to the locomotive sheds at Sari.
(iii) A complete list of the stations on the Tehran-Bandar Shah line,
together with the present timings for passenger trains is given as an appendix
to this summary^ 1 )
(B) Roads. —The new road from Zahidan (million sheet No. 30, square A 3)
to Khwash (million sheet No. 30, square A 4) via Qwarkuh (million sheet No. 30,
square C 3) is reported to be good for the first 70 miles and then takes to the
nullah bed. This road is 12 miles shorter than the Khwash-Zahidan road via
Mirjawa and Ladis, which, although very well constructed, is narrow.
Water is available every 25 miles on both roads.
7. The Anylo-Iranian Oil Company.
(i) The annual report of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company has been published
and has caused general satisfaction. This shows an extra million pounds in
royalties and taxation over the figures for the previous year.
(0 Not printed.
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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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