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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [125r] (249/807)
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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breaking out. Similar action had also been taken in all important towns in the
provinces.
There are now approximately 3,000 Germans in Iran, and this number is
steadily increasing.
^ 8 . The Trans-Iranian Railway.
Fifteen new locomotives and an unspecified number of passenger and goods
waggons, all of German manufacture, have arrived at Ahwaz. There they are
being assembled under the supervision of expert German railway engineers.
9. Iranian Air Force.
On the 13th November a Hawker “ Audax ’' aeroplane belonging to No. 1
Air Regiment crashed from a considerable height in the mountains north of
Tehran. The pilot Satwan yekum (First Lieutenant) Nasirullah Nasir and his
n.c.o. observer were instantaneously killed. The machine itself was completely
wrecked.
10 . Changes in Place Names.
The name Siyah Dahan (degree sheet 8 H, square C 4) has been changed to
Takistan. This village belongs to His Imperial Majesty the Shah.
11 . The A ?iglo-Iranian Oil Company.
It is reliably reported from several sources that the new oil pipe-line from
Gach Saran to Abadan (million sheet No. 10 , square A '2) is already under
construction. The pipe-line runs from Gach Saran straight across the marshes
north of Khor Musa (million sheet No. 10, square A '!). As Gach Saran is
situated at a height, the oil will travel by gravity without the need of pumping
stations.
Pipes, &c., are now being landed at Khor Kazaleh, one of the creeks of the
Khor Musa, where a new jetty has been built.
No decision has as yet been taken on the proposed site of the new refinery
in the Khor Musa. The experts’ report is now being considered in London.
12. Iranian Baluchistan.
A consular report states that on the 15th November a mixed column consisting
of 3,000 troops of the Zahidan and Zabul garrisons left for Nasratabad Sipi
(million sheet No. 24, square D 3) and have surrounded Juma Khan Ismailzai
and his followers. Action by the military authorities has long been expected, as
this Baluchi
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
has been responsible for most of the trouble and unrest in
Iranian Mekran. It now remains to be seen whether Juma Khan will successfully
evade the net spread for him.
13. Iranian Army.
It is reported, but as yet unconfirmed, that the Amnieh (Road Guards)
Officers’ Training College in Tehran has been abolished.
14. Military Publications.
Issues No. 7, 8 , 9 and 10 of Volume II of the Piyada Nizam (Infantry
Journal) contain nothing of interest to the General Staff.
H. J. UNDERWOOD,
Military Attache.
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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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