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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎38r] (75/807)

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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.
i -i % / a
September 13, 1937.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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Section 2.
[E 5352/560/34]
Copy No. Ij4
Mr. Seymour to Mr. Eden.—(Received September 13.)
(No. 341.)
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. 17 for the period ended the
28th August, 1937, compiled by the military attache to this Legation.
Tehran, August 28, 1937.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No.
Enclosure.
17 for the Period ending August 28, 1937.
1. Iranian Diplomatic Appointments, &c.
(i) His Excellency Samiyi (P. in I., No. 187), Minister for Foreign Affairs,
has left Tehran for Geneva to attend the September session of the League of
Nations.
(ii) His Excellency Khalil Fahimi (P. in I., No. 58), Iranian Ambassador in
Angora, who has been in Tehran for the past month, has returned to his post.
(iii) His Excellency Muzaffar Alam, Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Intesar (P. in I., No. 10), Iranian
Minister in Bagdad, who has been in Tehran for the past month, has returned
to his post.
(iv) Muhammad Taqi Nabavi, Muazid-ud-dowleh (P. in I., No. 139), has
been appointed Iranian Minister in Brussels.
(v) Nadir Arasteh (P. in I., No. 25), has been appointed Iranian Minister
in Berlin.
2. Iranian Officials.
(i) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 15 (current), paragraph 1 (iii),
Seyyid Mehdi Farrukh, Motassim-us-Saltaneh (P. in I., No. 60 (ii)), has been
appointed Director-General of the Department of Industries in place of Musa
Isfandiari, relieved. The latter only held the appointment for a fortnight.
It is rumoured that His Imperial Majesty the Shah, on the occasion of the
opening of the silk factory An East India Company trading post. (Intelligence Summary No. 16 (current), paragraph 1 ),
was displeased that the weaving portion of the machinery was not ready to
function and vented his anger on Musa Isfandiari. As he had only been appointed
a few days previously, his responsibility for the hitch cannot have been
very great.
(ii) Haji Amanullah Ardelan, Izz-ul-Mamalik (P. in I.,No. 25(i)), Governor-
General of Kerman, has been recalled to Tehran.
Ibrahim Alam, Amir Shaukat-ul-Mulk, has been appointed in his place.
3. French Interests.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 16 (current), paragraph 3. His Imperial
Majesty the Shah has bestowed the following decorations :—
(i) Senator Andre Honorat, Order of Humayun, 1 st Class.
(ii) His Excellency M. Albert Bodard, French Minister, Order of Humayun,
1st Class.
(iii) Professor Henri Masse, Order of Humayun, 3rd Class.
(iv) M. Claude Clarac, second secretary of Legation, Order of Humayun,
4th Class.

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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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