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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [378v] (756/807)
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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Polish Interests.
Evacuation of Poles from Russia.
18. Up to the 3rd April 34,828 Poles had landed at Pahlevi. These
included 27.428 men and 1,075 women for the military forces, and 6,325 civilian
refugees. Of these, 7,032 of the former and 3,864 of the latter had reaclyrii
Tehran by the 4th April. The Poles of military age who have reached Tehran a*c
in very good spirits and, on the whole, in very fair physical condition. They
appear to be excellent material.
19. The disinfecting, clothing, feeding, transport and accommodation of
these Poles are most difficult problems which are taxing all concerned to the
utmost, particularly as regards the civilian refugees. Their arrival was quite
unexpected; consequently, all arrangements have had to he improvised at the
shortest notice with very little means. They are without any organisation; many
of them destitute, under-nourished and sick. In Pahlevi there is inevitably
considerable confusion and some hardship. In Tehran some organisation is
appearing. The arrangements for the military Poles are working surprisingly
well considering that they were only prepared to deal with a fraction of the
numbers now arriving.
20. General Anders passed through Tehran on his way from Russia to
London. General Zajae from Mid-East is now in Tehran. The announcement
made by the Polish authorities in London that General Boruta-Spiechowicz is to
command the Polish army in the Middle East has, it seems, been very well received
by the Poles, but is believed to be a disappointment to General Zajac.
Tehran, March 7. 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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