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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [271v] (542/807)
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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4. Iranian A ir Force.
(i) The Ahwaz military aerodrome is to be doubled in size.
(ii) A new aerodrome is being constructed at Tabriz which will eventually
be taken over as the local military aerodrome.
5. Iranian State Railways.
(i) According to the press, engineers of the Railway Department have already ’ i
commenced the survey and pegging of the railway alignment in the vicinity of
Nishapur.
(ii) The distance between Semnan and Damghan is 136 kilom. 430. The
stations on this section of the line are as follows :—
Semnan 112-810
Mian Darreh 131-270
Ab-i-Garm ... ... ... ... ... 147-570
Guerdab 163-365
Haft Khan ... ... ... ... ... 178-530
Loristan 192-570
Banavar 205-303
Amravan 218-820
Surkh Deh 234-750
Damghan 249-230
Rafis are now being laid between Damghan and Shahrud.
( iu ) R€fereilce Intelligence Summary No. 23 (current), paragraph 5 (iii).
1 he following are corrections to the figures of oil supplies to the railways :—
Gas Oil. Supplies fluctuate largely, but the average monthly figure is
60.000 litres. Figure for October was 80,000 litres.
Lubricating Of/.—Average monthly figure for the last four months is
30 metric tons against the 50 metric tons now asked for.
/ ai - ^ £ hah has . orderecl a survey of a branch line from Shahi
(Aliabad) to Bandar Pahlevi. via Resht and the Caspian littoral.
6. British Interests.
(i) Reference^ tnteHigenc 6 Summary No. 23 (current), paragraph 6. The
case of Syed Ahf Shah has been settled. As a result of the efforts of His Maiestv’s
legation, his perms de sejour has been restored
(ii) Lieutenant-Colonel H. J. Underwood, Military Attache, carried out a
tour in Mazanderan from the 13th to the 17th November (both dates inclusive).
7. German Interests.
(i) Reference Intelligence Summary No. 23 (current), paragraph 9 (ii).
. mong recently arrived German officers aie Lieutenants Dermota and Franz
Mayer. Both are young and were attached to the Last Prussian Armoured
Division, which saw service in Poland and France. They are reported to be
members of Herr Hitler’s General Staff and are here app’aientlv on a special
Schenker& Co ^ Sh ° Wn ° n ^ Pay ' r0 “ ° f the Gl “ trails Port firm of
(ii) .As a result of Molotov’s recent visit to Berlin many Iranians are of
the opinion that Germany has abandoned them to the Soviets
(iii) It is stated that, as a result of the Bahrein air raid the Germans are
endeavouring to persuade the Imperial Government to take over the oil wells
from the British so that all danger of air attack on Abadan may be removed
In any case they state that it is “unneutral ” for Iran to allow the British
a belligerent, to control Iran’s oil. oumsn,
(iv) Three or four Iranian students, who have just returned from Germany
to the general surprise have brought pessimistic accounts of life there f 3 s
difficult to get, clothes almost impossible to buy, and many factories and
munities destroyed by R.A.F.. &c. ' ones and com-
8. Egyptian Interests.
. Majesty King I ai ^nk of Egypt has sent a christening o-jft to the
gold Sd wRhYewek 18 ° f 3 Sma11 within a
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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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