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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [124r] (247/807)
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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
PERSIA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[E 7447/167/34] Copy No. i|3
Mr. Seymour to Viscount Halifax.—{Received December 12.)
(No. 369. Secret.)
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. 24 for the period ending the
19th November, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, November 22 , 1938.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 24 for the period ending November 19, 1938.
1 . The Shah.
HIS Imperial Majesty the Shah, accompanied by the Crown Prince, after
attending the Annual Turkoman Race Meeting on the 31st October at Dasht
Gurgan, has been carrying out a detailed and thorough inspection of factories,
schools, harbours and other public works in the Provinces of Mazanderan and
Gilan. Among the towns visited were Sari, Babul, Babul Sar, Rasht and Bandar
Pahlavi.
The Royal party are still on tour.
2 . The Royal Engagement.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 15 (current), paragraph 2. As
generally expected, a special law was introduced in the Majlis and unanimously
passed supplementing article 37 of the Constitutional Law of the Empire. This
law reads as follows :—
“ The eldest son, if born of a Iranian mother, shall be heir apparent to
the Throne. In the event of the Shah having no son, the heir to the Throne
shall be designated by His Imperial Majesty subject to the approval of the
Majlis. No member of the Qajar family can, however, be so designated.”
The Minister of Justice, introducing the new law, spoke of the Constitutional *
Law being a set of principles couched in general terms. He went on to say that
the intention of the Constitutional Law was that the mother of the future heir
apparent should have acquired her title to be an Iranian, not by the mere fact of
her marriage with the ruler but by one of the ‘ ‘ essential ’ ’ (being born of an
Iranian father or born on Iranian soil) or “ accessory ” (by marriage) means
envisaged by the Civil Code.
In the case, however, of the future Queen (Princess Fowzieh of Egypt) it
was not considered sufficient that she should acquire Iranian nationality in one
of the ways open to everybody under the Civil Code and for this reason provision
for an Imperial decree, subject to the approval of the Majlis, had now been
included in the Constitutional Law.
3. Death of the Turkish President.
The news of the death of Ataturk had not been unexpected, as his recent
severe attacks of illness had been fully reported. The Iranian press devote long
articles in praise of the late President, describing in detail his life, works and
genius.
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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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