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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [194v] (388/807)
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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7. U.S.S.R. Interests.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 20 (current), paragraph 5 (i) A few
days after the new Soviet Ambassador, his Excellency Matvei Filimonov, had
presented his credentials to His Imperial Majesty the Shah, the Soviet counsellor,
Isaac Kartachov, disappeared. He is thought to have either been murdered or in
hiding, so as to avoid returning to Russia. The incident, though sensational, is of
no political importance.
8. Italian Interests.
(i) Colonel Napoli, agent for Ali Litoria Air Lines, arrived in Tehran on the
14th October to negotiate for (i) an extension of the Ali Litoria Air Service to
Tehran, and (ii) permission for the Ali Litoria Rangoon Far Eastern Service to
use Task and Bushire airports.
Colonel Napoli is doubtful whether the Imperial Government will agree to
(i) above.
(ii) The Italian Naval Attache has officially approached the Iranian Ministry
of War offering to supply Italian service aircraft and other war material. The
Italian Government are prepared to deliver the aircraft in Iran and, if necessary,
place the services of a small number of aircraft specialists, &c., at the disposal of
the Iranian forces for a short period. Facilities for the training of Iranian
personnel in Italy are also offered. It is reliably reported that the Italians have
a large number of reconditioned aircraft for disposal in Abyssinia.
9. The Iranian Air Force.
(i) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 20 (current), paragraph 9. Mr.
R. Rennell, the Hawker test pilot, flew the Hurricane single-seat fighter machine
from Ahwaz to Tehran on the 18th October in one hour twelve minutes. The
route taken was via Dizful. On the afternoon of the 19th October Mr. Rennell
gave a demonstration of the machine at Qila Murgha aerodrome in the presence
of His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince and Princess Fowzieh. High
ranking Iranian air force officers present were enthusiastic, and expressed the
hope that the remainder of the order (nineteen machines) would be delivered soon.
(ii) An Iranian Air Force Mission, consisting of the following officers, will
shortly leave Iran for the United States of America :—
Lieutenant-Colonel Mahmud Khasrovani.
Major Rahim Shaltshi.
Captain Afkhami (crack pilot).
10. German Interests.
(i) His Excellency Dr. Hans Smend, the German Minister, has been recalled
to Berlin. His successor is stated to be Herr Fttel (or Ettler), a strong Nazi
leader, at present in Rome. Herr Ettel has been in Iran before with Messrs.
Junkers. It is possible that the Shah may refuse his agrement.
(ii) The crews of the Hansa Line steamers are reported to be still at Bandar
Shahpur. Difficulty is being experienced by Iraqi merchants in obtaining the
release of their goods alleged to be on board the steamship Weisenfels.
On the 21st October the Hansa Line agents issued a notice to the press stating
that their steamship Uhenfels, on her return voyage from the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
via
India, has entered the neutral port of Lourenco Marques (Portuguese East
Africa), where her voyage must be regarded as terminated.
(iii) German firms are still very much puzzled over the export of their goods
to Iran. The Turkish Government has forbidden German goods transit facilities
via Trebizond, and, in any case, this route becomes impracticable for motor lorries
between January and March. The transit of German goods via U.S.S.R. is still
not definitely seltled, although some arrangement is expected shortly. The only
remaining route is via Italian sea ports, which entail greater risk than the
exporters are prepared to face.
11. Japanese Interests.
A treaty of friendship was signed between Iran and Japan at Tehran on the
18th October by his Excellency Shoichi Nakayama, the Japanese Minister, and
his Excellency Muzaffar Alam, the Iranian Foreign Minister. No details are
known.
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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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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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