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Coll 28/97(2) ‘Persia; Diaries. Tehran Intelligence summaries. No 1 to 50 of 1946.’ [‎26r] (51/292)

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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Copy No. 142
Military Attache's Intelligence Summary i\o. 11, Secret, for the Period
Uth March to Ylth March, (Communicated in Tehran Despatch
'No. 81 of ISth March; Received March.)
Persian A ffairs.
Political.
The Qawam, both in the Majlis and outside of it, has been guarded in his
statements concerning his mission to Moscow. In conversation with His Majesty s
Ambassador he said that he had found the Russians ‘ cold and arrogant and
adamant in their refusal to evacuate Azerbaijan. He had offered them a
provincial council in Azerbaijan and the selection of a Governor-General, a
mayor, a chief of police and a director of education in accordance with the
wishes of this council. The Russians refused this offer and insisted on the
retention of Pishevari as “Prime Minister” of an autonomous Azerbaijan.
During the discussions on the question of an oil concession the Qawam had been
surprised when M. Molotov expressed his readiness to negotiate on the basis
of the proposal already made by Bayat.” Qawam was puzzled by this allusion
as neither he nor anyone else was aware that Bayat, when Prime Minister, had
made any such proposal. Subsequent enquiries showed, however, that Bayat had,
without informing his Cabinet colleagues, proposed the exploitation of Azer
baijan oil by a Persian company in which the Persian Government and Soviet
Government were to hold 51 per cent, and 49 per cent, of the shares respectively.
Qawam, as already reported in last week’s Intelligence Summary, replied that
he was not empowered to discuss the question of an oil concession. Qawam doubt
less feels there is now no other course open to Persia but to renew her appeal
to U.N.O., but he is perturbed by a recent threat by the Russians that if Persia
appeals it will go ill with her. He feels therefore that it would be less provocative
of Russian resentment if a third party were to raise the issue in U.N.O. The
Russian refusal to evacuate their troops and the recent arrivals of armoured
forces so near to the capital as Zenjan and Kerej have caused something akin to
panic in Tehran.
The Majlis.
2. On the 11th March a crowd of Tudeh supporters several thousand strong
gathered near the Majlis with the object of preventing the attendance of members
lest they should enact legislation to secure the prolongation of the life of the
present Majlis. So successful was this intimidation that only six Deputies were
present, thus preventing a session for lack of a quorum. On the 12th March some
seventy Deputies attended and a secret session was held at which the Prime
Minister gave an account of his mission to Moscow. He is reported to have said
that his mission was warmly received, that he hoped that the discussions would
he continued through diplomatic channels after the arrival of the new Soviet
Ambassador in Tehran and that the Persian nation was held in warm regard by
the Soviet Government. (In conversation with His Majesty’s Charge d’affaires
in Moscow, the Qawam had described the Russians as “cold and arrogant. ’)
He admitted that his mission had been unsuccessful in that he had not been able
to agree to Russian demands for an oil concession, or^for the recognition of an
autonomous Azerbaijan, and that he had been unable to secure the evacuation
of Persia by Soviet troops. The Majlis, at the same session, elected a presidential
body to deal with the administrative affairs of the Majlis during the interim
period between the dissolution of the fourteenth Majlis and the election of the
fifteenth. As the fourteenth Majlis dissolved without having passed a one-twelfth
Budget Bill to cover the period of Isfand (the 20th Eebruary-20th March), the
Ministry of Finance propose to submit the Bill to the Cabinet for approval and
then to begin payments. Apart from the Deputies themselves, no one will shed
a tear at the passing of the fourteenth Majlis, which must surely go down to
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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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