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Coll 28/97(2) ‘Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [64r] (127/252)
The record is made up of 1 file (125 folios). It was created in 8 Apr 1948-21 May 1949. 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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SEC HET
MILITARY ATTACH^ - TEHRAN
SUlfl-iARY (PERSIA) No, 1.8 of 19'
POLITICAL#
1« Resigna tion o f liajir 1 a ;y>verrrrant.
Though Hajir twice obtained a vote of confidence in the Majlis
during his last month of office , he resigned with all his Qabinet on 6th
Ifovember# It appears that after obtaining a vote of confidence on 4th
November, on conclusion of the debate on Azad’s interpellation of the
Government, Hajir conferred with representatives of the various fractions
to discover whether they would support his programme of legislation#
Receiving an unfavourable impression, the Prime I'inister came to the
conclusion that he could make little progress and decided to resign# The
Press had been vociferous in its attacks on Hajir recently and there was
much reference to dictatorship, suppression of liberty, the gap between the
people and the Crown and the poverty of the masses# But the Press of this
country is notoriously irresponsible and appears to abuse every Government
as a matter of habits The Majlis, too, was undoubtedly obstructive during
Hajir's term of office# Nevertheless, if Hajir had been stronger and had
taken less cconsel of nis fears, he mi^it have achieved considerably more
than he dido He is, unfortunately, a man lacking in personal prestige
and this seems to havo proved a considerable handicap to him, too much
importance, perhaps, being attached to it in this country#
2# The new Government#
After his acceptance of Hajir's resignation, the Shah in urging
the Majlis to lose no time in selecting a successor, intimated that he did
not wish to influence the free choice of the Deputies. In spite of this,
when, on 9th November Muhammad Sa'od (p#0#134) received the royal approval
as Prime Minister in succession to Hajir, tte Democrat and Union parties in
the Majlis and certain sections of the Press protested against the alleged
unconstitutional procedure adopted by the Shah in nominating the Prime
Minister* At a private session of the Majlis about deputies declared
their support of Sa’od, who then took almost a week to foxm his cabinet# !Uie
now cabinet, announced on 16th November, is as shewn below:-
Prime Minister
Foreign Minister
Minister of War
Minister of Interior
Minister of Finance
Minister of Agriculture
Muhammad Sa'ed (F.0#134)
All Asghar HIKMAT (F.0.54)
General Amir AHMADI
The Prime Minister
Abbas Quli GULSHAYAN
Dr MUQBEL
Minister of National Economy Ghulan Hussein ASHRAFI
Minister of Justice
Minister of Education
Mini s tor of Health
Sayid Luhsin SADR (FO 132)
Muhammad SAJJADI (F.0.135)
- Dr Amir ALAM
/frlinister of Communications. • •
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Typewritten copies of fortnightly intelligence summaries, prepared by the Military Attaché at the British Embassy in Tehran. The file is a direct chronological continuation of Coll 28/97(2) ‘Persia diaries: Tehran Intelligence Summaries 1947’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3506). It covers: political affairs in Persia [Iran], including government changes, the Persian majlis, the government’s responses to foreign affairs, Persia-Soviet relations, budgets, the activities of the Ministry of Labour, the resignation of successive governments led by Ebrahim Hakimi and Hajir [Abdolhosein Hazhir]; military affairs, including the Persian navy, military conscription, and the Persian air force; internal security, including tribal affairs, and unrest in some regions of Persia, with a particular focus on Azerbaijan; economic affairs, including industry, agriculture, the activities of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, the Persian Government’s proposed seven-year plan, red oxide production at Hormuz [Jazīreh-ye Hormoz]; communications in Persia, covering roads, railways, ports, and air services; miscellaneous items, including official visits, extreme weather events, and an attempt on the life of the Shah, Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, at Tehran University in February 1949.
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- 1 file (125 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Office notes at the end of the file (ff 123-125) mirror the chronological arrangement.
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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 127; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3507
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- Coll 28/97(2) ‘Tehran Intelligence Summaries’
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- front, front-i, 2r:34v, 36r:125v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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