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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [142r] (283/807)
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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to return to France forthwith without waiting for his relief. He was ordered
to hand over his archives to the Chancery of the French Legation and to place
the services of his adjutant (clerk) at the disposal of the French Minister.
No reason was given for this sudden recall of the military attache, but it
is thought possible that the French War Ministry regard the dismissal of the
^^military mission as an insult and have therefore recalled their representative.
The French Minister and the remaining members of the French mission still
linger in Tehran. It is now said that diplomatic relations will be resumed shortly,
as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his suite still intend travelling to
Egypt via Syria and Beirut.
8. Egyptian Interests.
(i) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 27 of 1938, paragraph 7. A
communique of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, dated the 25th January, states
that both the Egyptian Legation in Tehran and the Iranian Legation in Cairo
have been raised to the status of embassies.
(ii) The Iranian press continue to publish articles on Egypt; the majority
of these are historical, accentuating, where possible, some parallel between
Iranian and Egyptian development. Topical articles on Egyptian affairs are also
featured.
9. Iranian Rubber
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
.
Authentic information has been received that the Shah has given instruc
tions for a budget to be prepared for the construction of a
factory
An East India Company trading post.
in the vicinity
of Tehran for the manufacture of motor tyres and inner tubes and rubber goods
generally.
10. The Baluchistan Frontier—Iranian Survey.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 9 of 1938, paragraph 7, and Intelligence
Summary No. 11 of 1938, paragraph 15. The frontier survey has been resumed
and the survey of the border between Kila Sufaid and Jozzak has already been
completed. The head of the survey party is M. Mohsen Ansari. For the present,
the town of Mirjawa is being used as the base.
11. Iranian Baluchistan.
According to a consular report, the military authorities have already
collected over 200 rifles from the defeated Ismailzais. The name of this tribe has
been changed to C£ Shahbakhsh ” by order of His Imperial Majesty the Shah.
The General Officer Commanding 8th (Mekran) Division, Sartip (Brigadier)
Syed Mahmud Amini, has now called upon the Yarmondzais, Gamshadzais and
other Baluch tribes to surrender all arms in their possession, and he has
threatened to use force if his order is not complied with.
12. The A nglo-lranian Oil Company.
The company have recently increased their air fleet by the purchase of four
seven-seater De Havilland ££ Rapide ” aircraft. These have already been
delivered at Abadan.
13. Communications.
The construction of all-weather roads from Abadan to Ahwaz and thence to
the oil-fields will shortly be undertaken by the local authorities in co-operation
with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. The roads will be of asphalt and of special
design.
14. The Imperial Bank of Iran.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 27 of 1938, paragraph 6. The
discussions between the representatives of the Imperial Bank of Iran, the
Exchange Commission and the Ministry of Finance are reported to be progressing
satisfactorily.
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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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- 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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