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Coll 28/97(2) ‘Persia; Diaries. Tehran Intelligence summaries. No 1 to 50 of 1946.’ [‎13r] (25/292)

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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PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
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February 26, 1946.
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Military A ttache’s Intelligence Summary No. 6, Secret, for the Period
Srcl February to \0th February, 1946 .—{Communicated in Tehran Despatch
No. 49 of V2th February; Received 26f/f February.)
Persian Affairs.
Political.
QAWAM-US-SALTANEH informed the Oriental Counsellor of His
Majesty’s Embassy that he intends to go to Moscow himself but only for a short
time.” either to introduce his delegation and leave them to their discussions or,
at the end of the discussions, to sign any agreement reached. Qawam-us-Saltaneh
would not appear to realise that getting into the bear s den is easier than getting
out and that, once in Moscow, apart from the physical difficulties of air travel,
the Russians will certainly try to keep him there and maintain pressure upon
him, as their nominee and chief hope, to extract from the Persian delegation as
many of their demands as possible. Such were thought to be : (i) an oil con
cession; (ii) the cancellation of the recent law to postpone the Majlis elections;
(iii) the recognition of the Azerbaijan National Government; (iv) a general
amnesty of all Democrats, Kurds, &c., who took part in the recent independence
movement. There is a real danger that Qawam, realising the storm which would
arise, not only in Persia but in the U.N.O., from acceding to such demands, may
conclude a secret agreement with the Russians. In the meanwhile broadcasts
from Delhi and Angora, to the effect that Qawam intended to recognise officially
the Azerbaijan National Government, and to grant the Russians enlarged con
cessions for fisheries in the Caspian and a concession for oil in Azerbaijan, have
elicited a firm and indignant denial by the Persian Government. In an interview
with Reuter’s correspondent in Tehran on the 9th February, Qawam is reported
as having said : (i) that he would form his Cabinet within a few days; (ii) that
he did not propose to invite any Tudeh or Democrat members to join it; (iii) that
he had not as yet taken any decision about going to Moscow; (iv) that he did not
propose to recognise the Azerbaijan National Government as the Persian Con
stitution did not permit of such a step; (v) that the new elections could not be
held at present because of the recently passed law which prohibited the holding
of the elections as long as foreign troops were on Persian soil. There is no doubt
that Qawam is in a quandary. He is naturally cautions. Being a Persian, he
has the Persian’s natural aversion to coming to a decision. He has probably
made contradictory promises to his supporters and to his erstwhile opponents in
order to win their support and now sees these promises coming home to roost.
His majority in the Majlis, originally of one. is no longer safely predictable at
even that low figure. He knows that the Security Council have announced their
intention of keeping an eye on the progress of any negotiations which the
Persians may conduct directly with the Russians. Finally, there is the strong
temptation to avoid any action and to sit and wait, ticking off on his calendar
the bare twenty days which remain before the 2nd March. If, by that date, the
Russians have withdrawn, he will have succeeded in freeing Persian soil from
Russian military domination without having committed his Government to any
concessions. If, by that date. Russian troops are still in Persia, he has always the
Security Council of U.N.O. to fall back on. There will he many, apart* from
Persians, who in this particular problem will see wisdom in a policy of “ wait
and see.”
The Majlis.
2. In political circles there is much discussion concerning the interval
between the end of the present Majlis on the 12th March and the new elections
which, according to a recently passed law, cannot be held till all foreign troops
have left Persia. Qawam-us-Sultaneh may present his Cabinet and programme

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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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