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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [366v] (732/807)
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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(Amnieh) forces, and he will carry out his duties with full powers within
the limits of the fundamental law and the laws of the land; this position
cannot be taken from him without the approval of the National Assembly.”
The intention of the annulment is to vest the control of the army in the
Ministry of War, which is, in turn, responsible to the Majlis. —
3. Economic.
There is strong agitation against the maintenance of the present rate of the
rial-sterling exchange (140 rials to the £ sterling). Some demand the abolition
of control, which, it is claimed, would result in a very considerable cheapening
of sterling; others put forward more reasoned arguments to show that a rate
between 100-120 should be adopted and control maintained. The Minister of
Finance, in defence of the present rate and in answer to criticisms that Persia
was getting flooded with unnecessary sterling and consequently need not pay so
high a price for it, stated that he expected to have to import during the year
1942-43 wheat to the value of £2 million, sugar and piece-goods each to a similar
value, and motor vehicles, tyres and spares to the value of £4 million; in other
words, so far from sterling being a drug in the Persian market, it is more
necessary than ever in order to obtain essential imports, including food
It is anticipated that the current financial year will close with a much
smaller deficit (about 400 million rials) than was at first estimated. For the
coming year expenditure is estimated at 3,000 million rials, revenue at something
less; but the budget excludes all capital expenditure, which it is hoped to meet
by a loan.
Persian Forces.
4. The Persian General Staff has now drawn up a scheme for the
reorganisation of the Persian army. It allows for eight divisions (seven of which
have three brigades and one two brigades) and one independent brigade. Each
brigade consists of one infantry regiment, one squadron of cavalry and one
battery of artillery.
The location is as follows :—
Tehran—
2 divisions, each with a brigade detached, one to Resht and one to
the South-East Caspian.
Azerbaijan—
Divisional Headquarters and 1 brigade, Tabriz.
1 brigade, Ardebil.
1 brigade, Rezaieh
Kurdistan and Kermanshah—
Divisional Headquarters and 1 brigade, Kermanshah.
1 brigade, Senneh.
1 brigade, Saqqiz and Iraqi frontier.
Lurestan and Khuzistan—
1 brigade, Lurestan.
1 brigade, Khuzistan.
Pars—
Divisional Headquarters and 1 brigade, Shiraz.
1 brigade, Kazarun area.
1 brigade, Jahrum area.
Kerman and Persian Baluchistan—
Divisional Headquarters and 1 brigade, Kerman.
1 brigade, Khwash.
1 brigade, Seistan.
Khorassan—
Divisional Headquarters and 1 brigade, Meshed.
1 brigade, Afghan frontier.
1 brigade, Bujnurd.
Isfahan—
1 brigade.
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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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- 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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