Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎336r] (671/807)

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Sir R. Bullard to Mr. Eden.—{Received December 16.)
(No. 196.)
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. 28 for the period the 19th to
30th November, 1941. •& 0 -j&U/b aSitoA t»
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Intelligence Summary No. 28 for the Period November 19-30, 1941. (vj £ U)u.
Persian Affairs.
Political.
THE treaty is not yet signed. The text finally approved by His Majesty’s
Government, which includes some modifications from the original to make it less
objectionable to the Persian Parliament and people, had been in the hands of the
Soviet Government for some days before it was communicated to their
ambassador in Tehran. It had consequently only recently been presented to the
Persian Government when the latter, in accordance with constitutional practice,
resigned.
2 . The resignation of the Government had nothing to do with the treaty.
It is the practice that it should resign when the Deputies of a new Parliament
have taken their seats. The election of a large number of Deputies was challenged,
so large, indeed, that it was finally agreed by all parties that none should be
disqualified. So the Parliament is formed of Deputies chosen by the ex-Shah.
They are probably no worse than those who might have taken their place.
3. It is generally anticipated that Feroughi will be asked again to form a
Government. There is much speculation as to what new blood he will introduce.
Candidates are torn between their desire to hold office and their dislike of having
to take the responsibility of accepting the treaty.
4. Hassan Isfandiyari (Haji Muhtasham-us-Saltaneh) (Personalities :
Military Attache’s, No/125; Foreign Office, No. 97) has again been elected
President of the Majlis, with Bayat (Personalities : Military Attache’s, No. 65;
Foreign Office. No. 50) as first and Moayadi Ahmadi as second Vice-President.
5. Broadcasts from Berlin by the Persian Shahrukh continue to be very
effective. He makes violent attacks on the Prime Minister and Cabinet, flatters
the inglorious army, makes many Persians feel uncomfortable, and reduces
numbers to tears by his tales of the betrayal of Persia to the British and Russians.
6 . The ex-Chief of Police of the ex-Shah’s regime, whose duty it was to get
rid of persons distasteful to his master, and several other police officials are now
undergoing trial on various charges ranging from murder to peculation.
Civil Appointments.
7. Reza Saji Nya, formerly Persian Consul-General in the Caucasus, to be
charge d’affaires in Irac^
Amanollah Ardalan to be Director-General of the Ministry of the Interior
(33, 27).
Mustafa Adi (Mansour Saltaneh) to be Director of the Faculty of Law ( 1 , 1 ).
General Abdur Reza Afkhami to be Governor-General of Department No. 5
(Hamadan-Sanandaj-Kermanshah-Shahabad) (2, 2).
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