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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [164v] (328/807)
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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5. The Iranian A rmy.
It is reported from a reliable Czech source that the Iranian army authorities
are carrying out trials with a new type of armoured vehicle called the R.y.
huilt by the Czecho-Moravska Company. Details of this vehicle are lacking,
but it is reported as having a cross-country speed of 70 kilom. per hour. Twenty
of this type of car have been ordered and will be delivered within the next two
or three months.
6. French Interests.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 7 (current), paragraph 7. After three
months’ imprisonment M. Mathis has been released. It is reported that General
Weygand during his audience with His Imperial Majesty the Shah asked for his
pardon. M. Mathis states that he was well treated in prison and has no complaint
to make against the Iranian authorities. He expects to return to France shortly.
7. German Interests.
Dr. Franz F. Schmidt-Dumont, German press attache, gave a luncheon party
on the 27th April to representatives of the Iranian press and to foreign journalists
and press photographers present in Tehran for the wedding celebrations. It is
interesting to note that the German press was represented by five prominent
newspapers and news agencies.
8. The Saculabad Pact.
On the 28th and 29th April representatives of the four signatory Powers met
in Tehran under the chairmanship of Mr. Alam, Iranian Minister for Foreign
Affairs, for the third general meeting. A communique was issued after the
meetings, which stated that, among other subjects, the present international
situation had been fully examined and that there was unanimity of view among
the delegations. The next meeting will take place at Kabul. The chief
representatives were as follows : —
Iran—
Mr. Muzaffar Alam : Iranian Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Bagher Kazemi : Iranian Ambassador at Kabul.
Dr. Javad Ameri : Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Turkey—
M. Rana Tarhan : Minister of Customs and Monopolies.
M. Enis Akaygan : Turkish Ambassador at Tehran.
Afghanistan—
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Ali Mohammad Khan : Minister for Foreign Affairs.
M. Mohammad Noruz Khan : Afghan Ambassador at Tehran.
Iraq—
Rashid Khodja : Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs.
9. Turkish Interests.
The seven “ Vultee” aircraft of the Turkish air force which had participated
at the Royal wedding celebrations met with disaster after leaving Tehran on
the 28th April on their homeward journey.
The return flight to Turkey had been delayed since the 26th April on account
of adverse weather reports. Despite advice to the contrary, which the Iranian
air force state they gave, the Turkish aircraft took off.
In the vicinity of Tabriz they met a violent storm with thick mist. One of
the machines managed to reach Diarbekr (Turkey). One made a forced landing
at Namin (degree sheet No. 8 B, square B 3), and two other machines at Tabriz.
One machine returned to Tehran and the remaining two crashed at Kangarlou
and Meskhin (Khiav) (degree sheet No. 1 N, square C 3). The pilots of both these
machines were killed, the remaining occupants being injured.
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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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- front, front-i, 2r:113v, 115r:123v, 125r:139r, 140r:143v, 145r:148v, 150r:197r, 198v:243r, 244r:309v, 311r:348r, 349r:403v, back
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