Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎328r] (655/807)

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Sir R. Bullard to Mr. Eden.—(Received November 5.)
(No. 168.)
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. 25 for the period ending the
29th October, 1941, compiled by the military attache to this legation. ^ £
Tehran. October 30, 1941. A
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Military Attache’s Intelligence Summary No. 25 for the Week ending
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The Government.
Persian Affairs
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THE Shah broadcast to the Persian people on the 25th. He appealed for
unity, for faith in God, for the self-sacrifice that was the price of freedom. He
reiterated his faith in democracy and in the necessity for maintaining high moral
and spiritual standards as the basis of progress.
2 . The Shah’s birthday was celebrated on the 26th October without marked
enthusiasm on the part of the people, although at the evening reception in the
palace he and the Queen were greeted with some warmth.
3. The terms of the treaty are now being considered by a committee of
Ministers. The Cabinet will have some difficulty in making it palatable to
Parliament, whose approval is essential under the Constitution. The Prime
Minister has begun to try and persuade leading members of Parliament that the
pill has some gilding.
4. Notices have been published in the press by the Military Governor of
Tehran calling attention to two existing laws which forbid criticism of the
Government by the press and the holding of meetings without permission. The
announcement is coupled with a warning that the laws will be enforced. There
are some who profess to see in this an intention to continue the suppression of
democratic liberty. There are others, however, who realise that, having regard
to the irresponsibility of public opinion, such restrictions are necessary.
Internal Situation.
5. The internal situation shows slight improvement in some areas, deteriora
tion in others. Genuine endeavours are being made to restore order in the face
of considerable difficulty. The gendarmerie is being rearmed and re-established,
a number of officers having been transferred from the army to gendarmerie
commands. Rearmament should now proceed at a faster pace', as trial consign
ments of arms sent to the Russian-occupied areas have been allowed to be
distributed. But in many places, owing to desertions, new enlistments have to
be made before the gendarmerie can be re-established.
6 . Ears continues to be disturbed. Robberies have occurred on the Bushire-
Shiraz road; seven Anglo-Iranian Oil Company lorries were held up by armed
men near Khaneh Ziman, the drivers robbed and forced to return to Shiraz. In
the Bushire hinterland the activities of Dashti tribesmen are increasing, and,
according to unconfirmed reports, they are now in control of the greater part of
the Tanqistan coastal belt. There are rumours that the leaders are in contact
with Naser Qashgai. This would not be the first time the tribes of Dashti had
been associated with the family of Naser Qashgai. Reinforcements of troops
have been sent to Tanqistan.
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