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PZ 5369/32 'Persia: movements of George Woodward alias Leonid Tour-Pavlikovski' [‎41r] (23/30)

The record is made up of 1 file (13 folios). It was created in 13 Aug 1932-27 Oct 1932. It was written in English. 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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and fro* thoro X wont on anotbcr lorry to Tenoran. Bari.-g
this loot lap I bad ao a trarolling oonponion a yo«M i'eroiar*
a otudont of tt»o fdhoron HigM aotoool and the son of a proadment
dootor of tnat town. X oonworood with Him in Trenoh. Hio
W as Haooan MOkdadi. Cm arriral in Teheran ho rented
for mo a room in a small hotel and I used to go ovary day
to his house for wj meals* I went to the Sofiet Consr^X 1 r>
Teheran coid applied for a transit risa on my Rouma»i«x
passport. Xt was my intention on haring antarad Ruaaia
to stay on thare. Tha Mnaalan Oonaul toid me \&i& - -
preliminary X should obtain a furltish visa. I visited the
Turkish and tha Russian Oonsulatss on several occasions. X
had a row with the Turks* who would not give mo the visa
and was ejeeted from the Consulate* 1 then saw the Russian
Consul and told hln that Z was really a Russian and wanted
to return hone* The Oonaul replied that they had no uee for
loafers of my description in Russia* He was a Jew and 2
abused him as sash* Z was then ejected from the Consulate*
Z subsequently attempted to see him again but was threatened
by the Consular officials that they would oall in the pollee*
Z got afraid to get Into trouble with the polios orer ay
forged passport and left Teheran by foot with a Ylew to
sts ding the Passport Control* Z went to mhommerah rla
Ramadan* ifclayer 9 Brujor, Koromobad* Dlsful* dhwas and Abadan*
Z travelled free getting lifts by passing motors* I worked
for four days In a motor workshop in Rrujor and for nine days
in Jhwas* Z do net remember the name of those workshops* Z
met three Russians in ih*a*« they were working on Railway
oonstruetlon and their names were Paul Zvanoff * Cregorl
Zavehwnko and mi at ole Ludomiroff. Ihgjr uasleted me with
20/» Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. . I had earned 25 To man a in Ah was and another
20 Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. in Shapalpur. With that m<ra«r I left for Abadan
where unsuccessfully trie* to obtain work mil
the B,

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The file contains papers regarding Leonid Tour-Pavlikovsky,a Russian citizen travelling under a false Romanian passport with the nameGeorge Woodward.

Much of the file consists of the subject’s statement toBombay police explaining how and why he obtained the passport and detailing hissubsequent travels.

The remainder of the file includes a requestfrom Herbert Aubrey Francis Metcalfe, Foreign Secretary in the Government ofIndia, for verification of the subject’s movements in Persia, and replies fromthe British Consulate, Shiraz, and Vice-Consulate, Mohammerah [Khorramshahr].

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1 file (13 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 for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 30, and terminates at f 44, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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