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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [396r] (791/807)
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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
PERSIA.
June 10, 1942.
SECRET.
Section 1.
[ E 3534/19/34]
Copy No.
Sir R. Bullard to Mr. Eden.-+-(Rea£ived June 10).
(No. 161.)
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. 21 for the period the 20 th to
26th May, 1942, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, May 26, 1942.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Military Attache's Intelligence Summary No. 21 for the Period May 20-26, 1942.
Persian Affairs.
Economic.
AN increasingly gloomy view is being taken by the Persian authorities of
the prospects of the coming harvest. Such reports as are available indicate that,
although crops in some areas are likely to be considerably below earlier hopes,
there is as yet no cause for serious anxiety provided hoarding can be prevented
and transport is available to ensure distribution.
2. The Minister of Finance, in arguing that the increase in the note issue
was little to blame for the rise of prices, stated that the present note circulation
was 2,190 million compared with a previous 2,000 million.
3. The following foreign trade statistics have been published for the month
the 21st March-20th April :—
Rials.
Commercial and duty-free imports
Exports (other than A.I.O.C. and fisheries)
Value of real foreign trade
Excess of exports over commercial imports
Total revenue collected by Customs
92,473,390
69.486.790
126,161,045
12,689,171
82.486.790
C ommunications.
4. Railway passenger service to Zinjan was inaugurated on the 21st May
and to Shahrud on the 23rd May.
Officials.
5. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Fathullah Pakravan
(M.A. 208) (F.O. 154/1940), formerly Governor-General of Khorassan and
ew officio controller of the Meshed shrine, for alleged embezzlement.
A 'pf ointments — Civil.
6 . —(i) Masud Moazid, head of Consular Department of the Ministry for
Foreign Affairs, to be Director-General in that Ministry.
(ii) Reza Hikmat,
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Fakhir (M.A. 112 ) (F.O. 86 ), to be head of the
Department of Statistics and Civil Status.
(iii) Muhammad Said Maraghehi (M.A. 252) (F.O. 182), Persian Ambassador
to the U.S.S.R., has left Moscow to return to Persia to take up the appointment
of Minister for Foreign Affairs.
(iv) Amanullah Ardelan has been appointed Director-General of the
Ministry of Finance.
Khorassan. Internal Security.
7. His Majesty’s Consul-General at Meshed reports a recrudescence of
banditry by trans-frontier outlaws which has affected the security of the Meshed-
Zahidan road between Meshed and Turbat-i-Haidari.
[30—40]
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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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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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