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15. Polish Interests.
A note on certain wireless apparatus handed over by the Poles to the French
Military Attache in Tehran in October 1939 is given as an appendix(') to this
summary.
16. Danish Interests.
A contract was signed in August 1939 between the Imperial Government and
the Danish firm S.A. Altas Maskinfabrik (agent in Iran, M. Storch Nielsen) for
the supply of machinery and installation of a meat and vegetable canning plant
at Shahi (total value = 1 million kroner). The Imperial Government undertook
to build the factory An East India Company trading post. , which is now completed. The machinery has arrived and the
factory An East India Company trading post. is expected to be in production in January 1941. The maximum output
aimed at is about 8 tons per diem. Several Danish experts have been engaged
on contract for a period of three years.
17. Census.
The result of the census of Meshed up to a radius of 6 kilom. carried out
83,995 } Total 176 ’ 471
42,284
18. Commerce.
According to the Iranian press, large quantities of sugar, both granulated
and lump, have been imported to ensure that there is no shortage of this commodity
in Iran for the next two years. The figures given are as follows :—
Tons.
March 1938-March 1939 92,895
March 1939-September 1939 ... ... ... ... 54,564
September 1939-March 1940 ... ... ... ... 41,843
March 1940-September 1940 (cleared) ... ... 41,621
In customs storehouses September 22, 1940 ... ... 40,742
19. Coal Mining Develo'pment.
The coal-producing areas nearest to Tehran lie about 35 kilometres due
north in the valleys of the Elburz Mountains, roughly extending from
Mount Damavend (16 A.A. 1) through the villages of Lar-Abnak (8 P.C. 4)-
Zaigun (9 N.C. 1)-Lalun (9 M.C. 1)-Shimshak-Nisa (8 P.B. 4) to the Chalus Road.
The German firm of Ferrostahl have, in spite of high tenders, been awarded
the exclusive contract for the development of this area, which is of urgent
necessity in view of the construction of the blast furnaces at Kerej, and the
increased industrialisation of the Tehran area.
A cable aerial railway is to be constructed linking the coal areas with
Tehran. The main power station will be at Fasham. The three branches of the
cable aerial railway will be as follows :—
(1) Zaigun to Ear.
(2) Zaigun to Fitchal-Shimshak.
(3) Zaigun-Fasham-Tehran (village of Jawadieh) near the Tehran-Firuzkuh
main road.
Later on Shimshak will be linked with the Chalus Road via Nisa.
Roads and bridges in the area are now being rapidly constructed in readiness
for the arrival of vast quantities of electric and transporter plant. The cable
railway is to be two-way and of the latest construction.
20. Lighthouses in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
(i) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 22 (current), paragraph 4. The
inauguration ceremony of the lighthouse at the west end of the Bushire aerodrome
on the 1st November is as follows :—
Men
Women
Families ... ...
(') Not printed.