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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [127r] (253/807)
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.
December 29, 1938.
CONFIDENTIAL.
j . 4-C^
Section 1.
[E 7835/167/34]
[ 1959 j
Copy No. 11
Mr. Seymour to
Viscount Halifax.—(Received December 29.)
(No. 400. Secret.) ™ >
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. 25 for the period ending the
3rd December compiled by the military attach^ to this legation.
Tehran, December 16, 1938.
(Secret.) Enclosure.
Intelligence Summary No. 25 for the Period ending December 3, 1938.
1 . The Shah.
HIS Imperial Majesty the Shah, accompanied by the Crown Prince, have
returned to the capital and are in residence at the Imperial Palace.
2. The Royal Engagement.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 27 (current), paragraph 2. The law
introduced in the Majlis whereby provision is made for an Imperial decree
granting Iranian nationality to Her Royal Highness Princess lowzieh on her
marriage with the Crown Prince, has passed its final reading and has become law.
Court officials and others are busily engaged in arranging appropriate
ceremonial for the wedding in Tehran. According to the latest reports, His
Royal Highness the Crown Prince, accompanied by his sisters and brothers-in-law
will proceed to Egypt via Bagdad and Syria after Non Ruz (New Year's Day),
the 21st March. He and his bride will return by sea to either Bandar Shahpur
or Khurramshahr, and will travel to the capital in the Royal train.
Between 2,000 and 3,000 guests and visitors are expected in Tehran for the
wedding. To find suitable accommodation for such a large number is one of the
many problems now confronting the authorities.
3. Iranian Officials.
His Excellency Abdul Majid Ahi (Military Attache’s Personalities, No. 7;
Foreign Office Personalities, No. 9) was dismissed from office by order of His
Imperial Majesty the Shah on the 29th November.
Rajab Ali Mansur, C.B.E. (Mansul-ul-Mulk) (Military Attache’s Personali
ties, No. 164; Foreign Office Personalities, No. 122), the present Minister of
Industry and Mines, is likely to succeed him. In the meantime Dr. Sadjadi, First
Under-Secretary, is acting as Minister.
4. British Interests.
( 1 ) H.M.S. Norfolk, flying the flag of his Excellency Vice-Admiral J. F.
Somerville, C.B., D.S.O., Commander-in-chief, East Indies, cruised in the Persian
Gulf from the 19th November to the 3rd December. The following places were
visited :—-
Khor Kuwai. Abadan.
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
. Koweit.
Bahrein. Muscat.
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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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