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Coll 28/115 ‘Persia. Khorramshahr – intelligence summaries.’ [‎23r] (45/52)

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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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Confides t.-a 1
19 ^
British Consulate#
Khorramshahr.
Khozxamshahr ,C o.njsui a ±e r niary ^.^or the month of
TUDEH PARTY AFFAIRS
J^ T f, has ^ en incr ease<3 Tudeh activity during the
ri ^ Ior ® secret" meetings were held, and a number of an-
nymoi- pamphlets issued by Tudeh headquarters have recentlv
been appearing after dark in the Abada^ Greets and i^the 7
the U^nn 5 mr-. du , rlng , the innch-hour period. Realising that
arl intensifying ” aW ng little progress, Tudeh Ipeaker
v r ylae tnelr attacks on the Union, with a view to
as ma ny workers as possible, and on Yusuf Ifti
onglv'attacked^s^ ^ the Cnion - The ^e^en? is aLo str-
°”fi y r , at 1 t ? c J :ed as Jemg responsible for the recent rise in the
of*"^ i’o 1 ^ ^fv 9nd uf r u a u n con CU - 1 sory deductions in the wages
oi /wi.o.C. labour which have been made in accordance with t'-«
? re given out as being the result Sf anSthe? delife!
erate plot by the A.I.O.C. and the Government. Various Tudeh
leaders from Tehran, such Najafi, Mosleh and Moradi are alleged
to nave paid secret visits to this area in order to encourage
m 0 l 1 ? wers > but *this has not been confirmed. This incres-
to the growing unpop-
ularity of the Qawam Government and to the recent recognition
by the W.F.T.L, Organisation of the Tudeh Union as the only
democratic trade union in the country. Signatures of workers
?v e ^ ing T°!? tained secre tly for a monster petition stating
thjt Dr, Jodat and Hashimi Najafi, the Tudeh leaders nor in
Tehran, are their only true representatives in Iran. It is
generally believed that much of the ground lost by the Tudeh
arty during the p^st;r has recently been recovered and
that it now maintains a firm hold on the workers in this area.
90# 4 . ^ D abir, ex-cashier of the Tudeh £arty, was
arrested by the Military Governor of Khorramshahr on the 11 th
under instructions from the Governor-General, He was sent
to Ahwaz, where he managed to persuade the Governor General
that he would sever al] connexions with the Tudeh Partv, He
was allowed to return to Ehorramshahr, where he has now obtained
employment with Messrs. African and Eastern (Iran) Limited,
after having been dismissed by the Oil Company.
OIL WORKERS * UNION
91. There has been little or no activity by this body
during the month. definite results are the onl^- factors
which the workers understand, and the Union's failure to secure
better wages and living conditions, which have been promised
by its leaders, cannot be calculated to retain their'enthusiasm
or to bring in subscriptions. The general opinion is that the
rapidity with which the Union is losing ground is chiefly att
ributable to the renewed attacks which the Tudeh Party has been
making on it, and it is expected that the complete liquidation of
the Union is not far off. Yusuf Iftikhari himself appears to be
disheartened and has hinted that he will close down the Union
unless some improvement sets in shortly, eventhough such an action
would be an undoubted triumph for the Tudeh Party.
MILITARY
92, Reference paragraph 81 of Diary No. 5. There was
another change of the Military Governor, Abadan, on June 18th,
when Colonel Hassan Muinpur arrived fro^ Tehran and took over
charge from Colonel Pishdad, who has been re-transferred to
Ahwaz for staff duties.

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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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