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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎26r] (51/807)

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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
PERSIA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
f P 7-.
4, 4 -] 4 > June 21, 1937.
1957 J
Section 1.
[E 3361/560/34]
Copy No.
Mr. Seymour to Mr. Eden.—{Received June 21.)
(No. 207.)
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. 11, for the period ending the
5th June, 1937, compiled by the military attache to this Legation.
Tehran, June 5, 1937.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 11 for the Period ending June 5, 1937.
1. French Interests.
His Excellency M. Bodard, French Minister to Iran, was received in audience
by His Imperial Majesty the Shah on the 2nd June and presented his letters of
credence.
2. Italian Interests.
(i) His Excellency M. le Commandeur Luigi Petrucci, Italian Minister to
Iran, was received in audience by His Imperial Majesty the Shah on the 2nd June
and presented his letters of credence.
(ii) An Italian named T. Pastori has visited recently Bushire and Bandar
Abbas. The object of his visit was, he said, the recruitment of Iranian labour
for Eritrea. Estimates of the labour available were given to him by the Governor
of Bandar Abbas, who also said that no recruitment could take place without
reference to the capital. In some quarters these enquiries are thought to be
merely a cover for other activities possibly connected with oil on the Arab side
of the Gulf.
3. Danish Interests.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 23 of 1936, paragraph 4. Dr. Blegvad
has completed his preliminary survey. Some 120 varieties of fish have been
caught, and his proposal to start a small factory An East India Company trading post. at Bandar Abbas at a cost of
£5,000 is said to have been favourably received by the Shah at an audience
granted to Dr. Blegvad in Bushire early in April prior to the doctor’s return
to Denmark.
4. Obituary.
Yahya Qaragozlu, Ittimad-ud-Dowleh (P. in I. No. 168), on the 31st May.
5. Anglo-lranian Oil Company.
Mr. E. N. O. Elkington, general manager, Abadan, has proceeded to the
United Kingdom on retirement.
6. Communications.
Roads .—Preliminary surveys of two road projects in the Ahwaz district have
been made. They are as follows:—
(i) Ahwaz-Qaleh Ghadin-Yusuf abad - Seiyid Tahir - Kharabad - Jargeh
Seiyid Ali-Abu Numsizeh-Khaffajiyeh-Bustan-Fakeh (Iraq frontier).
(ii) Ahwaz-Haft Khel-Sartuk-Alkhorshid-Qaleh Tul-Izeh (Kalamir).
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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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