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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [17r] (33/807)
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 pF HIS BBITANNIC MAJESTY^ GOVERNMENT
PERSIA.
May 10, 1937.
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 3.
Copy No. H
[E 2571/560/34]
Mr. Seymour to Mr. Eden.—{Received May 10.)
(No. 160.)
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. 8 for the period ended the
24th April, compiled by His Maiesty’s consul, acting for the military attache to
this Legation.
Tehran, April 25, 1937.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 8 for the Period ending April 24, 1937.
1. British Interests.
(i) Mr. H. J. SEYMOUR. C.M.G., C.V.O., presented his new letters of
credence to His Imperial Majesty the Shah on the 22nd April.
(ii) Captain A. Poland, D.S.O., R.N., Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
accompanied by Lieutenant-Commander A. H. Thorold, arrived in Tehran on the
17th April as guests of His Majesty’s Minister. They left on the 22nd April.
2. Coronation—Iranian Representatives.
The following are the names of members of the Iranian delegation to attend
the Coronation of His Majesty The King :—
His Excellency Hassan Esfandiary, President of the Majlis.
Member of the delegation: His Excellency Abdullah Bahramy, Iranian
Minister at Berne and permanent delegate at the League of Nations.
Secretary to the delegation : Hussein Ali Gharagozlou, Protocol Department
of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
3. Iranian Officials.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 2 (current), paragraph 2. His
Excellency Hussain Ala, C.M.G., Muin-ul-Vizareh (“ P. in L,” No. 9), until
recently president of the committee for the control of Government monopoly
companies, has been appointed Director-General of Commerce.
(ii) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 1 (current), paragraph 2 (ii). Abul
Qasim Farouhar ( ;c P. in I.,” No. 60 (i)), until recently Iranian Minister in
Paris, has been appointed Director of the Legal Section of the Ministry for
Foreign Affairs.
4. Iranian-Turkish Conventions.
The negotiations which have been proceeding for some considerable time
between the Iranian and Turkish Governments have terminated and the following
conventions between the two countries were signed at Tehran on the
22nd April : —
(i) Establishment Convention.
(ii) Convention relating to the security of the frontier zone and the
settlement of all incidents and conflicts occurring in that zone.
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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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- front, front-i, 2r:113v, 115r:123v, 125r:139r, 140r:143v, 145r:148v, 150r:197r, 198v:243r, 244r:309v, 311r:348r, 349r:403v, back
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