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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎14r] (27/807)

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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 GOj
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PERSIA.
April 12,<
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CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 1.
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Copy No.
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Mr. Seymour to Mr. Eden.—(Received Avril 12.)
(No. 119.)
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 copy of Intelligence Summary No. 6 for the period ending the
27th March compiled by the oriental secretary at this Legation.
Tehran, March 28, 1937.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 6 for the Period ending March 27, 1937.
1. The Shah.
HIS Imperial Majesty the Shah left Bushire for Shiraz on the 26th March.
2. General.
(i) The 15th March was observed as the birthday of His Imperial Majesty
the Shah. It was stated in the press that it was his 59th. The town was gaily
decorated and the Government buildings in the city electrically illuminated.
In the evening the Prime Minister gave a dinner in the Gulistan Palace to
members of the Cabinet, Diplomatic Corps, officers holding high rank in the army,
and members of the Turkish delegation.
(ii) The usual Salaam (levee) for the Diplomatic Corps on the 21st March
(Persian New Year) was not held owing to His Imperial Majesty being on tour
in Khuzistan, and to the coincidence that one of the mourning days of ^lohorram
fell on the same date. •
(iii) All Government offices were closed for four days ending the 23rd March
in celebration of the Persian New Year.
3. The Budget.
(i) It is reported in the press that the budget figures for the Persian year
1316 (21st March, 1937-22nd March, 1938) are as follows :—
Estimated receipts : 1,250,002,911 rials (£15,625,036).
Estimated expenditure : 1,248,031,737 rials (£15,600,396).
(ii) The vote for the Ministry of War is 283,729,980 rials, or approximately
£3,546,624 at the present rate of exchange, an increase of 40 million rials
(£500,000) over last year’s figures.
This sum includes provision for the navy and air force, for which no separate
heads are given. In addition to this amount the following sums have been
voted :—
Rials. £.
Conscription ... ... ... ... 400,000 (5,000)
Gendarmerie ... ... ... ... 25,678,400 (320,980)
Frontier guards ... ... ... 9,700,000 (121,250)
35,778,400 (447,230)
It will be seen, therefore, that the total military and semi-military expendi
ture amounts to 319,508,380 rials (£3,993,854), or approximately 24-9 per cent,
of the national income.
[990 m—1]

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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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