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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [184v] (368/807)
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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6. Education.
His Imperial Majesty the Shah has ordered the Acting Minister of Public
Instruction to arrange for the immediate acquisition of all foreign-run educa
tional establishments in Iran. As the result, however, of representations made^pr-^
by His Majesty’s Minister and the United States Charge d’Ahaires to the
Iranian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the taking over of foreign schools has been
prolongated until the 7th June, 1940.
Colleges which are owned and partly staffed by foreigners include: —
The Alborz College, Tehran (formerly the American College), which has
approximately 600 pupils.
The Stuart Memorial College (C.M.S.), Isfahan, which has approxi
mately 400 pupils.
The College Manoutchehri, Tehran (formerly the Joan of Arc College),
which has approximately 1,000 pupils.
Lycee Frangais, Tehran, which has approximately 200 pupils.
All the above establishments conform to the curriculum laid down by the
Ministry of Public Instruction.
7. The Anglo-Tmnian Oil Company.
It is reported that the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company in Tehran have been
asked by the Ministry of Mines for the services of geologists for work in
connexion with the further development of the coal-mines at Shamshak (million
sheet No. 9, square D 1).
8. Credit Loan.
It is reliably reported that negotiations are now in progress between the
Iranian and British Governments for export credits amounting to £5 million.
It is understood that part of this sum will be utilised for the purchase of war
material, aircraft, &c., and the remainder on railway material.
9. The Iranian Air Force.
(i) On the 13th August a Hawker “ Fury ” aeroplane crashed at Dazasham
a small village situated east of Tajrish (degree sheet No. 9 M, square 1 J). The
sergeant pilot was killed and the machine totally wrecked. Just before the
accident the pilot was seen doing aerobatics at a low altitude. His relatives
reside at Tajrish.
(ii) The amended distribution of He Havilland aircraft on the establishment
of the Iranian air force on the 19th August was reported to be as under :—
Mehrabad ... ... ... ... ... ... 51
Qila Murgha ... ... ... ... ... 13
Doshantappeh ... ... ... ... ... 11
Ahwaz ... ... ... ... ... ... 6
Tabriz ... ... ... ... ... ... 6
Meshed ... ... ... ... ... ... 6
The Order of Battle of the Iranian army, dated the 1st June, 1939, should
be amended to read accordingly.
10. British Interests.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 16 (current), paragraph 11.
Lieutenant-Colonel H. J. Underwood, military attache, left Tehran for India on
the 20th August. He is carrying out a reconnaissance of the route as far as
Mirjawa.
Owing to the European crisis he is being held at Ziarat, Baluchistan, pending
further instructions.
11. Hungarian and Yugoslav Interests.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 12 (current), paragraph 10. The horses,
number not known, have arrived in Tehran.
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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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