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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [196r] (391/807)
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).
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November 23. 1939.
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Section 1.
[E 7630/216/34]
Copy No. 1 i i
Sir II. Seymour to Viscount Halifax.—(Received November 23.)
(No. 359. 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. 22 for the period ending the
4th November, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, November 14, 1939.
Enclosure.
Intelligence Summary No. 22 for the Period ending November 4, 1939.
(Secret.)
1. The Shah.
(i) ON the 24th October His Imperial Majesty the Shah witnessed a mobile
anti-aircraft gun shoot at towed targets about 8 miles west of Tehran. Reliable
observers state that the shooting was accurate and much improved. In the
afternoon of the same day the Shah, accompanied by the Crown Prince, visited
Qila Murgha aerodrome to inspect the “Hurricane” fighter machine (see
Intelligence Summary No. 21 (current), paragraph 1). His Imperial Majesty
showed great interest and examined the machine thoroughly. After Mr. Rennell
(Hawker’s test pilot) had given an exhibition flight of short duration, the Shah
warmly congratulated him and suggested that he (Mr. Rennell) should take
service with the Iranian air force. The Shah was obviously pleased with the
machine, and expressed the hope that further “ Hurricane ” fighters could be
purchased.
(ii) On the 24th October His Imperial Majesty the Shah drove in State to
open the 12th session of the Majlis. The Diplomatic Corps were accommodated
in two boxes in the gallery of the Chamber, one being reserved for the
Democratic Powers, the other for the Axis Powers, the neutrals being divided
between both. The Shah, accompanied by the Crown Prince, entered the Chamber
at 0945 hours, and in an almost inaudible voice delivered the Speech from the
Throne, after which His Imperial Majesty left the Chamber and returned to the
Imperial Palace. The Speech from the throne is given in Appendix “ A ” to
this summary.
(iii) On the 27th October the Shah inspected the progress of work on the
new motor route to the Caspian via Ab-i-Ali-Ab-i-Garm (Larijan)-Amul
(million sheet No. 15, square A 4).
(iv) On the 2nd November His Imperial Majesty the Shah left for Gurgan
(Asterabad) to attend the Turkoman autumn races. The Shah travelled by train
to Semnan, and thence motored to Damghan-Shahrud and Gumbad-i-Kabus via
the new Shahrud-Gurgan motor route.
2. The Crown Prince.
(i) The 21st birthday of His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince was
celebrated throughout the country on the 27th October. The, Crown Prince held
a levee in the morning at the Abyaz Palace (an annex of the Gulistan Palace)
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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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- 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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