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Coll 28/115 ‘Persia. Khorramshahr – intelligence summaries.’ [‎15r] (29/52)

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The record is made up of 1 file (24 folios). It was created in 7 Jan 1947-15 Aug 1947. 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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S ersuasive efforts of Mustafa Fatih> the newly appointed
eneral Manager of the Oil Company and sponsor of the ne
Assistant
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who argued that these men had seen the error of their ways and
were now required to promote the interests of the Union. Other
individuals, who had previously been strong Tudeh propagandists and
who had for various reasons been dismissed from the Company's ser»
vice, were re-instated at his instigation. This has caused
resentment in many quarters, especially in view of the fact that
they had been tools of the Tudeh Party and strongly antl-Company
in their sentiments.
45. On March 9th, the Ministry of Labour in Tehran announced that
Iftikhari (the leader of the Oil Workers' Union) had been appointed
^a member of the Grand Council of the United Syndics of Iranian
Labour, which is the Labour Union organised by the Democrat Party
of Iran. He was immediately accused by the Union's members of
double-crossing them, but he hotly denied this and sent telegrams
of protest and denial to Tehran and Issued pamphlets locally to
the effect that he was a genuine Trade Unionist and that he had no
connexion whatever with the politically sponsored U.S.I.L.
ll&ll OF XH& W.F.I .U . - DhLLGATION
46. The above delegation paid a visit to Abadan during the month.
It consisted of a Syrian (El Aries), a Russian (Borisov), a French
man (Malfitte) and an Englishman (Harries). Owing to the delay
in the arrival at Tehran of El Aries, the British delegate obtained
Instructions from his principals in London and arrived in Abadan
independently on the 15th. He was shown round the Refinery and
spoke to a number of workers and interviewed Yusuf Iftikhari, with
whom he discussed the affairs of the Oil Workers' Union. He left
for Isfahan on the 17th. The remainder of the delegation arrived
in Abadan on the 22nd and left on the 24th March. During their
visit they were conducted through the Refinery and other departments
of the Company and on the afternoon of the 24th give Interviews to
anybody wishing to see them at the office of the Ministry of Labour.
El Aires was button-holed by the Arab employees from whom he re
ceived numberous complaints regarding thermctivities of the Tudeh.
The delegates left for Ahwaz and Bandar Mashur on the same evening.
NAVAL
47. The Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. paid an official
visit to Khorramshahr on the Ifith March in H.M.S. "wild Goose".
Gun salutes were fired in turn by H.M. Ship and the Iranian Naval
Base and the Senior Naval Officer exchanged calls with H.M. Consul,
the Iranian Naval Officer in Charge and the Civil and Military
Governors of Khorramshahr and Abadan. The Senior Naval Officer
left for Bahrain on the 23rd. During his visit, 300 rounds of
12-pounder ammunition was supplied to the Iranian Navy.
48. Reference paragraph 33 of Diary No. 2. Salvage operations
on the "Palang" and "Ivy" continued during the month. The first
attempt by the Salvage Party to raise the "Palang" at Abadan was
unsuccessful and it is understood that efforts are now being made
to tow the wreck down-stream and beach it. The Steam Yacht "Ivy"
at the Khorramshahr Naval Base is expected to be re-floated shortly.
/ LOCAL DEPARTMENTS.
EgjJrSg* Colonel Azadrad, Chief of Police, Abadan, left for
Tehran on transfer on March 20th. The reason for his transfer is
said to be that he was considered neither energetic nor capable
enough for the important task of maintaining law and order in Abadan
at the high level required. Lieutenant Colonel Rafii, who had
arrived earlier in the month and assumed the duties of Deputy Chief
of Police, was appointed to officiate in Colonel Azadrad's place.
Lieutenant

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Typewritten monthly intelligence summaries describing events in the district of Khorramshahr, Persia [Iran], produced by the British Consul at Khorramshahr, Vere William Digby Willoughby. The file is a direct chronological continuation of Coll 28/115 ‘Persia [Iran]; Khorramshahr – intelligence summaries.’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3528A). The reports cover: unrest amongst workers at the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company’s refinery at Abadan, activities of the Oil Workers’ Union; political affairs, primarily the activities and propaganda of the Tudeh Party of Iran; local elections; police; the Iranian military and navy; and Soviet interests.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the front of the correspondence.

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1 file (24 folios)
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The papers 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 26; 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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