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Ext 5000/46(1) ‘Persian Situation: Miscellaneous Reports’ [13r] (25/1202)
The record is made up of 1 file (596 folios). It was created in 18 May 1946-10 Dec 1946. It was written in English and French. 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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J. H. Le ROUGETEL.
[83—132]
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
»3
PERSIA
CONFIDENTIAL.
[E 10895/149/34]
B261
4R
November 6, 1946
Section 2.
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Copy No. 161
Mi'. Le Rougeiel to Mr. Bevin. (Received 6th November)
(No. 441)
Tehran, 2%th October, 1946
I HAVE the honour to report that on 23rd October and the two following
dlays the political party formed by the Persian Prime Minister, Qavam al
Sultaneh (called the Democrat Party of Persia), celebrated the completion of
the first hundred days of its existence.
2. The arrangements made were a palpable copy of the programme which
the Tudeh Party organised only a short time ago to mark the fifth anniversary
of its foundation, and were no dbubt intended to be a counter demonstration of
party strength.
3. The first day was devoted to gatherings of members at the party clubs.
On the second day a special birthday number of the party’s new daily newspaper,
The Democrat of Tran, was published, an official luncheon was given to the press
and foreign correspondents, and in the evening there was a public garden party
and fun fair which proved most popular and successful. On the third dav there
were parades of various branches of the party organisation, including the
Women s League, the \outh League and the National Guard, which shows si^ns
of becoming a para-military organisation.
4. In a message to the party, Qavam al Sultaneh expressed the hope that
it would obtain an absolute majority at the polls. He invited all those in favour
of orderly progress and! the independence of the country to join it.
5. At the luncheon party to the press, Prince MuzafTar Firuz, the deputy
leader of the party, speaking of the aims of the Democrat Party, said that they
were determined to resist foreign interference in Persia’s internal affairs, and
would seek to maintain and strengthen good relations with Great Britain, the
U.S.S.R. and the I nited States. He recalled the Soviet Government’s generosity
to Persia in 1920, and said that he was confident that their policv towards Persia
was still inspired by the same splendid spirit. In regard to internal affairs, he
expressed the hope that, with the support of the electorate, the party would win
the general election and thereby be able to carry out its reform programme and
help all the people of Persia to enjoy a higher standard of living.
• 6 ‘ Part y’ s newspapers gave little or no publicity to these celebra
tions, but their anxiety lest the Democrat Party should take the wind out of
their sails was shown in a number of appeals to the Tudeh to stand firmly united
against all attempts to split their ranks. These newspapers also evinced an
me leasing antipathy to the Democrat Party, and charged its members with
having committed many acts of hooliganism against adherents of the Tudeh
Party.
7 The general effect of this latest effort of the Democrat Partv seems to
have been to put new heart into those who were beginning to fear that the Tudleh
Party, as the one organised political party in the country, would soon ^ain
complete control over the Government, and to rally to the support of the Prime
Minister most of those who equally dislike both the Russian affiliations of the
Tudeh Party and the outmoded ideas and corrupt practices of the old oligarchy
1 am sending copies of this despatch to the British Middle East Office Cairo
to the Government of India, New Delhi, and to His Majesty’s Ambassador’
Bagdad. "
I have, &c.
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The file contains reports, predominantly in the form of telegrams, by British diplomatic and consular staff on political and social developments in Persia; the content of the reports reflect British Government interests during the Iran-Azerbaijan Crisis of 1946. The reports cover developments within the Central Government, developments in the provinces, and the activities of the Democratic Party and the Tudeh Party. This includes accounts of meetings held by the British and United States Ambassadors – John Le Rougetel and George V Allen – with Ahmad Qavam (Prime Minister and Leader of the Democratic Party) and the Shah – Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. The file also covers strikes and labour disputes, with those affecting the operations of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company being particularly predominant.
The strikes of oil workers in Agha Jari and Abadan in July 1946 are covered in the reports, as is a threatened revolt by the Bakhtiari and Kashgai tribes. Reports from the British Ambassador to the Soviet Union (Sir Maurice Drummond Peterson) cover Soviet press reporting of developments in Persia. A small amount of content is in French.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (596 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 597; 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.
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- front, front-i, 2r:18v, 20r:82v, 83v:91v, 93r:103v, 105r:157v, 160r:178v, 180r:269v, 271r:276v, 277ar:277av, 278r:336v, 338r:339v, 341r:350v, 352r:359v, 361r:367v, 371r:383v, 386r:394v, 404r:407v, 409r:431v, 433r:438v, 440r:452v, 455r:532v, 534r:597r, back-i, back
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