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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [155r] (309/807)
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
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CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 1.
[E 2666/216/34]
Copy No. 1 I o
Mr. Seymour to Viscount Halifax .— (Received April 1:2.)
(No. 92.)
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. 6 for the period ending the
25th March, 1939, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, March 31, 1939.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 6 for the Period ending March 25, 1939.
1. The Shah.
(i) ON the 13th March His Imperial Majesty the Shah returned to the capital
from his tour in Khuzistan. Whilst there he visited public works, railway and
port administration buildings, &c., both in Ahwaz and Bandar Shahpur. It is
understood that the Shah took the opportunity of acquiring land on the right
bank of the Karun River, near Ahwaz, for the erection of a palace.
(ii) The 15th March, the 61st anniversary of the birthday of the Shah, was
celebrated throughout Iran. According to the official press His Majesty was
born on the 15th March, 1878, near Alasht (District of Sawad Kuh), of a noble
family of warriors. In the evening a banquet, followed by a soiree, was given
by his Excellency M. Mahmud Jam, the Prime Minister, and Mme. Jam at the
Gulistan Palace in honour of the occasion.
(iii) On the 22nd March (New Year’s Day) His Imperial Majesty received
in audience at the Gulistan Palace from 8-00 hours till noon various official
delegations and the Diplomatic Corps, who offered their congratulations and good
wishes. The Diplomatic Corps were received in the Salle des Brilliants. The
Turkish Ambassador, doyen of the corps, read a short speech of congratulation
in Persian, to which the Shah replied in a voice scarcely audible. The Shah,
accompanied by the Foreign Minister, walked round and listened to the heads of
each mission tender their respective country’s congratulations. The Shah then
shook hands with members of each mission.
His Majesty appeared to be tired and bored with the whole proceedings, but
was in good humour.
2. The Crown Prince.
(i) The marriage contract between His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince
and Her Royal Highness Princess Fouzieh of Egypt was signed at the Abdin
Palace in Cairo on the 15th March. The ceremony, which is reported in the press
as being very simple, was in accordance with Islamic Law. The only persons
present besides His Majesty King Farouk of Egypt and the Crown Prince were
Sheikh Mustafa-el-Moraghi, Rector of El Azhar University; their Excellencies
Zulfakar
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
; Morad
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
: Dr. Matin Daftari (Iranian Minister of Justice)
and Dr. Moadeh Nafisi (Grand Maitre de la Maison Civile of the Crown Prince).
The contract of marriage was written and signed on specially-prepared durable
parchment. A further marriage ceremony will take place in Tehran on the return
of the Crown Prince and Princess.
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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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