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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [323r] (645/807)
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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^CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 1.
[E 7213/268/34]
Copy No. 95
Sir R. Bullard to Mr. Eden.—{Received November 20.)
(No. 164. Confidential.)
HIS Majesty’s representative presents his compliments to His Majesty’s
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has the honour to transmit
herewith a copy of Intelligence Summary No. 23 for the week ending the
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15th October, 1941, compiled by the military attache to this legation. oJUj® AA>\Jb k
Tehran, October 24, 1941.
Enclosure.
Intelligence Summary No. 23 for the Week ending October 15, 1941.
Persian Affairs.
Internal.
A PROPOSED law has been laid before the Majlis for an increase of pay
of all officials, civil and military. The increase for civil employees ranges from
100 per cent, in the lower grades to 50 per cent, in the upper grades. The increase
of pay for the army is dealt with in a later paragraph.
2 . The internal situation is still deteriorating. His Majesty’s Consul-
General at Meshed reports that the roads and country-side around Meshed are
quite unsafe. Motor traffic on the roads north and south of Isfahan has been held
up and goods robbed. Numerous robberies have occurred around Shiraz and
villages have been looted. His Majesty’s Consul-General at Bushire reports
disturbances in Dashti and Tangistan. Lur tribes continue to loot villages south
of Kermanshah.
3. In Kurdistan there is no improvement. The Kurds are threatening
Diwati Darra and talk of attacking Senna. They repeatedly assert that they are
ready to obey any orders given them by British authorities, and it is urgently
necessary that they should be made clearly to understand that rebellion against
the Persian Government is not viewed with favour.
4. Reference paragraph 11 of Summary No. 22 (current). Naser Khan has
returned to his tribe and is again asking for British guarantees as a condition of
surrendering himself to the Persian authorities.
5. In Mazanderan mobs looted Government offices in the capital of the
province. Russian troops assisted in restoring order, and the provincial capital
is now quiet. There are some armed bands of brigands in the hills. There is a
strong spirit of bolshevism among the peasants, but competent observers state
that they have no reason to attribute this to deliberate Russian propaganda. A
Persian Government Commission has been sent to Mazanderan to take over the
late Shah’s properties, which cover practically the whole province.
6 . The head of the secret police and several senior officials of this much-
hated organisation have been arrested and are being sent for trial.
7. Misbah Fatimi (Military Attache’s Personalities No. 171) has been
appointed Governor of Khuzestan.
8 . Except as regards sugar the position regarding supplies has improved
generally, if slightly, throughout the country. The recent substantial increase in
the price of wheat has brought more on to the market, but the resulting increase
in the price of bread has caused considerable discontent. A reduction in the price
[23—61]
RECd. POL. DEPt,
10 DEC 941
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.
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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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