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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [257r] (513/807)
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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9. Bulgarian Interests.
A Bulgarian resident in Iran proposed to the Bulgarian Charge d'Affaires
that tin, rubber, tea and spices should be imported into Bulgaria from the
Netherlands East Indies through Iran, and this suggestion was passed on to the
^^Netherlands Minister, who consulted His Majesty’s Minister. Owing to the risk
that such goods might reach enemy territory His Majesty's Minister informed
the Foreign Office. It is understood that any applications for such trade will
be considered in London. According to the Bulgarian Charge d’Affaires, the
route would he through Turkey to Trebizond, not through Soviet Russia.
10 . Commerce.
(i) It is stated that H.I.M. the Shah has given strict orders to the Ministry
of Finance, &c., that regardless of cost they must buy in Germany so as to reduce
the adverse balance on clearing of 30-40 million Reichsmarks. Recently the order
for a special make of crane for the port of Bandar Shah was deliberately placed
with Germany in spite of their tender being the highest of all.
(ii) Five thousand tons of cotton are being bought by Hungary, and
1,000 tons by Italy. Shipments have begun to be made by the Tabriz—Trebizond
route. 12,000 bales of cotton are now lying in the open at Babulsar and
Bandar Pahlevi awaiting shipment to Germany. The Soviet have so far refused
all transit facilities—the pretext being that it contained boll-worm and also
that there was a shortage of rolling-stock.
(iii) H.I.M. the Shah has given orders that two rice depots of 20.000 tons
each must be constructed with the least possible delay at Gurgan and Bandar Gaz.
(iv) Messrs. Ferrostahl, contractors for the Kerej Blast Furnaces, expect
delivery of the machinery required at the port of Nou Shahr within the next
six weeks. From Nou Shahr it will be brought to Kerej by the Chains road.
11 . Communications.
According to the press the Meshed-Sarrakhs (Iranian) road has been
realigned and repaired, especially where it crosses the Mazdaran Pass (Degree
Sheet 28.D.C.4). The road has been widened at this point to 6 metres and all
bridges are now built of stone masonry or concrete. The road is now suitable for
all classes of motor transport.
12. The Press.
The Iranian press has been roused to fury over the report that a Swedish
and an American newspaper have been permitted to publish articles on Iran
containing incorrect and vulgar remarks about their august and well-beloved
sovereign. The press state that they await the arrival of these low, base and
ignoble articles before returning to the attack.
Lengthy articles on current sporting events, such as the All-Iran Athletic
Championship and Cyclist Races, continue to fill columns in the newspapers.
H. J. UNDERWOOD,
Tehran, September 21, 1940.
Lieutenant-Colonel,
Military Attache.
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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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