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(I JUL 1942
June 22, 1942
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Copy No.
Sir R. Bullard to Mr. Eden.—{Received June 22.)
(No. 180.)
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. 23 for the period the 3rd to the
9th June, 1942, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, June 9, 1942.
Enclosure.
Military Attache's Intelligence Summary No. 23 for the Period June 3 to 9,
1942.
(Secret.) *
Persian Affairs.
Public Opinion. . ; v
THE 1 , 000 -aircraft raids on Cologne and Essen have appealed to the
Persian sense of the dramatic and have had an impressive effect. This, together ^ v ' > , u
with the obvious defeat of Rommel’s original plans and the delay in the *
launching of the main German offensive in Russia, has steadied public morale^ ’ A
and raised Allied prestige. ' • ..1,i i.,A
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Tribal Affairs. . •
2. A commission has been formed in Tehran to investigate complaints of
the tribes. It is presided over by the Procurator-General, and its members . T» V,
include representatives of the Ministries for War and Interior, the deputy
director of the National Bank, and the Director of Transferred Properties.
Economic.
3. The Governor-General of Ears paints a very gloomy picture of con
ditions in the province. He says that, in the southern half of the province, crops
are almost a complete failure, that famine already exists outside the towns, that
on an optimistic estimate of all the harvest available, wheat, barley and maize,
the province will require 30,000 tons of wheat before next harvest. He states
that, unless grain and fodder can be imported, many animals will die. This is
a serious matter as, owing to the shortage of motor transport, every form of
animal transport will become increasingly important.
Officials — Civil.
4. Mr. Saed, Persian Ambassador in Moscow, has left Kuibyshev to take
up the post of Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Persian Government.
Officials — Military.
5. Sarlashkar Amanullah Jahanbani, the Minister for War, has been
granted the Order of Humayun, First Class.
Internal Security.
6 The Commanders of the Western Corps, the South-Western (Lurestan
and Khuzestan), 9th (Isfahan) and 6 th (Ears) Divisions are now in Tehran,
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