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Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [73r] (145/749)
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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERfY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
PERSIA.
SECRET.
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March 1, 1943.
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Compliment*
Under Socjv.
for Foreign Affairs
Section 1.
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Copy No* 1 1
Sir R. Bullard to Mr. Eden.—(Received March 1.)
(No. 52.)
HIS Majesty s representative presents his compliments to His Majesty’s
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has the honour to transmit
herewith a copy of Intelligence Summary No. 6 for the period of the 2nd to the
9th February, 1943, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, February 10, 1943.
(Secret.)
Enclosure.
Military Attache's Intelligence Summary No. 6 for the Period February 2 to 9,
1943.
Persian Affairs.
Political.
THE newly reconstructed Cabinet had a short life. A dispute occurred
between the Prime Ministef^and the Minister of the Interior, Fara jullah Bahrami,
and the latter refused to resign when called upon to do so by the Prime Minister.
T he Shah refused to order his resignation or to accept the Prime Minister s. The
latter then called upon his Ministers to resign and ten of them did so. For some
days there was much intrigue among the Deputies of the Majlis by both the Prime
Minister and Court circles, but, in spite of the hostility generally felt by the
Deputies towards the Prime Minister, he succeeded in getting a vote of confidence
by 65 votes to 42. Following this, the rebellious Minister of the Interior resigned,
and the Government now consists of the Prime Minister and the Ministers for
War, Finance and Health.
2. The root of these troubles lies in the absence of confidence between the
Prime Minister and the Court. The Minister of the Interior was the Shah’s
nominee, and it was the Prime Minister's objection to his having direct access
to the Shah that led to the dispute between them. The aim of the Court appears
to be to have a subservient Prime Minister. The Majlis wavers between its dislike
of the Prime Minister and its fear of the re-establishment of a Royal autocracy.
The explanation of the vote of confidence given to Qavam-es-Sultaneh mav be the
lack of any substitute generally acceptable to the Majlis.
3. A strong campaign has been launched in some papers in favour of the
return to Persia of Sayyid Zia-ed-Din Tabatabai (F.O. 206; M.A. 286), who has
been in exile for over twenty years It does not appear to have yet evoked much
popular enthusiasm. It is doubtful whether his return to power would be welcome
to either the Russians or the Shah. The former regard him as too pro-British, an
accusation which his supporters are now trying to refute. The Shah fears that he
might wish to revenge himself for his (the Shah’s) father’s having driven him out
of Persia after they had collaborated together to bring about the coup d'Etat of
Economic.
4. Reports have been received from the provinces of the extent of autumn
sowings. They show that, except in the neighbourhood of Khorramshahi\ in
Lurestan and Kerman Provinces they have been up to or above normal on irrigated
lands and slightly below normal in some areas on unirrigated lands.
5. Discontent increases in Tehran with the very poor quality of bread being
issued and its shortage. Prices of food-stuffs continue to rise in a very steep
[39—25]
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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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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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- front, front-i, 2r:52v, 54r:104v, 106r:110v, 112r:192r, 193r:241v, 242v:261v, 262v:273r, 275r:339v, 341r:358v, 360r:360v, 362r:363r, 365r:369v, 370v:371r, 372v:374v, back
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