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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [374r] (747/807)
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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The restoration of tribal chiefs to positions of authority in their own tribes
cannot in the long run he in the interests of Persia. The immediate effect in
I^j^itiari will probably he good and to the advantage of British short-term
po ■cy. Morteza Quli Khan has never shown any particular pro-British
sentiments, but he is probably the most influential of the Bakhtiari Khans and his
interests lie with the preservation of order owing to his considerable wealth, some
of which consists of land in the vicinity of Tehran. But his appointment at this
moment, when there was disturbance and disorder in Bakhtiari, may encourage
other chiefs, such as Nasir Qashqai, to provoke similar conditions in the hope
that they may result in a similar solution.
Goods to Russia.
British Interests.
18. The weight of goods for Russia carried by road
U.K.C.C. is as follows :—
ti-ansport by the
From Andimeshk to Pahlevi and Tabriz—
T ons.
In January ... ... ... ... ... 8.407
In February ... ... ... ... ... 7,858
lst-18th March ... ... ... ... 2,747 ^ t '*
19. Up to the end of February 756 trucks for Russia had been assembled at
Bushire, of which 263 had carried 400 tons of mixed goods for Russia to Tehran.
20. The U.K.C.C. has now 1,200 trucks under contract, of which 400 are
out of action owing to lack of tyres and spares.
21. Russians in Tehran have been openly expressing discontent, particu
larly to Americans, with the delay in the election of the lorry assembly plant at
Andimeshk. The Russians appear to believe that the fault lies with the British.
Evacuation of Poles.
22. Owing to shortage of food in Russia, a considerably greater number of
Poles is to be evacuated through Persia than was originally intended. If the
Russian authorities carry out the programme which they have agreed upon with
the Polish authorities in Russia, 40,000 Poles will reach Pahlevi between the
27th March and the 2nd April.
Russian Interests.
23. Although the Russians have agreed to a Persian garrison at Tabriz,
they maintain their refusal to have Persian troops at Rezaieh (Urumieh). They
have, it seems, hinted to the Persian Minister for War that this is because they
are uncertain of the Turks, and consequently want no troops along that border but
their own.
Tehran, March 24, 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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- 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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