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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [117r] (233/807)
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.
CONFIDENTIAL.
November 7, 1938.
Section 2.
[E 6524/167/34]
Mr. Seymour to Viscount Halifax.—{Received November 7.)
Copy No. 113
(No. 337. Secret.)
HIS Majesty’s representative presents his compliments to His Majesty’s
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and. with reference to Tehran
despatch N o. 32 8 of the 8 th October, 1938, has the honour to transmit herewith
a copy of Intelligerice Summary No. 22 for the period ended the 22nd October,
1938.'
Tehran, October 22, 1938.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 22 for the Period ending October 22. 1938.
1. The Shah.
HIS Imperial Majesty the Shah and the Royal family continue to be in
residence at the Imperial Palace.
On Friday, the 14th October, His Majesty attended the second day of the
autumn races held under the auspices of the Jockey Club of Iran at Jalalieh race
course.
It may be remarked that except for two short visits to his estates in
Mazanderan and Gilan His Majesty has remained in the capital throughout the
year. This is unusual, as he has hitherto carried out prolonged tours of
inspection in the provinces during the spring and autumn.
2. Iranian Officials.
(i) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 19 (current), paragraph 2 . His
Excellency Muzaffar A’lam. Minister for Foreign Affairs (Military Attache’s
Personalities, No. 10 —Foreign Office Personalities. No. 2), arrived in Tehran
from Geneva on the 14th October.
(ii) M. Suleiman Kalhar has been appointed Farmandar (Governor) of
Tabriz and Acting Ustandar (Governor-General) of No. Ill Ustan and not as
stated in paragraph 3 of Intelligence Summary No. 20 (current).
3. British Interests.
Lieutenant-Colonel H. J. Underwood, British Military Attache, was on tour
in Azerbaijan from the 12th to 17th October.
4. French Interests.
General de Division G. Gendre (retired list), until recently head of the French
Military Mission, and Adviser in Defence to the Iranian Ministry of War, has .
left Tehran on completion of contract. He held the rank of sipahbud (marshal)
in the Iranian army. General Gendre was very popular with both foreigners and
Iranians.
Mme. Gendre died suddenly in Tehran a few T days before their departure.
The body has been embalmed and conveyed to France for interment.
5. U.S.S.R. Interests.
His Excellency Alexei Tchernikh, the U.S.S.R. Ambassador to Iran since
the 21st May, 1935, has proceeded on leave to Moscow.
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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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