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that more dispensaries should be provided for Persia if possible. It is note
worthy that the Soviet authorities have, since the typhus hospital was opened,
announced a considerable expansion of their medical aid to the local population
in their zone and have established a 50-bed hospital in Tehran, staffed by Russian
doctors, for Persian patients.
The British Council.
41. The British Council started an “ Anglo-Persian Institute” in Tehran
early in the year, and its official opening was most successfully celebrated last week
in a series of three receptions attended by over 1,500 people. Regular classes in
English have, however, been held since February last. These classes have aroused
even greater interest than was expected. Thousands of applications for enrolment
were received, and although the institute was at first seriously handicapped by
shortage of staff, the situation has now improved and the number of native
English teachers is expected to be increased to eight in the very near future.
There are now 30 classes, comprising 320 Persian students of both sexes, and
about 150 more Persians are members of the library, which is already tolerably
well stocked. The Persian authorities are giving the institute every encourage
ment and M. Hussein Ala has accepted the chairmanship of an advisory
committee which includes two members of the Government, the Under-Secretary
for War and other Persian notabilities, in addition to the counsellor to His
Majesty’s Legation and representatives of the British community. The Minister
of Education and His Majesty’s Minister are ex officio patrons of the institute.
42. The activities of the council in Tehran are meeting a long-felt need and
the enthusiasm which they have aroused is proportionately great. They constitute
probably the best of all forms of propaganda, and it is earnestly hoped that every
encouragement will be given to their further development both in Tehran and in
the provinces.
I am sending copies of this despatch to the Government of India, to His
Majesty’s Minister of State at Cairo, and to Minbraneh at Bagdad, to Paiforce,
Bagdad, and to His Majesty’s Ambassador at Kuibyshev.
I have, &c.
R. W. BULLARD.