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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [270r] (539/807)
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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took place on the 26th October. The following are brief descriptions of the lights
as given by the headquarters of the Iranian naval forces of the south :—
Bus hire —
Locution. Latitude 28° 56' 32-5" North. Longitude 50° 48' 45" East.
Light .—Revolving with six-second flashes.
Visibility .—16 miles.
Qais Island —
Location.—L&titxxdiQ 26° 30' 50" North. Longitude 53° 58' 48" East.
Revolving with five-second flashes.
Visibility .—16 miles.
ote.— -Consular reports state that these lights are already giving trouble
owiifg to overheating.
(ii) According to the press, the naval forces of the south intend to erect
permanent lights at the entrance to the bay of Khur Tiyab (M.S.25.A.L).
21. Shipping (Caspian Sea).
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 25 (1939), paragraph 18. On the
28th October the dredger Mazanderan was commissioned for service at Bandar
Pahlevi. Amended details are given of this vessel :—
Length : 74 -60 metres.
Beam: 12-40 metres.
Height: 5-30 metres.
Draught: 4-25 metres.
Dredging capacity : 1,000 metres per hour.
Maximum dredging depth : 10 metres.
Speed : 13 kilom. per hour.
Crew : Thirty-one.
22. Tribal.
Unconfirmed reports of slight unrest in Luristan and Bakhtiari country have
recently been noted. This may be due either to German propaganda among the
tribes or to economic distress. The latter is considered a likely reason, as during
the construction of the Trans-Iranian many Lur tribesmen were employed as
labourers for as much as 8 rials per day, and so became accustomed to a higher
standard of living. This, with the completion of the railway, has now ceased.
23. Press.
The Swiss newspaper Neue Ziiricher Zeitung is now in trouble for its
publication of an article about the possible invasion of Iran should the war extend
to Asia Minor. The official Iranian press points out that such hypotheses are
ridiculous. Even were the war to include Asia Minor, Iran would certainly not
be affected. In any case, if any Power wished to attack Iran, did the Swiss
newspaper imagine that the aggressor would not be opposed by the entire might
of Iran’s military forces ?
The publication of this offensive article against Iran is being dealt with
through diplomatic channels.
24. Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.
The employees of the A.I.O.C. have contributed over £10,000 to His
Majesty’s Government for aircraft construction. This sum has been gratefully
acknowledged by the Prime Minister. For political reasons no public
acknowledgment was considered advisable.
Employees of the Imperial Bank of Iran are collecting funds among
themselves for a “ Spitfire ” fund.
H. J. UNDERWOOD, Lieutenant-Colonel,
Military Attache.
Tehran, November 16, 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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