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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [200r] (399/807)
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 OP HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
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EASTERN (Persia).
^CONFIDENTIAL.
[E 7931/216/34]
Mr. Roberts to Viscount Halifax. — [Received December 11.)
(No. 373. 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. 23 for the period ending the
18th November, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, November 29, 1939.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 23 for the Period ending November 18, 1939.
Note. —Where necessary paragraphs are lettered (A) Information regarded as
definitely confirmed; (B) Information regarded as fairly reliable but requiring
confirmation; and (C) Information regarded as doubtful and requiring
confirmation.
1. The Shah.
HIS Imperial Majesty the Shah left Gumbad-i-Kabus for Gurgan on the
5th November, visiting the model village of Ali Abad en route. At Gurgan the
Shah inspected the local garrison in barracks, and later visited a newly constructed
civil hospital and a hotel.
On the 7th November the Shah carried out a thorough inspection of the port
of Bandar Shah. In the afternoon he motored to Dashti Gurgan to witness the
Turcoman Races. On arrival he was received by Cabinet Ministers, Deputies and
local officials, who had arrived that morning by express train from Tehran. After
the races the Shah returned to the Palace of Safiabad for the night.
Continuing his tour from the 8th November to the 18th November, the Shah
has visited the following towns and localities, where he inspected progress on
public works, factories, housing, rural reconstruction, &c. : Sari, Shahi, Amul
via Babul, Shahsawar and Ramsar.
As a result of the Shah’s frequent visits to Mazanderan and the pressing
forward of modern improvements, &c., the people of that province are extremely
poverty stricken and discontented.
2. The Crown Prince and Princess.
(i) His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince had his adenoids successfully
removed on the 2nd November. Before being operated upon, the Crown Prince
insisted on the surgeons removing their face masks.
(ii) On the 16th November their Imperial Highnesses left Tehran for Ramsar
via the Chalus Road, where they joined His Imperial Majesty the Shah.
3. The Iranian Army.
(i) Sartip (Brigadier) Reza Quli Khan Rukni now commands the Isfahan
Independent Brigade. (A)
(ii) New barracks at Bandar Pahlevi and Nau Shahr (degree sheet No. 8 P,
square C 2) will be completed within the next few months. A possible reorganisa
tion of garrisons will then take place. (B)
(iii) Conscripts are reporting in large numbers for training throughout the
country. This is normal. (A)
'[780 1—1] B
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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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