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Coll 28/21 ‘Persia; Azerbaijan; Persia-Russian & Persia-Turkish Frontier.’ [273r] (545/845)
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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CABINET DISTRIBUTION
FROM TEHRAN TO FOREIGN OFFICE
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Sir R. Bullard, D. 9.17 a.m. 9th December 1945.
No. 14 01.
9th December 1945. R. 10.40 a,m. 9th December 1945.
Repeated to Moscow,
Washington,
Government of India and
Saving to British Middle East Office Cairo
PAIC
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IMPORTANT
Report on Tabriz results in elections to the
Azerbaijan National Council has been received from the
Acting Consul-General (district results are not yet out).
2. There were about 47 candidates in all for the
12 seats but as the successful ones all obtained from
23,000 to 21,000 votes while none of the others received
as many as 50 (half 100) votes manipulation of the election
is obvious. Many of the unsuccessful candidates seem to
have been thrown m (some against their will) to impart
an air of probability.
3. Poll is headed by Pishavari who was elected as
Tudeh candidate to Majlis from Tabriz but had his credentials
rejected. Second on the list Birzol [grp. undec.] was I
am informed educated in Baku as a boy. He has always been
fanatical member of Tudeh. Tenth is Tudeh member of
Majlis Ipekjian who was long in Russia. Eleven Mashinji
was an unsuccessful Russian candidate for Majlis. In
fact from the point of view of Politbureau elections are a
complete success.
4. Acting Consul-General reports indifference on
the part of the general public but" great activity in
conveyance of crov/ds of youths to the poll in lorries.
Most would be illiterate and as the ballot papers had
to be written on the spot the supervising committee
at each polling booth would not be without influence.
Foreign Office please pass to Washington and
Government of India as my telegramsNo. 146 and No. 420
respectively.
[Repeated to Washington No. 12342.
Copies sent to Telegraph Branch,
India Office
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for repetition to India.
Copies sent to M.E. Secretariat].
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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).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (421 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Coll 28/21 ‘Persia; Azerbaijan; Persia-Russian & Persia-Turkish Frontier.’
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- front, front-i, 2r:60v, 64r:76v, 80r:91v, 93r:124v, 127r:139v, 146r:152v, 155r:206v, 210r:240v, 244r:259v, 262r:354v, 356r:368v, 371r:376v, 379r:422v, back
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