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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [213r] (425/807)
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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11S3CI
PERSIA.
February .0, 19^
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 1.
1
[E 588/124/34]
Copy No.
Sir R. Bullard to Viscount Halifaa;.—(Received February 10.)
(No. 25. 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. 1 for the period ending the
13th January, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, January 23, 1940.
Enclosure.
Intelligence Summary No. 1 for the Period ending January 13, 1940.
(Secret.)
1. The Shah.
HIS Imperial Majesty the Shah and the Imperial family remain in residence
at the Imperial Palace in Tehran.
2. The Imperial Family.
On the 8th January, the fifth anniversary of the emancipation of Iranian
women, Her Imperial Highness the Crown Princess Fowzieh, accompanied by
their Imperial Highnesses the Princess Shahdukht Shams Pahlevi and the
Princess Ashraf Pahlevi, attended a soiree at the Tehran Ladies Club. They were
received by the president, Mme. Daulat Abadi. During the course of the evening
telegrams of congratulations and loyalty were despatched to their Imperial
Majesties the Shah and the Empress. The newly-formed orchestra of the Tehran
Conservatoire of Music, taught by M. Zoubek and other Czech musicians, played
during the ceremony.
The anniversary was also observed throughout the provinces.
3. Iranian Army.
(i) It is reported that His Imperial Majesty the Shah has appointed His
Imperial Highness the Crown Prince Inspector-General of the Army. Another
report states that the Crown Prince has been appointed commander of the Army
Corps of Defence. This will consist of the Tehran Garrison (1st and 2nd Infantry
Divisions, cavalry division and the mechanised brigade).
(ii) All retired and unemployed officers have been ordered to register at the
Ministry of War, or if residing in the provinces at the local divisional head
quarters. Several well-known officers on the unemployed list have been
re-employed and promoted, viz. :—
Sarhang (Colonel) All Khan Riazi, promoted to Sartip (Brigadier).
Sarhang (Colonel) Saifullah Shehab, promoted to Sartip (Brigadier).
Sarhang (Colonel) Ansari, promoted to Sartip (Brigadier).
The above were educated at St. Cyr and the Ecole de Guerre.
It is known that two well-known general officers residing in Europe have been
asked to return to Iran.
(iii) Following the conference held on the 20th-22nd December (see
Intelligence Summary No. 26 (1939), paragraph 8 (iii)), progressive mobilisation
has been ordered. The 3rd, 4th and 5th Divisions will now be brought up to
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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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