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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [189v] (378/807)
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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(iv) Miss A. Lambton, daughter of the Hon. G. Lambton, has been appointed
•press attache at His Majesty’s Legation.
(v) Captain P. G. B. McNalty, 2nd Royal Lancers (Gardner’s Horse), left
Shiraz for India during the period under review on termination of language duty
in Iran. J[
4. Egyptian Interests.
(i) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 16 (current), paragraph 9. The
Egyptian mission headed by his Excellency Hassanein
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
left for Egypt on
the 11th September as secretly as it came. It is thought that the mission brought
a friendly and personal letter to the Shah from King Farouk minimising the
alleged Egyptian press attacks on Iran and inviting the Shah to make a State
visit to Cairo. Conversations were also held on the subject of the Crown
Princess’s dowry.
(ii) His Excellency Yusaf Zulfikar
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, the Egyptian Ambassador and
father of the Queen of Egypt, left Tehran for Cairo on the 23rd September. His
departure has not been mentioned in the Iranian press. The ambassador stated
that he had been recalled by King Farouk and that he himself would not return
to Iran, for which he was profoundly thankful. The embassy will be in charge
of a charge d’affaires.
5. U.S.S.R. Interests.
(j) O n the 15th September a new Soviet Ambassador, his Excellency
M. Filiminov, formerly Commissar of Railways, arrived in Tehran. He was
accompanied by a staff, which included a first secretary, two second secretaries
and two attaches.
(ii) It is reported by travellers that the railway is being doubled between
Rostov-on-the-Dom and Baku and the bridges so widened that the permanent way
could be quadrupled when necessary.
6. The Majlis.
On the 20th September, 1939, the eleventh session of the Majlis was formally
^ In his valedict0I 7 speech to the Deputies, his Excellency Mahmud Jam
(Mudir-ul-Mulk), I rime Minister, congratulated the eleventh session on their
work and recalled the various important measures they had passed. He announced
that the twelfth session of the Majlis would be summoned within a period of
one month. r
7. Education.
Lanian students in Europe have been ordered to rendezvous in Switzer
land, f rom whence they are to return to Iran via Istanbul.
8. The War.
On the outbreak of war an official communique, signed by the Prime Minister
was issued declaring the Imperial Iranian Government’s decision to remain
neutral and to strictly guard its neutrality. This was closelv followed by a public
notice issued by the Ministry of the Interior forbidding foreigners from conduct
or speech prejudicial to Iran’s declared neutrality.
Iianian subjects have been forbidden to discuss the war with foreigners
The change in Russian policy has caused acute apprehension. Strenuous
efforts are being made to renew the Irano-Soviet Trade Agreement and it is
anticipated that some agreement between the two countries will be concluded
shortly which may include Germany.
The Irano-Soviet Caucasian frontier has been strongly reinforced by the
3rd and 4th Divisions and certain units from the 1st and 2nd Divisions' All
Iraqi frontier posts have been reinforced.
The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company’s (South Iranian) oilfields area is being
guarded by the Police Department against sabotage. 6
9. The Iranian A rmy.
(i) I he annual manoeuvres of the 1st and 2nd Divisions (Tehran Garrison!
was held at Kerej (million sheet No. 9, square Cl), about 40 kilom. west of
Tehran from the 16th to the 19th September. His Majesty the Shah, accom-
panied by the Grown Prince, were present for the whole period. The Turkish
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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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