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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [77v] (154/807)
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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4. Espionage.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 8 (current), paragraph 11. During the
period under review the Iranian press devoted several heated columns o o
recent espionage trial and spies and traitors in general. , ,
Each individual officer of the Tehran Garrison has received a printed order
from the Ministry of War calling attention to this espionage trial, and forbidding
them to discuss military subjects anywhere.
5. The Amiranian Oil Company.
Mr. F. G. Clapp, vice-director of the Amiranian Oil Company, accompanied
by geologists, again visited areas in the vicinity of Gomosh Tapeh (Gumish
Tapeh) and Naphte Lidjeh^ 1 ) approximately 3 kilom. from Gomosh Tapeh
(million sheet 15, square 3 C).
Both these places are situated north of Bundar Shah (million sheet 15,
square 4 B).
6. Communications.
Railways .—Reference Intelligence Summary No. 2 (current), paragraph 7.
A service of motor rail cars is now running three times weekly (Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays) between Tehran-Qum-Tehran. The distance by rail
is 180 kilom. and the journey takes approximately three-and-a-half hours.
Roads .—According to a press report, work has commenced on a new road
from Bundar Pahlevi to Astara (million sheet 9, square A 2) on the U.S.S.R.
frontier.
It is reported that the Directorate-General of the Turkish State Railways
has organised a regular motor coach and lorry service between Bazagird (Iran-
Turkish frontier) and Trebizond. Passengers, luggage, goods and merchandise
are carried at fixed rates.
7. Baluchistan Frontier: Iranian Survey.
It is understood that an Iranian survey party intend surveying the Iranian
border at Gorani, 80 miles south-east of Mirjawa, moving north-west. The com
mission will be headed by General Abdul Rezzak, who was a member of the East
Boundary Commission. The survey operations will continue to some date in May.
8. Refugees.
According to press reports a large number of refugees have recently arrived
in Bundar Pahlevi, and are being cared for by the local authorities. On the
7th April as many as 1,250 persons landed. The press are careful not to mention
who these refugees are and from whence they came. It is, however, known that
they are Iranian subjects who recently resided in Russia. This action is probably
being taken in retaliation for the expulsion of Russians from Iran during recent
months.
9. Italian Interests.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 8 (current), paragraph 7. It is learnt
from a consular source that the Italian naval visit did not create a favourable
impression either amongst the Iranian officials at Khurramshahr or the
townspeople.
10. Changes in Place Nomenclature.
The name of the Tehran suburb of Shah Abdul Azim (million sheet 9,
square D 1) has been officially changed to Shahr Rei. This suburb is built close
to the original site of the ancient city of Rei (Raghas) and contains the well known
shrine of Shah Abdul Azim.
The name of Ashraf (million sheet 15, square B 4) has been altered to
Behshahr.
11. The Crown Prince.
His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince continues his studies at the officers’
school in Tehran.
( x ) Presumably meant for Khwaja Nafas.
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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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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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