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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [104v] (208/807)
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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cession for the working of the Anarak mining area (million sheet No. 16,
square B 2 ). No reason is given for this action. A member of the German
Legation claims that the German Government is not disturbed about this, as
Germany was only interested in nickel. Actually, very little of this metal hap-*^
been mined at Anarak to date; besides, the transport of the ore is very costly aniG~'
on the whole the proposition is not a paying one.
(ii) Colonel Hans Rohde, German military and air attache at Angora,
arrived in Tehran on the 6 th August. He is also accredited to Athens. He
expects to remain a month in the capital.
7. The Iranian Army.
(i) A consular report states that a new regiment, strength about 650, is
being formed at Khwash (Mekran). This may be a new camelry regiment.
(ii) His Imperial Majesty the Shah has given instructions to the Minister of
War that no foreign military attaches are to attend the manoeuvres of the central
garrison which are to be held during September.
(iii) Tenders were called for in the press recently for the repair of 140 sliding-
door garages for A.F.V.’s and motor transport belonging to the 2nd Division.
These garages are at Eshratabad barracks about 2 miles north-west of Tehran.
(iv) An unconfirmed but fairly reliable report states that the Ministry of
War are negotiating with Germany for the purchase of further artillery. The
order is said to be for fifty 4-gun batteries of mountain guns and fifty 4-gun
batteries of anti-aircraft guns of the “ pom-pom ” type.
(v) The artillery ammunition reserve supplies for Bofors and Skoda guns in
the country are reported to be approximately 1,000 rounds per gun.
8 . The Iranian A ir Force.
(i) A course in aerial navigation is being held at Mehrabad military aero
drome. This is a subject of which the large majority of Iranian pilots are
totallv ignorant.
(ii) Orders have been placed in Germany for the supply of an unknown
number of motor vehicles fitted with searchlight equipment for flood-lighting
aerodromes at night. Instruction in night flying for pilots of the Iranian air
force is said to be commencing shortly.
9. Boy Scouts.
. (i) His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince, Chief Scout of Iran, visited the
scout camp at Manzrieh near Tehran on Tuesday, the 23rd August. A display
of gymnastic exercises and scout-craft was given.
(ii) The boy scouts and girl guides of Tehran are, on the whole, well and
correctly turned'out in khaki and green uniforms respectively.
10. Civil Aviation.
(i) According to press reports the Iraqi Government have purchased three of
the latest type of passenger aircraft, each carrying six passengers. These air
craft will be used on a regular weekly air service between Bagdad-Kermanshah-
Tehran and vice versa by the Iraq Air Union Company. It is stated that this
service will commence in the autumn.
(ii) The Iranian Government propose to enlarge the present landing ground
at Hamadan (million sheet No. 9, square A 2). Its present dimensions are 40,000
square metres, which are to be enlarged to 100,000 square metres. Special runways
are to be constructed so that the landing ground can be used all the year round.
11. Railways—Qishlaq {Garmsar)-Semnan Branch.
(i) The work on this branch line is progressing satisfactorily : the first lot has
been completed and 9,000 workmen are engaged on the remaining lots. This
branch line is expected to be open by March 1939.
(ii) An order has been secured by a German firm to supply spare parts and
brakes for the rolling-stock of the Trans-Iranian Railway. The value of the
order is said to be in the region of £40,000. The firm insists that payment shall
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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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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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