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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [161r] (321/807)
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).
May 9. 1939.
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 5
[E 3373/216/34]
Copy No.
Mr. Seymour to Viscount Halifax.—(Received May 9.)
(No. 135.)
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. 8 for the period ending the
22nd April, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, A pril 29, 1939.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary \o. 8 for the Period ending April 22, 1939.
1. The Crown Prince.
REFERENCE Intelligence Summary No. 7 (current), paragraph 1. H.M.S.
Norfolk took over escort duty from the French navy in the Bab-el-Mandeb
and accompanied the steamship Mohamed Ali El Kehir, conveying their Imperial
Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Iran, their guests and suites, as
far as the entrance to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, where the Imperial Iranian Navy sloops
Barr and Palang took over.
During their voyage their Imperial Highnesses, together with Her Royal
Highness Queen Nazfi of Egypt, boarded H.M.S. Norfolk and walked round ship.
They appeared to be very interested in all they were shown. The Crown Prince
showed himself to be particularly well informed on naval subjects.
On the 14th April the steamship Mohamed Ali El Kehir arrived at Bandar
Shahpur. Her Imperial Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the two Iranian
Princesses and the General Officer Commanding 6th (Khuzistan) Division,
immediately embarked and greeted the Royal party, after which all entrained
for Tehran.
On the 15th April at 15 hours the Royal train reached Tehran and was
met at the station by His Imperial Majesty the Shah.
A procession, consisting of a Sovereign's escort of cavalry furnished by
the 1st Pahlavi Lancers followed by twenty-two open cars, was then formed.
The procession drove slowly through the decorated streets to the Gulistan Palace.
Although the day was not an official holiday the crowd which had assembled
some hours beforehand were two to three deep. As the procession passed the
crowd clapped loudly and appeared to be genuinely curious to see the Crown
Prince and Princess. The unusual placing of the occupants of the first carriages
was, however, somewhat confusing :—
(1) His Imperial Majesty the Shah and Her Royal Highness Queen
Nazli.
(2) Her Imperial Majesty the Queen and Her Imperial Highness
Princess Fowzieh.
(3) His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince and Her Royal Highness
Princess Faezeh.
2. The Marriage Celebrations.
(i) On the 17th April, at the special invitation of the Minister of War, all
foreign military attaches and Lieutenant-Commander F. R. W. Paris, R.N., w T ere
shown the accommodation and arrangements at the Officers' Club and Ecole de
Guerre for the officers and men of their respective detachments. It was evident
that no pains or expense had been spared to make the foreign detachments
comfortable during their stay in Tehran.
[605 i—5]
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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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