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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [152r] (303/807)
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
EASTERN (Persia).
CONFIDENTIAL.
[E 2589/216/34]
April 11, Q * j
Sect on 2.
1969
Copy No.
Mr. Seymour to Viscount Halifax.—(Received April 11.)
(No. 77.) ' . . . ^ .
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. 5 for the period ending the 11th
March. 1939, prepared by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, March 16, 1939.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 5 for the Period ending March 11, 1939.
1. The Shah. . .
(i) On Monday, the 6th March, His Imperial Majesty the Shah left by Royal
train for Khuzistan where he is making a prolonged tour of inspection of public
works. ... . * i ™ -j
(ii) A statue of His Majesty is being erected in the centre of the Maidan-i-
Sipah (formerly Maidan-i-Topkhaneh). This is due to be unveiled on the 24th
Esfand (15th March, 1939). the birthday of the Shah. The pedestal for the statue
is of Khorassan granite, and twenty jets of water 7 metres high will play into two
large basins on either side.
This is the third statue of His Imperial Majesty the Shah to be erected in
Tehran.
2. The Crown Prince.
His Imperial Highness arrived in Cairo on the 4th March. The Iranian
press publish long columns of his doings in Egypt from their special corres
pondents. These messages contain nothing of human interest, but only give brief
statements as in a court circular. All end up with the usual terms of respect
and praise of their illustrious Crown Prince. A daily broadcast in Persian is
o-iven from Cairo which is couched in similar terms.
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3. The Iranian Budget.
The Minister of Finance, His Excellency Mahmud Bader (Military Attache’s
Personalities, No. 51—Foreign Office Personalities, No. 41), introduced the budget
for the Iranian year 1318 (the 21st March, 1939-20th March. 1940) in the Majlis
on the 26th February, 1939. During the course of a long explanatory speech, the
Finance Minister stated that in accordance with previous legislation the revenue
derived from the tea and sugar monopoly and the revenue from the road tax was
used to finance roads and railways (construction and maintenance) and was kept
as a special and separate account.
During recent years, however, owing to the rapid extension of road and
railway construction, this revenue did not cover the expenditure, and further
substantial sums had had to be contributed annually from the State budget. The
Government had therefore decided that the receipts from the tea and sugar
monopoly and the road tax would in future be included in the general receipts
of the country and road and railway expenditure met from this source.
It was the intention of the Imperial Government to press on this year with
the construction of the following railway lines :—
(a) Semnan-Shahrud- Meshed.
Million sheet No. 16, square B 1.
Million sheet No. 15, square D 4.
Million sheet No. 22, square D 4.
[580 1—2]
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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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