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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [197r] (393/807)
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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8. Japanese Interests.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 21 (current), paragraph 11. It is
reliably reported that the Irano-Japanese Treaty of Friendship contains only
four articles providing for the friendship between the two nations concerned,
' 4^ diplomatic and consular relations.
9. U.S.S.R. Interests.
The following is the latest reliable information on the subject of Soviet
troop dispositions in the Caucasus and Turkistan :—
Azerbaijan Frontier.
Confirmed—
Lenkoran area : 1 brigade of all arms.
Nakhchevan area : 1 brigade of all arms.
Gumru area (Turkish frontier) : About 20,000 troops of all artns and
50 aircraft.
Unconfirmed—
Baku : 1 Brigade of all arms and between 200-250 aircraft.
Notes.
(i) All frontier posts have been reinforced.
(ii) It is confirmed that the Soviet military authorities have considerably
strengthened the Baku aircraft defences.
Soviet-Turkistan Frontier.
It is confirmed that there are no troop concentrations, but all frontier posts
have been reinforced. Soviet troops have recently been sent to Merv and Bokhara.
10. Italian Interests.
Reference Intelligence Summary No 21 (current), paragraph 8 (i). Colonel
Napoli, agent for Ala Litoria, is still in Tehran. His secretary has been sent
to Rome for further instructions. Ala Litoria propose to carry out a three-
times weekly service between Tehran and Rome via Bagdad. The Iranian
Government have put certain stiff proposals with regard to landing fees, rebate
for Iranian officials, &c., which the Italians are now investigating. If the
negotiations are satisfactorily concluded the civil airport of Doshantappeh may
well have to be enlarged for the reception of such aircraft.
11. The Aero Club of Iran.
The press continue to publish long lists of subscribers to the Aero Club. It
is reliably reported that the police and civil officials are exerting pressure on all
classes to become adherents and subscribers to the club.
The American Charge d’Affaires states on good authority that part of the
money so collected will be used to purchase service aircraft in the United States.
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12. Communications. ^ ^ k— ^
(i) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 13 (current), paragraph 14. The [r
new motor route Shahrud-Gurgan (Asterabad) (million sheet No. 15, square A 3)
was formally opened by the Shah on the 2nd November, 1939.
This route is the shortest cut from North Khorasan to the west. The route
is as follows :—
Shahrud-Khosh Yailaq : 68 kilom.
Khosh Yailaq-Tilavir : 15 kilom.
Tilavir-Naudeh : 31 kilom.
Naudeh-Shahpasand : 6 kilom.
Shahpasand-Gurgan : 83 kilom.
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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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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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