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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [192r] (383/807)
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).
October 28. 1939.
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 1.
[E 7222/216/34]
Copy No. 1 i. 7
Sir H. Seymour to Viscount Halifax.—{Received October 28.)
(No. 331. 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. 20 for the period ending the
7th October, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran. October 16, 1939.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 20 [sic] for the Period ending October 7, 1939.
1. The Shah.
ON the 25th September, 1939, His Imperial Majesty the Shah, accompanied
by His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince, visited the officers’ school at Tehran
for the “passing out” ceremony of the senior-term cadets. The Shah was
received by the Commandant Sarlashgar (Major-General) N azdan Panah
(Military Attache’s Personalities, No. 301; Foreign Office Personalities, No. 212).
In his report the commandant mentioned that although the school had no foreign
military instructors the results were even better than in previous years. The
Shah, before presenting the cadets with their commissions and prizes, gave a very
brief address of congratulations and encouragement.
2. British Interests.
Lieutenant-Colonel H. J. Underwood, Military Attache, left Tehran for
Bagdad on the 9th October to attend a special conference.
3. Broadcasting.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 14 (current), paragraph 8. It is
reported that the date for the submission of tenders has been postponed and
it is expected that, owing to the international situation, the quantities to be
purchased will be much reduced.
The transmitters under construction are to operate on one medium-wave
length (335 • 2 metres) and on short waves principally on 30 • 99 and 48 • 47 metres,
but thev will probably use various frequencies and not as previously stated.
The medium-wave broadcast is intended to be used in connexion with the
recently established Department for the Orientation of Public Opinion foi
listeners within the country only, and the idea is to sell as many suitable small
sets as possible in order to reach the maximum number of listeners.
4. Iranian Officials.
On the 24th September, by order of the Shah, the two daughters of his
Excellency Ibrahim Qawam (Qawan-ul-Mulk) (Military Attache s Personalities.
No 231 •' Foreign Office Personalities, No. 167) were married respectively to
Dr. Abul Qasim Nafisi, son of Dr. Moadeb (All Ashgar) Nafisi (Military
Attache’s Personalities. No. 189; Foreign Office Personalities, No. 140), and to
M. Assadullah Alam, son of Ibrahim Alam, Minister of Posts and Telegraphs.
5. U.S.S.R. Interests.
(i) On the 27th September his Excellency M. Filimenov, the new Soviet
Ambassador, presented his letters of credence to His Imperial Majesty the Shah
at the Gulistan Palace on the 27th September.
[730 ee—1]
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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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