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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [172r] (343/807)
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
EASTERN (Persia).
CONFIDENTIAL.
[E 4459/216/34]
June 22, 1939.
Section 3.
Copy No.
Mr. Seymour to Viscount Halifax.—(Received June 22.)
(No. 197.)
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. 11 for the period ending the
3rd June, 1939, prepared by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, June 10. 1939.
Intelligence Summary No. 11 for the Period ending June 3, 1939.
(Secret.)
1. The Shah.
HIS Imperial Majesty the Shah and the Imperial family are now in residence
at the summer palace at Saadabad. The Shah has recently carried out surprise
visits to the Doshantappeh aircraft
factory
An East India Company trading post.
, machine-gun
factory
An East India Company trading post.
and other public
works in the capital.
2. The Crown Prince and Princess.
On the 23rd May their Imperial Highnesses visited the Girls’ School of
Domestic Science. On the 25th May the National Museum, where they were
shown round by Professor Godard (French National), Director of Archeology.
On the 26th May, together with other members of the Royal family, they attended
the final spring meeting of the Iranian Jockey Club at Jalalieh Race Course.
3. Iranian Officials.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 1 (current), paragraph 11.
(i) On the 27th May His Excellency M. Anushirwan Sipahbudi (Military
Attache’s Personalities, No. 282), Iranian Minister in Paris, left Tehran to
resume his duties.
(ii) His Excellency M. Mustafa Adi (Mansur-us-Saltaneh) (Military
Attache’s Personalities, No. 1; Foreign Office Personalities, No. 4), who was
appointed Iranian Minister to Rome in July 1938, officially represented Iran at
the 105th meeting of the League of Nations at Geneva on the 22nd May.
4. Civil Aviation.
A national flying club, with headquarters in Tehran, has been founded.
Articles on this subject have been published in the press for some time past stating
that His Imperial Majesty the Shah is very interested and wishes such clubs to
be organised. The importance and necessity of flying clubs is stressed for building
up a reserve of pilots and training the nation to become air-minded.
The Iranian Ambassador to Turkey has recently been closely inspecting
Turkish flying clubs. Gliding, parachute jumping and aerobatics have been
demonstrated to him and a flight of aeroplanes piloted by Turkish women pilots
under the command of Sabiban Gokcen, adopted daughter of the late Kemal
Ataturk, also gave an exhibition of flying. A full report of this has appeared in
the Iranian press.
5. The Majlis.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 10 (current), paragraph 3. The Census
Amending Bill has passed its second reading. During the debates the Minister
[630 y—3]
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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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