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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [234v] (468/807)
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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(iv) The American Charge d’Affaires has been approached by the Iranian
Government with an enquiry as to whether American personnel could be engaged
to replace the British at present employed on aircraft construction in Tehran.
It is suspected that this enquiry has been made in response to Soviet pressure.
5. Iranian Nary.
(i) Daryadar (Rear-Admiral) Ali Bayendor is drawing up a plan based on
the Basra Port Regulations to levy port dues at Bandar Shahpur. If this comes
into force, it will be awkward for the German shipping now anchored there, but
it is also presumed that it is in preparation for the large numbers of ships which
may ultimately use the proposed Anglo-Iranian Oil Company port at Bandar
Mashur.
(ii) Sargard (Major) Ghulam Hussein Bayendor has been promoted to the
rank of Sarhang (Naval Captain) and is to be transferred to Tehran.
(iii) According to a consular report, a large quantity of military equipment,
including guns from Germany, was recently unloaded from the Italian ship
Casaregis. The ship’s papers had been passed by the British Contraband Control.
6 . British Interests.
British firms have been active in tendering for various Government contracts
in Iran, such as woollen machinery (Messrs. Platts), generating plant
(Metropolitan-Vickers), wireless sets and sugar-making machinery.
Messrs. Bayer Peacock of Manchester have been given a contract for
twenty-four Santa Fe type locomotives. The United Steel Company, who have
a contract for the supply of 72,000 tons of steel rails, worth £850,000, have been
asked to supply 128,000 tons more, worth £1,600,000, at the special request of
His Imperial Majesty the Shah. It is doubtful whether this additional quantity
can be released. A contract for 25,000 tons of cement has also been placed in the
United Kingdom, and 25,000 tons in India.
7. United States Interests.
On the 29th April Colonel Henry C. MacLean, United States Army, passed
through Tehran on his way to the United States via Iraq, Syria and Egypt.
Colonel MacLean has been appointed Chief of Staff of the Vth United States
‘’i Army Corps on completion of his tenure of appointment in the Philippines. He
■] toured Burma, India (
North-West Frontier
Region of British India bordering Afghanistan.
Province) and Afghanistan before
reaching Tehran. Colonel MacLean was loud in his praises of the army in India.
8 . Tehran Broadcasting Station.
The inauguration ceremony of the Tehran broadcasting station took place
on the evening of the 24th April in the presence of His Imperial Highness the
Crown Prince. The following are some details of this station :—
Transmitters.
( 1 ) A medium-wave transmitter E.Q.A. of 2 kilowatts’ power, adaptable
over a range of 250-350 metres, operating on a frequency of 335-2 metres,
or 895 kilocycles for the Tehran district.
(2) A short-wave transmitter of 14 kilowatts’ power adaptable over a
range of 14 to 80 metres for abroad and the provinces; operating on the
following frequencies :—
E.Q.B. : 19 -87 metres or 15,100 megacycles.
E.Q.C. : 30-99 metres or 9,680 megacycles.
The hours of broadcasting are :—
11.30-14.00 local time (08.00-10.30 G.M.T.).
17.15-23.30 local time (17.15-20.00 G.M.T.).
The short-wave transmitter can also be used for wireless telegraphy and
telephony. Power for telegraphic purposes is 34 kilowatts. The apparatus
is supplied by Telefunken.
Two further short-wave transmitters are being erected by Messrs. Standard
Telephones and Cables (Limited), whose chief engineer is M. Embrechts, a
Belgian subject. Twelve subsidiary medium wave transmitters are also being
erected in the provinces for regional purposes.
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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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