Approx. 540 photographs in four albums and a typewritten report documenting the activity of a representative of the "Mossad LeAliya" (Institute for Immigration) in Iran. Iran, Turkey and Israel, late 1940s to early 1950s.
1. "General review of a 'journey' via Persian Azerbaijan and Anatolia, 13.6.1951-1.7.1951", a typewritten report with several handwritten additions, documenting a 3000-kilometer journey by land and a sea voyage of the same distance from Teheran to Haifa via Turkey, on which the writer had embarked (presumably, to examine the possibility of bringing Jews to Israel not by plane). Includes a detailed documentation of the road networks, the political conditions, Jewish institutions, and the army and history of Persia and Turkey.
12, [2] pp. Good-Fair condition. Filing holes, creases and small tears along edges. Stains and open tears to the first leaf (not affecting the text). A small piece is cut from the upper part of the first leaf (presumably – a name of a place or the writer's name).
2. Approx. 540 photographs arranged in four albums, most of them from Iran and a few from Turkey. The photographs depict an Independence Day celebration at the Iraqi refugee camp in Teheran, the Kurdish refugee camp in the cemetery of Teheran, farmers, police officers and local tradesmen, various cities and other sights. One of the albums is completely dedicated to the documentation of a short journey the representative went on to the various cities of Iran – Kashan, Isfahan, Persepolis, Shiraz and elsewhere (presumably, in preparation for the long journey that is documented in the report).
The albums are captioned and dated by means of printed notes (mounted to the leaves) or handwriting. Approx. 50 of the photographs are from Israel, from the time of the War of Independence.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Enclosed: "The Suez Canal of the revolution, outlines of the history of the Communist Movement in Iran" (Hebrew), a printed report, dated 7.8.1951; "Prisoners of Zion in the Easter European countries, from the establishment of the state to this day" (Hebrew), a printed report, dated 17.2.1954; "Travelogue" (Hebrew) – a printed leaf listing dates and describing cities the representative had been to on one of his journeys.