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Meshed Intelligence Summary No. 21 for the period ending 12th November 1931.
I.—KHORASAN.
Persian Affairs.
Military.
situation remains
regard to future
1. Buijnurd .—The
still uncertain with
dev elopments.
A further 350 troops arrived from
Tehran since the time of writing the last
Summary, also another aeroplane. The
mutineers have leceived considerable
reinforcements from Soviet territory.
Persian sources reported them to reach
a total of about 750 men, not including
the original mutineers.
The Yamut Turkomans are stated to
have more or less given up opposition
to the Persian forces, instructions have
been issued to treat those who surrender
with clemency after they have been
disarmed.
A four days operation was undertaken
against the mutineers on the 30oh/31st
of October till the 2nd of Now mbor.
The Persians are reported to have diiven
back the mutineers into the hills, though
they suffered casualties to the extent of
20 killed and many wounded in the
process.
The rebels who were armed with two
machine guns by the Soviet, are stated
to have suffered heavy casualties. Vakil Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
Bashi Ali Reza Khan their leader being
wounded. A Naib Sarhang (Lt.-Colonel)
Ali Reza Khan was also wounded and
arrived in Meshed on the 3rd of Nov
ember.
After the action Persian sources re
ported that the numbers of the muti
neers appeared to have decreased, and
that it was rumoured that the Soviet
had decided not to afford them any
further assistance. It was therefore
anticipated that the trouble would be
cleared up in a week.
Information however, has been receiv
ed on the 10th of November that the
rebels who are now stated to number
about 450 have entrenched themselves
in the Ihills (presumably to the north of
Gumbad-i Kabus), and are being rationed
from Soviet territory, their morale has
improved and it would seem that they
expect reinforcements.
Information from an independent
source from Askhabad dated the 4th
November states that it has been decided
to render further assistance to the rebel
lion, and that a detachment numbering
2,000 Persians, Armenians and Ca ucasians
has been despatched for this purpose.
They are dressed in Turkoman costume.
Events during the next few days will
confirm whether this information is true
or false.
2. Lulfabad .—Another flagrant inst
ance of Soviet invasion of Peisian terri
tory occurred on the 31st of October
and the 1st of November at the village
of Gaukhandan, 8 miles in Persian terri
tory between Lutfabad and Mohammad-
abad.
Considerable numbers of Turkoman
refugees have been crossing into Persia
on this part of the frontier. 25 families
which had come across some dayi
before were quartered in the sarai of
this village under Persian Military guard,
when suddenly on the 31st a party of
about 200 regular soldiers of the Red
army entered the village killing many of
the Turkomans and carrying off others
into Soviet territory.
An engagement took pi ice between the
Persian guard and the Russians resulting
in 5 Soviet and 7 Persian soldiers being
killed. Duiing the raid the village of
Kila Mir was also looted.
It is established the Soviet
came from Artik via Zarrin Kuh.
troops
At 8 a.m. the next morning the village
was again raided by 18 Turkomans of
the G. P. U and another two refugees
were killed and two more taken off to^the
frontier where they wer 3 shot.
The Persian Government has protested
to Moscow, and a full enquiry has been
ordered. This is being carried out by
Sultan Bayuk Khan, Commander of the
troops at Lutfabad.
There is little doubt that many
Persian frontier officials and even
Military officers are in the payment of
the G. P. U. and the raid had consider
able assistance from the Persian side of
the border.
3. The Commander of troops at Khaf
and Burjnurd who came to Meshed for
the Race meeting of the Eastern Army
on the 2nd of November have returned
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