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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [194r] (387/807)
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.
7487/216/34]
7381
November 14. 1939.
Section 2.
1939
Copy No. J j 7
Sir H. Seymour to Viscount Halifax.—(deceived November 14.)
(No. 347. 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. 21 for the period ending the
21st October, 1939, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, November 1, 1939.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 21 for the Period ending October 21, 1939.
1. The Shah.
HIS Imperial Majesty the Shah remains in residence at the Imperial Palace.
He is still as indefatigable as ever.
2. The Crown Prince.
(i) Since his marriage to Her Imperial Highness Princess Fowzieh the
Crown Prince appears to have somewhat lost the full confidence of his Imperial
father. It is stated that the Shah does not take the same interest that he did in
educating his eldest son in affairs of State.
(ii) Except for two trips to the Caspian seaboard, neither of the Imperial
couple have as yet toured in the provinces. Marriage has made no apparent
difference to His Imperial Highness, who remains as aloof and indifferent as ever.
3. Iranian Officials.
(i) His Excellency Baqir Kazemi (Muhazzib-ud-Dowleh) (Military Attache’s
Personalities, No. 142, Foreign Office Personalities, No. 108), Iranian Ambassador
at Kabul, has been transferred in the same capacity to Angora.
(ii) His Excellency Ali Soheilly (Military Attache’s Personalities, No. 283,
Foreign Office Personalities, No. 200), Ustander of Kerman, has been appointed
Iranian Ambassador at Kabul.
4. Dutch Interests.
An unconfirmed, but reliable, report states that representatives of the K.L.M.
Air Line are now in Tehran negotiating with the Imperial Government for an
extension of the air line from Bagdad to Tehran.
5. British Interests.
(i) Lieutenant-Colonel H. J. Underwood, military attache, returned to
Tehran from Bagdad on the 15th October.
(ii) The British Indian merchants in Tehran now seriously intend to form a
merchant’s association and club. This has been a long-felt want, but has never
hitherto been agreed to because of the constant quarrelling among the Sikh
merchants.
6. Turkish Interests.
The Angora broadcasting station started broadcasts in the Persian language
on the 9th October. These broadcasts are given twice a day, at 1430 hours and
2015 hours (Tehran time), on the 31-70 metre band. The material is mostly
translations of Reuter’s and British French news. The Persian is correct and the
reception excellent.
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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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