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File 1341/1921 Pt 1 'Khorassan Intelligence Summaries 1921-1922' [‎594r] (835/1080)

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The record is made up of 1 item (540 folios). It was created in Jan 1921-Jan 1923. 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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{, h6r commercial relation with the Republic of Germany. The
'’friendly relationship which Persia had with all the other
'’Governments will continue and Persia will never forget her
"friendship with her two great neighbours. I am sorry that
"at this moment our great friend the representative of Russia,
"whose arrival we are expecting, is absent. At the same time
"we shall bear in mind our v ighbour the Afghan nation and
"also Turkey who, 1 hope, will ultimately be saved from the
"misfortunes hich threateningly surround her at present, ,'le
"also desire the friendship of the loung Republics of Caucasia’.
"My most honoured guests, I would ask your sincere co-op-
"eration and help for the new progress of Persia."
Then followed speeches from the various foreign represen
ts! ives.
The American Ambassador, speaking in English, expressed
his entire sympathy with the point of view of the Persian Prime
Minister and his confidence in his broadmindedness and sincer
ity, and in his fidelity to his King and country in which /
Americans had every interest and trust.
The Belgian Ambassador spoke in French. He also expressed
his sympathy with the work and point of view of the Prime Minis
ter, and said that for 30 years his King (the king of Belgium)
had given Belgian servants to Persia, that they would continue
to give them as long as Persia needed them and that Belgium
had a friendship and respect for Persia which could never be
lost.
The British Minister, who spoke in Preach, is reported to
have expressed his sympathy and accord with what had already
been said. He thanked the Prime Minister for the trust and
honour always shown him . it was always r is endeavour to
strengthen the unity between his own country and Persia, he
expressed the wish that he should be considered as an equal
and a helper ", even more definitely so than he had be ni at
any previous time.
Monsieut Hope, Charge d'affaires for the French Legation

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The item consists of Part 1 of the subject file 1341/1921: 'Meshed Consular & Intelligence Diaries (1921-1922)'.

It contains numbered periodical (mainly weekly) reports relating to Persia [Iran], initially each called an 'Intelligence Summary' and later called a 'Meshed Intelligence Diary'. The reports cover the period of the week ending 1 January 1921 to the period ending 1 January 1923. They are initially issued by the British Military Mission, Meshed [Mashhad, also known as Mashad or Meshad], and later by the Military Attaché, Meshed. The intelligence summaries, and diaries, relate to political, foreign, military and diplomatic affairs in the locality and the neighbouring regions and are variously arranged under (chiefly) the following headings: 'Khorasan and North-East Persia'; 'Herat and Afghanistan'; 'Russian Turkistan'; 'Khorasan'; 'Cis-Frontier'; 'Trans-Frontier'; 'Afghanistan'; 'Bolshevik Garrisons'; 'Local'; 'Transcaspia'; 'Bokhara'; 'Tashkent'; 'Central Russia'; 'Khiva'; 'Ferghana'; 'General'; and 'Samarkand'. The summaries often include appendices which are usually extracts of local and national newspapers published in the regions and countries of interest, including Nabat , Rosta , Izvestia , Ittifaq-i-Islam , Bednota, Prolitarii , Sharq-i-Iran, and Pravda . Other appendices contain details of Bolshevik Garrisons in the region.

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File 1341/1921 Pt 1 'Khorassan Intelligence Summaries 1921-1922' [‎594r] (835/1080), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/972/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100121574757.0x0000c5> [accessed 11 July 2026]

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