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East Indies letter No.5l0/E o Iol56 of 4/5/39 (Cent d)
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12 0 ' Finally I wish to record my admiration of the.
Royal Naval Guard and Band provided from "Norfolk • I have
already referred to the spontaneous applause they evoked
from tne Iranian populace when marching to their quart,ees
on arrival© They earned the admiration of all.during the
march past at the review on the 25th April (see enclosure
No 0 1) 9 when their marching was nearly as possible perfect,
and their behaviouB in their quarters and when on leave
was equal to their behaviour on parade, and was beyond
reproach© I consider that Captain JoM© Mansfield, DoSoC©,.
ReN©, the Commanding Officer of "Norfolk^ and Lieutenant
Commanded MoG© Goodenough, R©N©, the Officer in charge of
the Guard and who was largely responsible for its training,
are to be particularly commended© Lieutenant Commander
Goodenough^s handling of the Guard, and his care for their
welfare during the whole period they were out of the snip
is deserving of the highest praise. Lord Athlone expressed
himself particularly appreciative of the Royal Naval
Detachment, and a copy of a letter he addressed to me on
the subject forms enclosure No. 2 to this letter.
13© " With regard to the Iranians, their attention to
our comfort was such as at times to be a source of
embarrassment© His Majesty the Shah had decreed that the
foreign detachments were his guests and that they to
be entertained accordingly© He would not hear of them
being accommodated at their respective Legations© .I nave
already referred to the fact that the officers were housed
at the Officers 1 Club and the men at the Military Academy©
The former is a brand new building constructed on a lavish
and rather ostentatious scale on the lines of an ultra
modern hotel© It was very comfortable, and the lood was
good though the waiting was poor and at meals, particularly
breakfast, the delay was very trying. Iranian Officers
were detailed to act as hosts to all the foreign delegations©
Attached to the British delegation were two military and two
ki-n officers of whom the senior was Colonel +
Their°attention^was unremitting, indeed it wasverydffficuit
to move anywhere without on© or more of these o-ficere oeiiv,
in attendance. On the arrival of Norfoxk at Bandar
Shaour on the 18th April, Lieutenant Dahiralai Rahmatollah,
Imperial Iranian Navy from the "Palang" was present to act
as P Liaison Officer and he remained with
until they finally returned on board Norfolk on the 27th
of Aoril: whilst at Tehran Lieutenant Colonel Arfa acted
as Liaison Officer with the detachment^in addition. All these
Officers could talk English and were of great assistance.
cody of a letter of thanks which I addressed to the Minister
of P War is attached as enclosure No. 3 to this letter. jam
al so making a small personal present to each of the off icer^
concerned* but the prior permission of the Chief of General
Staff^s necessary before the gifts can be accepted.^ Ibis
nermiesion is being obtained by the Military Attache and the
presents will be distributed by him as soon as it is received.