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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [276r] (551/807)
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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(ii) All executive posts in the Irano-Soviet Caspian Sea Fisheries Combine
have been taken over by Soviet citizens.
(iii) An agent who claims and is believed to be acting for the Soviet Trade
Delegation in Iran has proposed that Russia should import rubber, pepper, tin
and coffee from the Netherlands East Indies through Iran, and should supply in
return plywood and cotton piece-goods. It is of interest that the agent, who is of
/"““^dgarian nationality, tried to arrange a few months ago for the export of
Netherlands East Indies produce through Iran to Bulgaria.
9. National Child Welfare Association.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 25 (current), paragraph 1 (iii). The
Imperial Family have subscribed the sum of rials 90,000 (£500) to the Child
Welfare Association under the patronage of H.I.H. the Crown Princess Fowzieh.
Lists of donations from Cabinet Ministers and others are now daily featured in
the press.
10. F 'inance Ministry.
An immense Palais des Finances is to be erected in the centre of Tehran.
The ground has already been cleared for this. This “ palace ” will cover
50,000 square metres, and will consist of 1,200 offices, with lifts, central heating,
electric lighting and modern conveniences complete. Its construction will cost
1 million rials. It is interesting to note that the Iranian building firm awarded
the contract has four Cabinet Ministers and ex-Ministers on the board.
11. Tribal.
On the 11th December a number of Bakhtiaris, including at least nine or ten
notables, were arrested in Isfahan. The reasons for this action are not yet known,
but rumours of German intrigues among the Bakhtiaris have been current for
several months past.
H. J. UNDERWOOD, Lieut.-Colonel,
Military Attache.
Tehran, December 28, 1940.
Appendix to Enclosure.
Refer to
Personality.
Present Occupation.
•
M.A.
F.O.
General (Sipahbud).
Amir Ahmedi, Ahmed Agha
21
16
Chief of Ordnance Supplies.
Major-Generals (Sarlashgars).
Zarghami, Azizullah
307
219
C.G.S.
Nakhchevan, Mohd
194
145
Unemployed.
Nakhchevan, Ahmed
193
146
Acting Minister of War.
Yazdan Panah, Murteza
301
216
Commandant of Cadet College.
Khazai, Hussein Agha ...
149
Inspector of Arsenals.
Buzurdjmehri, Kerim Agha ... •...
70
55
G.O.C. Division I.
Shahbakhti, Mohd
262
191
G.O.C. Division VI.
Moini, Ahmed
174
131
G.O.C. Division IV.
Mokadam, Hassan
182
G.O.C. Division V.
Matbui, Iraj
167
...
G.O.C. Division III.
Mohtashimi, Mohd
179
G.O.C. Division VIII.
Allai
...
Military Accountant-General.
Attabai, Dr. Mohd Shakir
Director of Medical Services.
Amir Fozli, Ismail ... ... ... < ...
23
18
On pension.
Nakdi,
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Rafat
On pension.
Khudajari, Khudayar
152
112
On pension.
Shaqaqi, Hadi
270
196
Unemployed.
Jehanbani Keikavoosi, Amanullah
132
100
Dismissed.
Amirkhossrovi, Reza Quli
24
19
Minister of Finance.
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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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