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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎51r] (101/807)

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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.
December 6 , 1937.
Section 1
[E 7166/560/34]
Copy No.
Mr. Seymour to Mr. Eden.—{Received December 6 .)
(No. 437.)
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. 23 for the period ending the
20 th November, compiled by the military attache to this Legation.
Tehran, November 20 , 1937.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 23 for the Period ending November 20, 1937.
1. The Shah.
Hls Im P er . ial Majesty the Shah, continuing his tour of Mazanderan and
Hilan, arrived in Pahlavi on the 15th November and returned to Tehran on the
18th November.
He was accompanied by the Crown Prince.
2 . Iranian Officials.
His Excellency Inayatullah Samiyi (P. in I., No. 187), Minister for Foreign
Affairs, an ived in Bagdad on an official visit on the 5 th November. He returned
to Tehran on the 11 th November.
3. A fghan Interests.
His Excellency 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. Ahmad Ali Khan, the new Afghan Ambassador to
Iran, arrived in Tehran on the 17th November.
4. Russian Interests.
The Soviet consulate at Kermanshah has remained closed since March of
this year. There is no news of its reopening.
5. Tribal.
(i) Kuhgilu and- Bamai .—Reference Intelligence Summary No. 22 (current),
paragraph 7, and Intelligence Summary No. 20 (current), paragraph 10 (ii). A
consular report from Shiraz states that no further casualties have been evacuated
to Shiraz. Ihe previous and almost astronomical estimate of the casualties is
now revised and stands at 600. Civil transport is no longer being requisitioned
Both Ardekan and Behbehan are reported to be quiet.
(ii) Baluchis. According to an official source there is likelihood of unrest
in that region, where the leaders of such normally differing tribes as Gamshadzai,
Yarmohamedzais and Reki are concocting, plans to create trouble.
6 . The Imperial Bank of Iran.
the manager of the Meshed branch recently received a circular signed by
the Uovernor-General of Khorasan to the effect that by orders of His Imperial
Majesty the Shah no “ institution” might in future engage any Iranian (other
than those of the menial class) without first obtaining sanction for his engagement
from the local head of police. It is thought that this circular may have been
intended for Iranian firms only and have been sent to the bank in error as the
head office m Tehran has not, as yet, received any such circular
[189 f— 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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