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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎40r] (79/807)

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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.
October 5, 1937.
Section 1.
[E 5797/560/34] Copy No. /( J 4
Mr. Seymour to Mr. Eden.—(Received October 5.)
(No. 361.)
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. 18 for the period ended the
11 th September, 1937, compiled by the military attache to this Legation.
Tehran, September 11, 1937.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 18 for the Period ending September 11 , 1937.
1. The Shah.
HIS Imperial Majesty the Shah moved to Tehran from his summer palace
of Saadabad on the 9th September.
An official denial has been made in the Iranian press of the truth of a Bagdad
report that His Imperial Majesty intended to visit Iraq in March 1938.
2. The Majlis.
The eleventh session of the Majlis was opened in State by His Imperial
Majesty the Shah on the 11 th September.
His speech, in which he made very brief reference to external and internal
affairs, was much shorter than on the previous occasion. His Imperial Majesty
appeared to be in the best of health. He was accompanied by the Crown Prince.
3. Iranian Officials.
(i) Muwassaqi has been appointed acting Governor of Western Azerbaijan
in place of Farrukh. Of Muwassaqi little is known except that he once officiated
as Director of the Trade Department.
(ii) Abul F'ath Doulatshahi (P. in I., No. 56) (i) has been recalled from his
post of Governor-General of Ears and Ibrahim Alam (Amir Shaukat-ul-Mulk) has
been appointed in his place.
(iii) Qasim Sur (P. in I., No. 208), Governor of Isfahan, has been appointed
Governor-General of Kerman. The appointment of Ibrahim Alam to that post
(reported in Intelligence Summary No. 17) has been cancelled.
4. Tribal.
A Khuzistan consular report states that the unrest among the Bamai section
of the Khuzistan tribes continues. It is rumoured that the rebels have been
reinforced by 150 Bakhtiaris. They have fled to the mountains with the military
in pursuit.
5. Obituary.
On the 3rd September, in Angora, Farrukh Khan Braghon (P. in L, No. 49).
6 . Civil Aviation.
(i) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 17 (current), paragraph 4 (ii) :
The Polish Minister in Tehran denies the truth of this report and says that the
presence in Bagdad of a Pole who is trying to sell light aeroplanes for private
flying has probably given rise to the rumour.
[139 e—X]

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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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