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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [285v] (570/807)
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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Married a daughter of Farman Farma in 1931. On special duty with the Haardt
Citroen Trans-Asiatic expedition in 1931. Acting head of the 4th Bureau at
Army Headquarters in 1932. Chief of 1st Bureau of Army Headquarters, 1940.
2. Hidayat, Karim. —Principal Medical Officer, Shiraz, 1928-32. Graduated
in France and was for some years attached as a doctor by the British in Shiraz.
Appointed Director of Medical Services in 1933, but was relieved soon after^*^^
owing, it is said, to the Shah thinking him lazy. Again appointed Principal
Medical Officer, Shiraz, in 1934. Is an excellent doctor and friendly.
3. Hidayat. — Trained in Qajar Military School. Speaks French and
English. Chief of 3rd Bureau. 40 years old.
4. Diba, Abdul Fath. —A member of the Tabatabai family of Tabriz.
Studied at Staff College in Russia. Cossack office] 1 . A chamberlain of Muzaffar-
ed-Din Shah when the latter was Crown Prince residing in Tabriz. Private
secretary to Mohammad Ali Shah before he came to the throne, and continued
in that post until 1909. An open enemy of the Nationalists. Governor of Resht
in 1915. Minister of War 1916-17. Governor of Kerman 1918-19. Minister
of the Interior 1920. Imprisoned by Syed Zia. Governor-General of Khorasan,
May 1924; resigned the next year owing to differences with the military
authorities. Has owned large properties near Tabriz, but has spent most of his
substance. Speaks French. In Army Court of Tribunal.
5. Amir Sardari. —Swedish-trained officer. Speaks French. About 42
years old. General Staff Officer, Army Headquarters.
6. Malik. —Gendarmerie. Chief Political Officer for the Navy and Air
Force. 42 years old. A member of the General Staff and a much trusted friend
of Zarghami (C.G.S.).
7. Aqevli, Farajullah. —Military Governor of Gilan in 1925. Military
Governor of Astarabad 1927. Military Governor of Khuzistan in August 1929,
but was recalled in 1932 on account, it is said, of partiality towards the tribes.
Appointed in 1932 Director-General of the Department of Registration and Civil
Status. Relieved of this appointment in 1934. Swedish-trained officer. Speaks
English and German. In the Ordnance Department of the General Staff.
8. Afkhami, Abdul Reza. —Born in Tehran 1885, a son of the late Sultan
Ali Khan Vazir-i-Afkham, chamberlain to Muzaffar-ed-Din Shah. Educated
in Persia and in a military college in Austria. Joined the gendarmerie in 1911,
and by 1921 had risen to the rank of colonel. Has been a staff officer for many
years, and is now (1936) head of the 2nd Bureau of the General Staff, with the
rank of Sartip. Served on Perso-Turkish Frontier Commission 1931. Accom
panied the Shah on his State visit to Turkey in June 1934. A pleasant fellow,
always ready for a joke. He gives the impression of being a competent soldier
not interested in politics. Speaks French well. In the Infantry Department of
the General Staff.
9. Kuyal, Sadiq. —Born in Tabriz about 1889. Educated in Persia and
Constantinople. Originally an artillery officer; but joined the gendarmerie in
1911. Was with the Turks when they approached Hamadan in 1916. Went to
Angora on a congratulatory mission in 1922 and remained there as military
attache till 1924. On the staff of the G.O.C., North-West Division, in 1924.
Chief of Police in 1929. In temporary command of the air force in 1931. Liaison
officer with the Iraq forces in the operations against Jaafar Sultan 1931-32.
Head of the Conscription Department 1934. Accompanied His Imperial Majesty
the Shah on his journey to Turkey in 1934. Has the Gallipoli Star. Intelligent
and loquacious; a brigadier-general in rank. Has a Turkish wife. Neither
studious nor professionally ambitious. Shows some interest in horse racing.
Speaks French.
10. Mahdevi. —Chief of TIntendance of the Army. Swedish-trained officer.
Speaks English. About 50. Director of Army Supplies.
11. Khusrovani, Ahmed. —Was in temporary command of the Air Force in
1931 during the occasions when General Ahmed Nakhchevan was suspended, and
again in 1937 when General Nakhchevan was appointed to the Ministry of War.
Promoted brigadier (Sartip) and placed in command of the Air Force 1939.
Capable but untrustworthy. Speaks French. About 45.
12. Naqdi, Ali Asghar. —Officiated as General Officer Commanding,
Khuzistan, 1929. Officer Commanding, 1st Infantry Brigade, Tehran Garrison,
1931. Officer Commanding 2nd Division, Tehran. Cossack officer. Speaks
Russian and French. Inspection Department of the General Staff.
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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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- 1 file (401 folios)
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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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