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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [350r] (699/807)
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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Nasir’s present professions of loyalty and of a desire to serve the interests of the
Persian Government may be bluff to gain time to consolidate his influence with
the tribe and to acquire arms.
manshah and Kurdistan.
11. There are no further developments in that part of Kurdistan affecting
British lines of communication. The local Persian military authorities appear to
have postponed their plans for the occupation of Saggiz, pleading winter con
ditions, and to be devoting their endeavours to the disarmament of tribes living
near the main Kasvin-Khanakin road, notably the Qalhaghis, the Kalkhalis in
the Shahabad area, the Kakavand of the Hassin. The General Officer Com
manding at Kermanshah has issued a proclamation threatening very severe
measures if arms are not surrendered. It is too early yet to anticipate results.
Persian Forces.
12. It is intended to form a special force of gendarmerie for the protection
of the railway. First consideration is to be given to the railway north of Tehran.
British Interests.
13. A proposal has been made to the Persian Government that the British
air force authorities should lease the Persian aircraft
factory
An East India Company trading post.
for the period of
the war, employing as far as possible the Persian technical staff and Persian
labour. The proposal has been surprisingly well received by the Persian
authorities, possibly from fear that the
factory
An East India Company trading post.
might be taken over by the
Russians, who have recently been showing some interest in it.
14. The new pipe-line for the conveyance of white spirit to Andimishk has
been laid for the first 30 miles of its length.
American Interests. *
15. Mr. Bullitt paid a short visit to Tehran during the week. He was very
well received by Persians.
Bulgarian Interests.
16. The Swedish Legation, charged with the interests of Bulgarian nationals
in Persia, have asked for the repatriation of about 120 Bulgarians via Iraq and
Turkey. The request is still under careful consideration both by the Soviet and
British authorities in Tehran.
According to instructions from the Bulgarian Government to the Swedish
authorities in Persia, all unemployed Bulgarians are paid a dole of 30 rials
per diem.
Hungarian Interests.
17. A party of fifty-eight Hungarian women and children, accompanied by
several male adults of over military age and two sick, left Tehran on the
8 th January by train for repatriation to Hungary via Basra, Bagdad and Angora.
Travelling with this party as far as Ahwaz were nine Hungarians of military
age who had themselves volunteered for internment with the British.
E. S. KIRBY, Major, A.M.A.,
(for Major-General),
Military A ttache.
Tehran, January 13. 1942.
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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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- 1 file (401 folios)
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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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- Title
- Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’
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- front, front-i, 2r:113v, 115r:123v, 125r:139r, 140r:143v, 145r:148v, 150r:197r, 198v:243r, 244r:309v, 311r:348r, 349r:403v, back
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