Coll 28/112A ‘Persia. Tabriz – Monthly despatches of internal situation in Azerbaijan & misc. reports.’ [‎48r] (96/1237)

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utriic r* & i Gonference of Democratic Party
.uiiifiionwd for October let. The deaanc for u provincial >nu urn an has
-.fceen reiterated by Democrat speakers and Journalists, and there arc
feigns tiiat ttm new Party hoe taken ov. r many 01 the Tudeh f b local
government activities#
The continued non-orrival of a Governor-deneral, the burning of
the h:.xvin bazaar, the recent disturbance i t tSenjan and the withdrawal
of Huaaian military police from many of their former duties in the
city have deepened the gloom of the capitalist class# Tht general
situation throughout the province is quiet.
intiu jct in the London Conference of foreign Llnistera is extreme
ly keen; the Democratic Party htv^ sent v telegram to the Conference
voicing, their grievances and expounding their programme#
Ibd# D^-r;„.ian 01 f 1 cluli . The sp; oiutmen of £ yyld H^hui Farrukh ao
bstunaur at Tabriz hue iiun 4 . lire lo long, now that people generally
are 01 the opinion that hie. graabio&e demands from the Central
Uovciment (see last Diary, z ara ISP) were merely a subtle method of
avoiding the job.
/Uidul Aziz Aimedi, the candidate for iht Farmandari of Tabriz -vho
arrived shortly after wehahbani’s hi 13 tury Oomiaiaaian, ha a t iven up the
tetrug^le.and retired to Tehran nbout September 24th.
The Director of education for the 3rd. Satan, <ilgUal 'udiqi Hijad,
ha. still not arrived, although L&llk Dad oh left for Itiiran name time
ago. Aghai Gulimi it at protent acting.
i>r. Bagm f i has e.rrived to take over the Dcotern Aterbeijm
Public health Department.
The arrival of Sart ip Seif us Police Inspector for both U a t ana
is understood to be opposed by the Soviet authorities# The Democratic
Party pamper * Azerbaijan” hue r ctntly been attacking him an a
"reactionary”#
Aghai homayuniarr, Director of Potts and Telegraphs, la in Tehran
an leave, and is already r ported to have replied none omul t tally to
an urgent summons from hie deputy hero, on whom tho responsibility ie
beginning to tell#
The Farmandar (Governor)* of Mahabad, dari-ul-Galam, recently
arrived in Tabriz from K&ragh&t ^here he had be&n trying to spend a
^uiat holiday# He came for medical treatment.
197# .^i- Lire . It now atemi likely that the Lujor-C«acral
Atakiehev whoce 1 rrival in Tabriz v.ac reported in the last Diary, para
183, 1 l the t ns C llm Actikhin, the Denior Susaian Officer from
diatan was me ed in . 14, para 178*
Iron a Hurd1ah source, it it learned that he calls hi^eelf Salim
Atakehi when on tour. He i& a native of Botum and Ihief Political
Ofiicei* at Kbzv in, believes to be responsible for a vjry vide area#
Although he is officially here on leave, local people view his
presence with misgivinga* (Sec para 203 below)#
Ine Soviet Ctensor at the Tabriz Telegraph Office has left hie
oerd on the Director, and is enge,-ad in elocir^ down#
The disappearance of most of th» Euseian traffic police and the
patrols which used to be attached to Persian Police Ooumiics&ries in
each quarter for night duty has caused some alarm. It is thought that
the Euasiann might intend to wash their hands of responsibility for
checking any future disorder#
The Irmo-Soviet Cultural Society ctlebi^tcd on September 20th.
the 60jrh# Birthday of tht Gy ue as it; a .uULician useein Bey He j j i Beguf,
composer of operas, including one on the subject of "Leila and M&jnun”,
and many popular songs and melodies# The meeting opened with Ion thy
accounts 01 his life unu works, given in Turkij^jjsegp| for a brief
introduction by the Acting Govcmor-Gene^lr Aghil *mkjou, in Persian.
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