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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [153r] (305/807)
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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(in) (jood progress is being made with the manufacture of parts for the
twenty ‘ Hind” aircraft which are to be constructed at the aircraft
factory
An East India Company trading post.
,
but assemblage is being held up owing to a shortage of raw materials.
(iv) Ft is reliably reported that ” Hurricane ” fighters will be produced next
year after or simultaneously with the “ Hind ” machines.
^ (v) An unconfirmed report states that His Imperial Majesty the Shah desires
a new aircraft
factory
An East India Company trading post.
to be constructed for the production of “ Blenheim ”
bombers. ! he
factory
An East India Company trading post.
will not, it is understood, be in the vicinity of the present
factory
An East India Company trading post.
at Doshantappeh.
(vi) I he Iranian air force high command are reported to be taking a great
interest in A.R.P. 56
5. Iranian Officials.
(i) It is reliably reported that once again all Government officials of
grade III and upwards have been circularised as to their dealings and social
intercourse with foreigners, both official and unofficial.
(ii) M. Kazim Samiyi (Military Attache’s Personalities, No. 255—Foreign
Office Personalities. No. 182) has been appointed Director-General of the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
6. French Interests.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 3 (current), paragraph 12. M. Mathis,
chief representative of Schneiders, Creuzot, &c., in Iran, who was arrested on or
about the 16th January, is still in prison. It is reported that no definite charges
have been made against him nor has he appeared before a court of justice.
Officials of the French Legation, in spite of the renewal of diplomatic relations,
are not allowed to either visit or communicate with M. Mathis.
7. Italian Interests.
The Italian naval attache states that His Royal Highness Vice-Admiral
Prince Aimone, Duke of Spoleto, accompanied by a flag captain of the Royal
Italian navy and a colonel of the Italian air force, will attend the wedding
celebrations on behalf of Italy.
8. Rubber Cultivation.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 2 (current), paragraph 9. The
Ministry of Agriculture has sent a representative to India to obtain a quantity
of shoots of the rubber tree. These are to be planted in the southern part of Iran
(Charbar, &c.) where the soil and climate is considered suitable for their
cultivation.
9. The Wedding Celebrations.
(i) The municipality is working overtime repairing pavements, white
washing walls, &c.. in preparation for the wedding. Triumphal arches are being
erected in most of the main thoroughfares, some of these being actually made of
brick and steel. The Banque Mellie (National Bank) is said to be spending a sum
of 500,000 rials (£6.250) on their arches and decorations.
(ii) All beggars are being rounded up by the police authorities and conveyed
to other towns in the provinces.
(iii) All school-children of both sexes have been ordered to have a new suit
of school uniform made by the 20th Farvardin (10th April, 1939).
10. Blast Furnace.
A start will be made shortly on the construction of a large blast furnace at
Kerej (million sheet No. 9, square D 1). The contract, amounting to 28 million
reichsmarks, has been awarded to Demag of Germany. Krupps are also
interested. The first deliveries of machinery are expected in May. Thirty to
forty German expert engineers are said to be coming to instal the machinery.
The output of iron and steel is expected to be about 300 tons daily.
11. Winter Sports.
This year, owing to the heavy snow, ski-ing has greatly increased in popu
larity amongst both Iranians and foreigners. Younger members of the Royal
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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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