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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎64r] (127/807)

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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.
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February 21, 1938.
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 2.
[E 969/167/34]
Copy No.
(N 33) ^ e y m0ur M r - Eden. — (Received, February 21.)
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. 3 for the period ending the
29th January, compiled by the military attache to this Embassy.
Tehran, January 29, 1938.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 3 for the Period ending January 29. 1938.
1. Iranian Officials.
(i) General Hushmand, Director of Registration and Civil Status, and
Dr. Husain Bahrami, Ahya-us-Saltaneh (Military Attache’s Personalities,
No. 42 (i), and Foreign Office Personalities, No. 48), acting chief of the Tehran
municipality, have exchanged appointments.
(ii) Jawad Ameri (Military Attache’s Personalities, No. 18 (i), and Foreign
Office Personalities, No. 13), Director-General of the Ministry of Justice, has been
appointed Director of the Department of Jurisprudence in the Ministry for
Foreign Affairs.
(iii) Shayesteh (Military Attache’s Personalities, No. 202, and Foreign
Office Personalities, No. 190) has been appointed Director of the Department of
Information and Translation in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
2. Trade.
Two commercial firms, the Societe irano-tchecoslovaque and the Societe
anonyme Kala-Iran, have agreed to exhibit Iranian goods at the forthcomino-
International Fair at Prague. ‘
3. Industry.
Reference Intelligence Summarv No. 25 of 1937, paragraph 9 the
committee of enquiry appointed to investigate the affairs of the tobacco factory An East India Company trading post.
has found nothing which reflects against the honesty or efficiency of
Dr. Friedheb. He has been granted two months’ sick leave, during which period
he is to visit Scandinavia with samples of Iranian tobacco. It is rumoured that
some of the British and German factory An East India Company trading post. foremen are to receive notice shortlv.
4. Banks.
The name of the Bank-i-Pahlevi has been changed to Bank-i-Sepah.
5. Floods.
The river overflowed its banks at Qasr-i-Shirin recently and caused consider
able damage to the low-lying parts of the town.
6. Earthquakes.
shocks were reported from Ushnuyieh (Million Sheet
14th January and from Shiraz on the 22nd January
[239 x—2]
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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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