Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎324r] (647/807)

16. The British and Russian Governments have agreed in principle to the
withdrawal of troops from Tehran, and the Persian Government have been so
informed. The date has not yet been fixed.
17. The General Officers Commanding 6 th and 10 th Indian Divisions were
^^in Tehran on the 11 th October. They met General NovikofT, and the General
^™Officer Commanding 6 th Division met the Persian Minister for War and the
Persian Chief of the General Staff.
18. Headquarters of the 6 th Indian Division is now established at Arak
(Sultanabad). The 24th Infantry Brigade of this division is in Khuzestan; the
27th to be on the line Khanakin-Hamadan-Arak.
General.
19. Brigadier Rhodes, Director of Transportation in Persia, has arrived in
Tehran.
20. Lieutenant King, a technical radio engineer, has arrived in Tehran to
assist with the technical supervision of the Tehran wireless station.
21. Negotiations for the Anglo-Russo-Persian Treaty* have not yet begun,
the Soviet Ambassador not having had his instructions. German successes in
Russia have made the atmosphere for these negotiations less favourable.
Russian Affairs.
Military.
22. There has been a noticeable improvement in the discipline of Russian
troops around Tehran. No fresh robberies have been reported. From Mazan-
deran and Meshed come reliable reports that in those places the behaviour of
Russian troops is unexceptionable.
23. General Novikoff, commanding Russian forces in North-West Persia,
has received orders to prepare to withdraw from Tehran at short notice. He has
not yet received orders regarding future locations.
24. The Russian cavalry at Tehran gave an equestrian display to the people
of Tehran. Persians did not attend in large numbers.
25. Major Mgvdeladze, representing the Soviet Transport Directorate, has
arrived in Tehran and has met Brigadier Rhodes.
26. Russian officers have been inspecting Persian military arsenals and
factories.
27. Lieut.-General Lvov has relieved Lieut.-General Kazlov as Commander
in-Chief in the Caucasus.
General.
28. The officials of the Soviet Embassy have been noticeably more accessible
during the past week and seem less suspicious.
29. The Russian Ambassador has not yet received instructions to begin
negotiations for the Anglo-Russian-Persian Treaty.
30. Generally, Russian officials are adopting a more conciliatory and less
unhelpful attitude towards Persia. Persians are inclined to attribute this to
the seriousness of the military situation in Russia.
31. Reference paragraph 22 of Summary No. 22 (current). It has now
been accepted by the Russians that goods in transit to Russia by lorry should be
run right through to the Caspian instead of being transferred to Russian-
controlled transport at some intermediate point.
32 The Russians have announced that civilian traffic is now allowed with
out passes between Tehran and Tabriz, Meshed, Resht. Transport is consequently
beginning to circulate.
Turkish Affairs.
33 The Persian press announces that Jamal Husni Tarai has been
appointed Turkish Ambassador to Persia, and adds that he has already been in
Persia a few years ago to negotiate the treaty between Persia and Turkey.
W. A. K. FRASER, Colonel,
Military Attache.
Tehran, October 15, 1941.