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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [161v] (322/807)
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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(ii) On the 16th April a special Afghan mission, composed as under, arrived
by train from Kabul, via Karachi and Bandar Shahpur :—
His Excellency Ahmed Shah Khan, Minister of the Afghan Court.
Divisional General Mustafa Khan, acting Chief of the General Staff.
Brigadier Mohammad Yakub Khan, A.D.C. I
(iii) The Earl of Athlone, K.G., and Her Royal Highness Princess Alice
Countess of Athlone and suite, accompanied by Commodore Poland and staff,
arrived at Doshan Tappeh military aerodrome on the 19th April. They had
flown from Bagdad, via Kermanshah, in five Vickers “Valentia " machines.
On arrival they were officially welcomed by His Imperial Highness Prince
Shahpur Ali Reza Pahlevi (Military Attache's Personalities, No. 206, page 3)
and a guard of honour (with band), furnished by the 5th (Rezapur) Infantry
Regiment.
(iv) The Royal Naval detachment, under the command of Lieutenant-Com
mander M. G. Goodenough, R.N., arrived in Tehran on the afternoon of the
20th April. Arrangements for the comfort of the officers and men during the
train journey of thirty-one hours were excellent. The detachment was officially
greeted by Colonel (Sarhang) Hasan Arfa (Military Attache’s Personalities,
No. 37), representing the Imperial Iranian army, and a guard of honour (with
band), furnished by the 1st (Pahlavi) Guard Regiment. The Royal Naval
detachment, headed by a Royal Marine band, marched from the station to the
officers’ training college (1J miles) through crowded streets. An extraordinarily
warm welcome was accorded them by the Persian crowds at the station and
during the march.
(v) On the 21st April a garden party was given by His Majesty’s Minister
and Mrs. Seymour to the British colony, to have the honour to meet Major-
General the Earl of Athlone, K.G., and Her Royal Highness Princess Alice
Countess of Athlone in the grounds of the legation. The Iranian military
authorities issued strict orders that no member of the British detachment was
to enter the British Legation. It was only after the greatest difficulty that
the order was cancelled. On the following day the military authorities apologised
for the trouble caused, but no explanation was forthcoming. It is believed that
the whole incident arose over a misinterpretation of a remark by the Shah that
he wished all foreign detachments to be his guests.
(vi) On the 22nd April heads of special missions and the Diplomatic Corps
w^ere introduced to Her Majesty Queen Nazli at the Gulistan Palace and to
view the presents. Her Imperial Highness the Crown Princess Fowzieh was
prevented from attending through indisposition.
(vii) No special mission has come from India to be present at the celebra
tions. Since India is a neighbouring country, this has caused some surprise
and comment.
(viii) The following naval and military detachments have now arrived in
Tehran :—
France—
Naval ratings : 50. From Beirut by road.
England—
Naval ratings : 59. | Fr ° m ". 'P Norfolk, East Indies Squadron,
Royal Marine band : 22. j rai ^ rom Bandar Shahpur.
U.S.S.R.—
Naval ratings : 33. By road from Bandar Pahlavi.
Turkey—
Officers : 10. 5
Other ranks : 158. > By road.
Band : 48. )
Egypt—
Officers : 11. I
Guard cavalry and band : 84. f By rail from Bandar Shahpur.
Soldiers : 106. )
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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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