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Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [‎57r] (113/749)

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The record is made up of 1 file (373 folios). It was created in 9 Jul 1942-8 Feb 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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3
Khuzestan.
i ^ ee tings have recently taken place between the Arab chiefs and the
local commander of the Persian forces with a view to arranging a settlement that
wi put an end to Arab lawlessness. These meetings were, however, not attended
7 turbulent chiefs. One of these, Hussein, the head of the dissident
iighaib section of the Cha’ab, with some sixty riflemen recently attacked the
^|lage ot the head of the whole Cha’ab tribe and did appreciable damage,
oreneral bhanbakhte will shortly visit Khuzestan and will consult His Majesty’s
Consul-General before taking military action. He is of opinion that some of the
Arab sections must he disarmed in the interests of the peace of the district. He
appears confident of being able to bring this about without causing disturbance.
Pars.
13. Several individuals, who have until recently been engaged in pro-Axis
intrigues, are now endeavouring to show that their sentiments are really pro-
.British. Nasir Qashgai’s brother, Khosrow, has been in to Shiraz and has
professed submission to Government to the Governor-General and friendly
sentiments towards the British to His Majesty's Consul. He has now gone to see
-Nasir, professedly to advise him to come in and make his peace. Nasir would
probably be more ready to do so if assured of the stability of Qavam-es-Sultaneh’s
premiership, and consequently of the value of his assurances. Other persons,
including some tribal chiefs, who, although they have not hitherto ventured openly
to support the British cause, have stood aloof from German intrigues, are now
hoping for some encouragement to come into the open.
14. On the road there have been a few petty robberies, but during the last
week no interference with British traffic. In Tangistan there has been some
robbery of Persian caravans by local villagers.
Russian Affairs.
15. The purpose of the detachment of Russian troops, which was reported
in Summary No. 47/42, paragraph 13, to have been sent to Turbat-i-Sheikh Jam.
is, according to a statement of the Soviet military commander in Meshed, to
prevent the smuggling into Afghanistan of Russian petrol imported to Persia.
16. M. Maximoff, until recently Soviet Consul-General in Khorassan, has
been appointed counsellor to the Soviet Embassy in Tehran in place of M. Ivanov,
who has returned to Russia.
Fighting French Affairs.
17. A mission of French air force personnel consisting of eighteen officers
and forty other ranks has passed through Tehran on its way to Russia, where it
is to fight for the Russians, flying aircraft provided by them.
Turkish Affairs.
18. The version of the Turkish proposal to the Russians for the regulation
of affairs on the Perso-Turkish border given in Summary No. 46/42, para
graph 17, is incorrect. The proposal was merely that responsible officers should
be deputed by Turkey and by Russia to clear up certain outstanding questions.
Tehran, December 1, 1942.

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Copies of intelligence summaries prepared on a weekly basis by the Military Attaché at the British Legation in Tehran, and received by the 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. via the Foreign Office. The file’s contents follow on chronologically from Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3503). The summaries cover a broad range of information relating to wartime conditions in Iran: the activities of the Iranian government, including political instabilities, the resignation and appointment of governments and government ministers; the financial situation in Iran, including the reappointment in 1942 and subsequent economic policies of Arthur Chester Millspaugh, who was recruited to organise the government’s finances; internal security in Iran, including increasing political unrest in the north of the country (specifically in Azerbaijan) brought about by a growing Soviet presence, wartime propaganda, and the activities of the Tudeh Party of Iran; concerns over wheat production and supply, including reports of food shortages and famine conditions in 1942/43; the Iran military, including its movements, activities and appointments; foreign interests (primarily USA, British, and Soviet); reports of the numbers of Polish refugees in camps in Tehran, Isfahan and Ahwaz [Ahvāz].

The file contains a single item in French, being a copy of the declaration of the Congrès National d’Azerbaidjan (Nation Congress of Azerbaijan, f 359).

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1 file (373 folios)
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The file’s contents 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 375; 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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