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Coll 28/21 ‘Persia; Azerbaijan; Persia-Russian & Persia-Turkish Frontier.’ [‎216r] (431/845)

The record is made up of 1 file (421 folios). It was created in 21 Jul 1930-3 May 1946. It was written in English and French. 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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23rd December, 1945..
R. 10.20 a.m. 8th January, 1946.
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Following is Savingram No*14 from Tabriz to His Majesty’s
Charge d’Affaires, Tehran dated 21st December, 1945*
Tabriz telegram No. 101 of December 20th, 1945.
Democrat newspaper "Azerbaijan" yesterday published state
ment by Mohamed Biriya, National Government Minister of Education,
urging officers of the former Persian garrison to take advantage
of Clause 5 of Articles of Capitulation (enclosure to Tabriz
despatch No.24 of December 17th, 1945) and join People's Army*
promising them better conditions than those which they enjoyed
in Persian Army service. Nevertheless at least three bdses full
of Persian army officers and their families left Tabriz
yesterday under Democrat escort for Tehran. In connexion with
People’s Army recruiting drive, a large parade of "Fida’is",
estimated at about 50 horsemen and about 2,000 on foot* was
held yesterday in main street of Tabriz. Section leaders were
armed with tommy-guns and rank and file with rifles; one or
two light machine-guns were also carried. Parade was perfectly
orderly, and public morale is improving.
2, Telegraph office reports that line to Rezaieh is
again cut, but lines to Tehran and Ardebil working satisfactorily*
3. Tomorrow, National Parliament will discuss 7-article
bill put forward by Pishavari, Prime Minister, Yusuf Azimah*
Minister of Justice and Dr.Salamullah Javid, Minister of the
Interior in the "National Government of Azerbaijan". The bill
provides for the release of all political prisoners convicted
before December 12th, 1945, prisoners unjustly arrested by
former Persian military authorities, those imprisoned on
frivolous charges and those sentenced to less than one year's
detention. Long-term convicts are to have their sentences
reduced' and those condemned to death are to have their sentence
commuted to 10 years’ imprisonment.
4.. The Acting Consul-General left this morning for Rezaich.
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Papers concerning affairs on the northeast frontiers of Persia [Iran], with a focus on Iranian Azerbaijan, sent to and from British Government officials based in Persia, including those at the British Consulate at Tabriz and the British Embassy in Tehran, and the Foreign Office in London.

The correspondence covers the following:

  • Throughout the period June 1930 to July 1931 (ff 379-421), the situation on the Perso-Russian and Perso-Turkish borders, and relations in the region between Persia and Russia. These papers predominantly comprise reports from the British Consul at Tabriz (Clarence Edward Stanhope Palmer).
  • During October and November 1932, calls to boycott the elections to the new Persian majlis by an organisation describing itself as the Nationalist Organisation of Azerbaijan (ff 368-378). Papers include a translation of a manifesto issued by the organisation (ff 369-370).
  • In 1935, reports responding to rumours of civil unrest in Tabriz (ff 357-363).
  • In 1938, deteriorating relations between Iran and Russia, partly in response to Russia’s unease at an increase in trade between Germany and Iran (ff 337-352).
  • The political crisis brought about by the declaration of the Azerbaijan People’s Government in November 1945, and the ensuing Iran-Azerbaijan Crisis, which arose from Soviet Russia’s refusal to relinquish Iranian territory originally occupied by Russia during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in 1941 (ff 4-336). Papers include a declaration (in French) made by the National Congress of Iranian Azerbaijan (ff 259-260), and the translated texts of programmes and laws announced by the Azerbaijan National Government (ff 207-209, f 92, ff 77-79, ff 61-63).
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1 file (421 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 422; 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.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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