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Coll 28/97(2) ‘Persia; Diaries. Tehran Intelligence summaries. No 1 to 50 of 1946.’ [‎5v] (10/292)

The record is made up of 1 file (144 folios). It was created in 7 Mar 1946-14 Jan 1947. 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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Economic.
20. Stocks of wheat, flour and barley held in the Tehran silo on the
10th January are reported to have been approximately 46,000 tons, of which
barley accounts for 12,000 tons. Owing to the recent events in Azerbaijan
45,000 tons of cereals belonging to the Government have not been transported to
Tehran, and it has therefore been decided to suspend the sale of barley for the
time being. In addition to the stocks held 17 or 18 tons of wheat and barley are
delivered daily in Tehran from Government properties in the Kermanshah,
Hamadan and Qazvin areas. The daily consumption of cereals in Tehran, as
measured by issues made by the Tehran silo, is reported to be 170 tons, while the
bakers are said to bring a further 130 tons from other sources.
British Interests.
21. yarious Persian newspapers have reported the handing back of the
port of Khorramshahr to the Persian Government by the British military
authorities. This news is incorrect. It was the Persian naval base at
Khorramshahr which was handed back to the Persian military authorities (in
the absence of the Persian navy) on the 23rd December, 1945.
American Interests.
22. On the 8th January all Russian papers came out with a Tass agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
report to the effect that Mr. Rossow, the new American Consul in Tabriz, had met
Pishaveri the Prime Minister of the Azerbaijan National Government, had
expressed his pleasure at meeting him and, through him, tendered his greetings
to the new Azerbaijan Government. After some conversation on the subject of
future plans and recognition by the Persian Government, the consul is reported
to have promised every support to the new Government. The United States
Embassy in Tehran have denied any knowledge of any such call having been
paid and deny any statements regarding help from the United States
Government.
Belgian Interests.
23. His Excellency Count Antoine de Laubespin, the new Belgian Minister,
presented his letters of credence to His Imperial Majesty the Shah on the
12th January.
Tehran, \%th January, 1946.

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Typewritten and printed copies of weekly intelligence summaries, submitted by the Military Attaché at the British Embassy in Tehran. The reports cover: the affairs and activities of the Persian [Iranian] Government and the majlis, including statements, communiqués and declarations made by the Persian Prime Minister, Qawam us-Saltaneh [Qavām os-Saltaneh]; internal security in Iran and its various provinces, with a particular focus on the political unrest in Azerbaijan, in the wake of the Soviet army’s refusal to withdraw from Azerbaijan, and pro-Soviet sentiment in the region; Persian government appointments; the Persian army; reports in the Persian press, with a particular focus on the expression of anti-British sentiment in some publications; foreign interests in Persia, chiefly relating to Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America; notes on prominent Persian personalities.

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1 file (144 folios)
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The papers 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 146; 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.

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