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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [184r] (367/807)
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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CONFIDENTIAL.
IOXQ
[E 6455/216/34]
Copy No.
ifr. Seymour to Viscount Halifax.—(Received September 13.)
(No. 288. 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. 17 for the period ending the
26th August compiled by the acting military attache to this legation.
Tehran, September 2, 1939.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 17 for the Period ending August 26, 1939.
1. The Shah.
IT is expected that His Imperial Majesty the Shah and the Imperial family
will move to Tehran from their summer palace of Saadabad within the next few
days.
2. The European Crisis.
There is no truth in a rumour which has been circulated in Tehran that
orders have been issued for the mobilisation of the Iranian army. No special
measures have been taken by the Iranian Government in this direction.
A report that the retention with, or the return to, the colours of conscripts
who have completed their recognised period of training is entirely lacking
confirmation.
3. The Iranian Army.
(i) A demonstration of anti-aircraft gunnery with live shell was given in
the presence of His Imperial Majesty the Shah and the Crown Prince during the
afternoon of the 14th August in the vicinity of Tajrish (degree sheet No. 9 M,
square 1 J). It is reported that the Shah was pleased with the display.
(ii) Work on the construction of a small barrack at Mehran (Kaleh Saifi)
(degree sheet 2 K, square A 4) has been completed.
(iii) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 12 (current), paragraph 5 (i).
Messrs Bofors, of Sweden, have secured the order for the supply of fifty four-gun
batteries—75 mm. mountain artillery.
4. The Trans-Iranian Railway.
It is reported in the press that a sum of 680 million rials (£8^ million) has
been allotted for railway construction for the Iranian year 1318 (21st March,
1939-20th March, 1940).'
5. Cholera Outbreak.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 14 (current), paragraph 13. A consular
report states that the cholera epidemic appears to be under control and the
isolation of the area by a military cordon to have succeeded in preventing its
spread beyond Seistan. Approximately 350 deaths have taken place, but only
three have been recorded in Zabul itself since the 15th July. Traffic throughout
East Iran has been disorganised owing to the cholera scare and much unnecessary
inconvenience has been caused to travellers.
[705 n—2]
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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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