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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [174r] (347/807)
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.
JJ 4779/216/34]
^ S9o9
4620
July 4, 1939.
Section 1.
Copy No. 97
Mr. Seymour to Viscount Halifax.—(Received July 4.)
(No. 213. Secret.)
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. 12 for the period ending the
17th June compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, June 24, 1939.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 12 for the Period ending June 17, 1939.
1. The Shah.
HIS Imperial Majesty the Shah and the Imperial family continue in
residence at Saadabad.
2. The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 11 (current), paragraph 6. Lord
Cadman left Tehran by air on the 5th June. During his two audiences with the
Shah, His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince was also present and acted as
interpreter.
It is understood that the conversations have been useful and agreement
reached on certain points. The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company have modified their
demands for the inclusion of the whole of the Iranian coast-line. The area is
not now to include the Mekran coast-line. Negotiations are, however, still taking
place.
Current rumours state that the recent press attacks on the company arose
because the Shah had been informed that the Iraq Petroleum Company, of which
Lord Cadman is chairman, had given the Iraqi Government an advance of
£3 million. It is openly stated in the capital that the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
have sanctioned £1 million as an advance of royalties or as a gift to the Shah.
3. The Dutch Exploration Company.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 7 (current), paragraph 6. The Director-
General of the Dutch Exploration Company (Algemeene Exploratie Maat-
schappij), M. Aarts, arrived at Tehran on the 7th June. He was accompanied
by M. Meckel, Professor of Geology at Delft University, who has also had con
siderable experience in oil prospecting in Venezuela. Three other geologists (one
Dutch, one Belgian and one Swiss) and some twenty engineers and drillers have
also arrived in Tehran.
4. The Iranian Air Force.
(i) Sartip (Brigadier) Khusrovani (Military Attache’s Personalities
No. 153), now in command of the Iranian air force, officially represented Iran at
the opening of the new Beirut civil airport on the 4th June. The journey to and
from Beirut was made in a De Havilland “ Rapide ” machine.
(ii) In the Iranian air force sergeant pilots are paid a special flying allowance
of 100 rials, rising to 300 rials per mensem. Warrant officers and officer pilots
receive a flying allowance of 300 rials per mensem.
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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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