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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [141r] (281/807)
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 BRITANN-KJ MAJEST-Y-S-GOYERNMENT
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EASTERN (Persia).
CONFIDENTIAL.
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February 20, 1939.
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[E 1286/216/34]
Copy No. X13
Mr. Seymour to Viscount Halifax.—{Received February 20.)
(No. 26. 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. 2 for the period ending the
28th January, 1939, compiled by the military attache to this Legation.
Tehran, January 28, 1939.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 2 for the Period ending January 28, 1939.
1. The Shah.
(i) On the 15th January His Imperial Majesty the Shah carried out a
thorough inspection of the newly constructed Ministry for Foreign Affairs. He
was accompanied on his tour by M. Muzaffar Alam (Military Attache’s Personali
ties, No. 12—Foreign Office Personalities, No. 3), Minister for Foreign Affairs.
On leaving, the Shah expressed his pleasure at what had been accomplished. It
is expected that the new Ministry will be completed in about two months’ time.
(ii) On the 16th January His Imperial Majesty the Shah inspected the
eighteen recently delivered “Hind” aircraft at Qila Murgha aerodrome.
2. The Royal Marriage Ceremonies.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 27 of 1938, paragraph 2.
(i) His Excellency M. Muzaffar Alam, Minister for Foreign Affairs, will
accompany His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as far as Beirut.
(ii) The second and third parts of the official programme (return of their
Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess from Egypt, and the marriage
ceremonies in Tehran) have now been published in the press. These are given
as Appendix A( J ) to this summary.
(iii) His Majesty’s Government have ordered a naval escort to accompany
the Royal Yacht from the Bab-el-Mandeb to the mouth of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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They have also proposed to send his Excellency Vice-Admiral J. F. Somerville.
C.B., D.S.O., Commander-in-chief, East Indies^Squadron, together with a naval
detachment to attend the wedding celebrations at Tehran. His Imperial Majesty
the Shah has accepted this proposal with keen pleasure.
3. Iranian Officials.
(i) M. Jawad Ameri (Military Attache’s Personalities, No. 15—Foreign
Office Personalities, No. 13) has been appointed Under-Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs.
(ii) M. Mohammad Ali Mugaddam (Military Attache's Personalities,
No igi—-Foreign Office Personalities, No. 127), former Minister for Iran at
Bucharest, has been- appointed Director-General at the Ministry for Foreign
Affairs.
(iii) M. Abdul Hasan Pirnia (Muazid-us-Saltaneh) (Military Attache's
Personalities, No. 211—Foreign Office Personalities, No. 155) has been appointed
Ustandar (Governor-General) of Fars—7th Ustan.
(iv) M. Ali Akbar Bahman (Military Attache's Personalities, No. 56—
Foreign Office Personalities, No. 44) former Iranian Ambassador at Kabul has
been appointed ambassador at Cairo.
p) 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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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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