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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎10r] (19/807)

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The record is made up of 1 file (401 folios). It was created in 11 Feb 1937-29 Jul 1942. 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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
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PERSIA.
March 15, 1937.
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 2.
[E 1474/560/341
Copy No. ^ j g
(No. 75.)
Mr. Seymour to Mr. Eden—(Received March 15.)
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. 4 for the period ending the
27th February, compiled by the oriental secretary at this Legation.
Tehran, February 27. 1937.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 4 for the Period ending February 27. 1937.
1 Travellers—British Officers.
LIEUTENANT G. de PREE, 2nd Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps
arrived m Tehran on the 24th February on short leave from Palestine.
2. British Mechanics.
Mr. A. Liddle of Bristol Aeroplane Company left Tehran for the United
Kingdom on the 24th February on termination of contract with the Iranian Air
Force. He travelled via U.S.S.R.
3. Iranian A rmy.
1 he usual military review to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the
coup d'Etat took place on the Jalalieh parade ground on the 23rd February.
Counting the civilian elements (girl guides, boy scouts and students), approxi-
mateiy 30,000 people took part. Fifty-two aeroplanes (twenty-five De Havilland
1 iger-Moths ' and twenty-seven Hawker “ Audax ” and ‘‘Fury”) flew over
the parade ground in formation. Aerobatics were strictly forbidden by orders
of His Imperial Majesty the Shah.
1 hirty-nine tanks of the light type, each of 3^ tons weight, and eleven tanks
ot the heavy type, each of 61 tons weight, took part in the parade.
The following officers of the Iraq army attended the review :—
Colonel Beha-id-din Nouri.
Major Akram Noshtaq.
Captain Rafiq Aref.
Captain Lazar.
A separate report has been submitted.
3. Iranian A ir Force.
(i) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 16 of 1936, paragraph 1 (i). The
oi dei placed with the De Havilland Aircraft Company for five additional
machines of the Rapide type has been cancelled by the Iranian Government.
Ihe reason at present is unknown.
(ii) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 24 of 1936, paragraph 4 (i). A
report from Ahwaz states that the Iranian Air Force detachment there consists
of eight ‘ ‘ Audax ’ ’ light bombers, fitted with single Pegasus 2-M-3 engine of
575-600 h.p., and three De Havilland “ Tiger-Moths,” fitted with Gipsv II
engine. The ” Audaxes ” are reported to be in good condition. The fuselages
and under-carriages are in order. The engines are in good condition, and have
recently undergone overhaul. They are not fitted with fightiim or electrical
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Copies of intelligence summaries compiled on a fortnightly basis by the Military Attaché at the British Legation in Tehran (Gilbert Douglas Pybus, Herbert John Underwood, William A K Fraser), 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. Many of the summaries are preceded by cover sheets and 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. notes sheets, the latter frequently containing handwritten notes giving a précis of the summary’s contents. The summaries cover a broad range of information, including: the activities of the Shah of Iran, Reza Shah Pahlavi, the Crown Prince, and other members of the royal family; activities of the Iranian Government and its officials; activities, organisation and strength of the Iranian army and Iranian air force; communications and transport, including wireless radio, and civil aviation routes into and out of Iran; British interests in Iran, including oil companies, specifically the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company; foreign interests in Iran; the Iranian press, focussing specifically on its criticism of foreign press and actions; commercial activities in Iran, including mining and factory An East India Company trading post. production; tribal matters, including those in the Bahmai and Baluchistan provinces, and the Qashqai; place name changes in Iran. Proceedings prior to and during the Second World War are also covered in the summaries. These include: German activity in Iran (commercial, political, propaganda, Nazi organisation); movements of peoples; public opinion in Iran in response to events in Europe in 1940; the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in August 1941; the abdication of Reza Shah Pahlavi; public opinion in Iran in the wake of the Anglo-Soviet invasion and occupation; social unrest and anti-British feeling.

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1 file (401 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 403; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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