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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [192v] (384/807)
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) The Irano-Soviet Trade Agreement has not yet been signed. It is stated
on reliable authority, but at present unconfirmed, that the Soviet Government
are first of all insisting on—
(a) The release of all Communist prisoners from Iran.
(b) Claim of a “ special position ” in Azerbaijan and Gilan.
(c) Withdrawal of Iranian troops being sent to the northern frontier.
There is no doubt that the Iranian Government have for some time been
very nervous of the future policy of the Soviet Government.
(iii) There are strong rumours in Tehran of the concentration of Soviet
troops on both the Irano-Caucasian frontier and the Irano-Soviet Turkistan
border in the vicinity of Askabad.
6. German Interests.
Reliable but unconfirmed reports state that the Lufthansa Airways will
shortly recommence its air service to Tehran and Kabul via Russia. It is possible
also that attempts may now be made to extend the service to the Far East.
7. Turkish Interests.
The new Turkish Ambassador, his Excellency Suad Davaz, arrived in Tehran
on the 4th October and presented his letters of credence to His Imperial Majesty
the Shah at the Gulistan Palace on the 8th October.
8. The Iranian A rmy.
(i) Eight hundred and thirty-four officer cadets were ‘' passed out ’ of the
officers’ school, Tehran, on the 25th September and were granted commissions
in the various branches of the Imperial Iranian army. Of this number 284 were
reserve officers.
(ii) Tenders have been invited for the construction of barracks at Nau Shahr
(Habibabad) (degree sheet No. 8 P, square 9 J).
9. The Iranian Air Force.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 16 (current), paragraph 4 (iii). It is
reported that the “ Hurricane ” single-seat fighter machine has arrived at Ahwaz.
After undergoing the usual test formalities it will be flown to 1 ehran by one of
the Hawker test pilots.
H. J. UNDERWOOD, L ieutenant-C olonel,
Military Attache.
Tehran, October 7, 1939.
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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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- Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’
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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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