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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [226r] (451/807)
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
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April 9, 1940.
Section 4.
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SzV R. Bullard to Viscount Halifax—(Received April 9.)
^ HIS Maiesty’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. 6 for the period ending the
23rd March, 1940, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, March 27, 1940.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 6 for the Period ending March 23, 1940.
1 . The Imperial Family.
(i) ON the 15th March the sixty-third anniversary of the birthday of His
Imperial Majesty the Shah was celebrated throughout Iran. In Tehran a
banquet, followed by a soiree, was given at the Gulistan Palace on the invitation
of his Excellency M. Matin Daftari, the Prime Minister, and Mme Dattari, at
which their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess Fowzieh, the
Princess Shah Dakht Pahlavi and three of the younger Princes were present.
All foreign military attaches were invited to the banquet ™ u ^ 1 w
(ii) On the 20th March the Queen and Her Imperial Highness Shah Dukht
Pahlavi left Tehran by special train for Qum, whence they proceeded by car on
tour to Isfahan and Shiraz. , ^ ^ -d i
(Hi) On the 21st March (Iranian New Year s Day) at the Gulistan Palace
from 0800 hours till 1200 hours, His Imperial Majesty the Shah accompanied
bv the Crown Prince, received the congratulations and good wishes of othcial
delegations, both civil and military, and also those of the Diplomatic Corps.
The doven of the corps, his Excellency Mohammed Nowruz Khan, the Afghan
Ambassador, read a short address of good wishes for the New Year (1319) to
which the Shah replied in a voice scarcely above a whisper. The fehah then
walked round and shook hands with all members of the Diplomatic Corps. The
Crown Prince followed behind his august father, but neither smiled nor shook
hands nor spoke to anyone. The proceedings lasted only a few minutes.
2. Iranian Officials.
(i) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 26 of 1939, paragraph 3 ( 1 ) His
Excellency All Ashgar Hikmatt. Minister of the Interior (Military Attache s
Personalities No. Ill—Foreign Office Personalities, No. 99), has resigned owing
to continued ill-health. His resignation is a loss to the Imperial Government, as
he was reputed to be an energetic and capable Minister. ■
(li) M Reza Hikmatt (Military Attache’s Personalities No. llz—Foieign
Office Personalities, No. 100) has been appointed Governor of Kerman to fill an
existing vacancy. He was formerly Governor of \ezd from 1935 to 1936.
3. The Iranian Budget.
On the 3rd March the Minister of Finance, his Excellency Sarlashgar
(Major-General) Amir Khosrovi, introduced his first budget for the Iranian year
1319 (the 21st March, 1940-20th March, 1941). This the Majlis have now
passed.
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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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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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