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28. The road from Zinjan to Tabriz and the road and railway from Tabriz
to Julfa are guarded by Soviet troops posted at dangerous points. The roads are
also guarded by Persian gendarmerie.
A merican Interests.
29. Mr. Steinhardt, ambassador of the United States in Moscow, pasjjcvl
through Tehran on his recall to the United States. It is understood that he nas
been recalled, as was the American Military Attache, partly at least because of
the pessimistic view he took of the situation in Russia.
30. Colonel Griffiths, of the American Air Force, who is charged with the
mission of investigating possible routes for the supply of American aircraft to
Russia, has left for Baku after a short stay in Tehran.
31. The Persian Ministry of Education has invited an American mission
to visit Persia for the purpose of investigating and advising on the system of
education in Persia.
32. Pan-American Airways have asked the A.I.O.C. to arrange to supply
60,000 gallons of aviation spirit at Askhabad.
Egyptian Interests.
33. Zulfikar Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Egyptian Ambassador at Tehran, has left on recall to
Cairo.
Danish Interests.
34. M. Fensmarck, the Danish Charge d’Affaires in Tehran, has severed
connexion with the Danish Government of Copenhagen and has been recognised
by the Persian Government as representing Free Danes.
Turkish Interests.
35. Jemal Hushnu, the newly-appointed Turkish Ambassador to Persia, has
arrived in Tehran.
Yugoslav Interests.
Reference paragraph 22 of Summary No. 26.
36. Colonel Bankovitch, with a party of seventy Yugoslavs for enlistment
in the Yugoslav forces, left Persia via Ahwaz for Egypt.
German Interests.
37. A party of fifty-nine German women and children left Tehran on the
29th November in charge of a secretary of the Swedish Legation for repatriation
to Germany via Iraq and Angora. These are the families of Germans deported
# from Persia to Indian and/or Australia.
Polish Interests.
38. General Sikorski arrived in Tehran on the 25th November and left for
Kuibyshev and Moscow, where he is to meet Stalin on the 28th. He was accom
panied by General Klimecki and Major Cazalet and was met at Tehran by
General Anders, commanding the Polish forces in Russia. The latter spoke very
highly of the high morale of the troops. Russian officials in Tehran showed
remarkable friendliness and courtesy to the party. General Sikorski travelled
from Tehran to Baku in a Soviet aircraft, but some of his staff went in a British
Douglas.
Swedish Interests.
39. M. von Herdenstam, Swedish Minister at Tehran, has left on his
return to Sweden. He has been succeeded by M. Sven Harald Tousette as charge
d’affaires.
Chinese Interests.
40. Mr. Wong Yu-chen, an official of the Chinese Legation in Angora, is
now visiting Tehran with a view to the establishment of a Chinese Consulate-
General in Persia.
Tehran, December 1 , 1941.