Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎382r] (763/807)

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Sir R. Bullard to Mr. Eden.—{Received May 8.)
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(No. 120.)
HIS Majesty’s representative presents his compliments to His Majesty's
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has the honour to transmit
herewith a copy of Intelligence Summary No. 16 for the period the 15th to
21st April, 1942, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, April 21, 1942.
Enclosure.
Military Attache’s Intelligence Summary No. 16 for the Period
April 15-21, 1942.
(Secret.) —
Persian Affairs.
Political.
IN the Majlis the budget session let loose, as usual, an extra heavy spate of
garrulity on the part of the Deputies. Criticism was directed against almost
^very Department of State, and even the Ministry of the Court came in for some
adverse comment. The Minister of War’s reply to criticism of the army is
summarised in paragraph 5 below. The army budget is summarised in
paragraph 6.
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Economic (see Summary No. 14/42, paragraph 2).
2. The future expansion of the note issue (which will be necessary to
finance our undertakings in Persia) will present considerable difficulty and
produce much opposition in the Majlis. A possible and suggested action would
be for the Persian Government to find the cover for this extra issue from its
sterling holdings. They are unlikely to adopt this obvious plan, but will almost
certainly presses a quid pro quo^ for an alteration in the rate of exchange? a
substantia] measure of economic help and any other desiderata. Negotiations are
still.in progress.
The Press.
3. The chief topics have been the increased cost of living, hoarding of food
stuffs, especially wheat, profiteering, corruption in public life, and the usual
platitudes about the need for co-operation by all classes to make a better Persia;
Appointments, Changes, Ac. — Diplomatic, Civil and Military.
4.—(i) According to a press report, Mohsin Rais (F.O. 172) (M.A. 239),
former Persian Minister to Vichy, who was recalled, has left Switzerland with
his staff for Persia.
(ii) Following on the notice to quit being given to the Japanese Legation (see
Summary No. 15/ 42Lparagraph 1), Najm (F.O. 144) (M.A. 192), Persian Minister
to Tokyo, has been recalled.
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