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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [230r] (459/807)
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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(No. 107. 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. 7 for the period ending the
6 th April, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, April 9, 1940.
Enclosure.
Intelligence Summary No. 7 for the period ending April 6 , 1940.
1. The Shah.
ON the 26th March, His Imperial Majesty the Shah, accompanied by a small
suite, which included three General Staff Officers, left the capital by special train
for Ahwaz. At all the larger stations where the Imperial train was scheduled to
halt all local Government officials had to be present, whether by night or day, in
case they were required. At Ahwaz the Shah was received by the Ustandar and
Sarlashgar (Major-General) Shahbakhti, General Officer Commanding 6 th
(Khuzistan) Division. Large crowds gathered at the railway station and the
streets to greet His Majesty. On the 28th and the 29th March, the Shah carried
out on foot a very thorough, but fatiguing inspection of all public works, &c., in
Ahwaz. Further orders for the progressive and constructional development of
the city were given, especially in the area on the left bank of the Karun river,
and between the two bridges. There is no doubt that as a result of the railway
and this reconstruction the importance of Ahwaz is growing rapidly. Land values
are already soaring in price.
On the 30th March His Imperial Majesty the Shah left by road for Marou
(18 kilom. from Khorramshahr), where he embarked on the Imperial Iranian naval
ship Simorgh, and continued his journey to Khorramshahr. At Khorramshahr
he was received by the senior naval authorities and took up residence at the Naval
Officers’ Club. In the afternoon the Shah inspected the naval barracks and
depots, and embarked on the Homay to visit the naval college. In the evening
His Majesty walked about Khorramshahr for about two hours.
On the 31st March His Imperial Majesty visited Abadan, where he inspected
the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company’s refineries and other buildings. He was received
by the general manager of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and other senior
officials. This is only the second occasion in his reign that the Shah has visited
the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company’s plant. Later His Majesty inspected the garrison
who marched past. On the 1st April His Imperial Majesty the Shah left
Khorramshahr on the Iranian sloop Babr for Bandar Shahpur. On entering that
port the sloops Palang and Shahbaz fired a salute of twenty-one guns. The Shah
disembarked and then carried out a thorough inspection of the port. It is
gratifying to note that the first shipment of steel rails from England was being
unloaded from the steamship Bandar Shahpur at the time of the Imperial visit.
On the 2 nd April the Shah left by the Imperial train for Tehran, which was
reached on the morning of the 3rd April.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs informed His Majesty’s Minister that the
Shah while at Ahwaz had given orders for the construction of a broad railway
line from Ahwaz to Khorramshahr, on the ground that since an embankment was
essential to protect the road from floods it might as well carry a railway.
[4—153]
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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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