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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [273r] (545/807)
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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Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has the honour to transmit ni^C
herewith a copy of Intelligence Summary No. 25 for the period ending the
14th December, 1940, compiled by the military attache to this legation. jc
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Tehran, December 14. 1940. '
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 25 for the Period ending December 14. 1940.
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1. The Shah and the Imperial Family.
(i) H.I.M. the Shah and the Imperial Family continue in residence at the
Imperial Palaces in Tehran.
(ii) On the 7th December H.I.M. the Queen returned to Tehran after three
weeks’ holiday in Mazanderan. Her Imperial Majesty was attended by
Mme. Qavam, wife of his Excellency Ibrahim Qavam (Qavam-ul-Mulk) (Military
Attache’s Personalities No. 231, Foreign Office No. 169).
(iii) According to the press, H.I.H. the Crown Princess Fowzieh has
personally ordered the formation of a Child Welfare Association. An
influential committee has been formed, which includes the Ministers of the
Interior, War, and the chief of police. It is feared that large “ voluntary ”
subscriptions will shortly be called for, as in the case of the Aero Club.
2. Iranian Army.
(i) On the 4th December an Imperial decree was published calling up in
succession the following classes of reservists for one month’s training,
commencing after the New Year of 1320 (the 21st March. 1941) : —
Class 1295 (1917), first half of class.
„ 1286 (1908).
„ 1289 (1911).
„ 1291 (1913).
„ 1293 (1915).
This reserve training is normal, but the warning order has been published two
months before the usual time. The numbers affected will be about 20,000-25,000.
(ii) Individual training continues throughout all units.
(iii) A certain number of reservists of all classes who have been hitherto
exempt are now undergoing training for three months or more. The numbers
affected are negligible.
3. Iranian Air Force.
(i) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 22 (current), paragraph 5 (ii). The
second Air Speed Oxford machine has been repaired and passed air-worthy.
(ii) Owing to inclement weather, very little flying has taken place in the
military aerodromes near Tehran.
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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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- 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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