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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [240v] (480/807)
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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6 . United States Interests.
Dr. S. M. Jordan, headmaster of the Alborz College of Tehran, was awarded
a gold medal by the Ministry of Education for his outstanding services to Iranian
education. Dr. Jordan has been in Iran forty-two years and is shortly retiring.^
7. German Interests.
(i) Certain details of the Nazi organisation in Tehran are given as an
appendix to this summary.
(ii) Fifteen German experts under a Herr Saif are employed at the arsenal
near the Maidan-i-Sepah. Sixteen others are employed at the arsenal and
powder
factory
An East India Company trading post.
at Saltanatabad, near Tehran.
(iii) There is some evidence that the strong representations by the British
and Allied representatives concerning the German menace have not been without
their effect on the Iranian authorities, but, although certain measures to
counteract the danger have been taken, fear of Germany causes the measures
taken to be circuitous and feeble.
8 . Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Depots.
A complete list of benzine storage depots with tank capacity is given as an
appendix to this summary.
9. Landing Grounds.
(i) According to the Iranian press, the Bandar Pahlavi (Kazian) aerodrome
is being considerably enlarged. The name tc Ghazian ” has been marked out in
concrete letters in the middle (40 metres square) of the aerodrome.
A trellis-work fence surrounds the aerodrome, marked by pillars at 50-metre
intervals.
No information as to who will eventually use this aerodrome can be obtained
either from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs or the Ministry of War.
(ii) Work on the Gurgan landing ground near Gumbad-i-Kabus, and on
another at Gumish Tappeh, is stated to be progressing.
10 . Communications.
M.T. Route No. 41, Tabriz to Ardebil via Ah&r and Mishin Shahr.—This
road has been reconnoitred recently and found to be practically impassable except
for animal transport. Very little work is being done to improve the route.
Bandar Pahlavi-A star a. —At present only passable by light motor vehicles.
Many bridges are still under construction. After Karganrud the road is a mere
track. At mile 51 from Bandar Pahlavi there are marshy and muddy flats which
are difficult to cross.
11 . Internal Situation.
There have been some signs of a shortage of bread at certain bakeries in
Tehran. It is alleged that plenty of flour is distributed, and that these shortages
may be due to sabotage, but a high Government official admits that wheat is being
brought in rapidly from the south to meet any shortage. Crop reports,
particularly from Veramin, are not good.
H. J. UNDERWOOD, Lieutenant-Colonel,
Military Attache.
Tehran, June 15, 1940.
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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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