Coll 28/97 ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries’ [‎145r] (289/749)

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. 7 . Internal Security.
A zerbaijan.
^ n t^ uminar .y ^ so - 43, paragraph 17, it was reported that a conference
was o be held in Tehran between Russian and Persian authorities to discuss the
P° lciri T’ of the Pureo-Persian frontier by Persian gendarmerie. The Persians
awitended that gendai*merie posts could not be maintained among the armed
^P^urdish tribes without strong military backing. The Russians were unwilling
o agree that the Persian army should be given liberty of action to operate against
the Kurds with such forces as it considered necessary, but eventually agreed
verbally that twelve companies of infantry might be posted in support of
gendarmerie frontier posts on condition that any operations they carried out were
under gendarmerie and not under army control. The gendarmerie on the frontier
is to consist ol six battalions. The Russians also agreed verbally that a brigade
nf f ersian troops should be stationed at Mahabad, that south of a line from
Ushniyeh to Mahabad the Persians could dispose their troops and carry out any
operations they liked without reference to the Russians, but that north of that
line the Russians must be kept informed of any redistribution of the four
brigades at Tabriz, Ardebil, Rezaieh, Mahabad—to which they have agreed, and
of any troop movements. The decisions arrived at are to be put into writing, and.
until they are signed by the Russians, they should not be accepted as definite.
Bakhtiari.
14. The operations carried out by Bakhtiari tribesmen in Eastern Janeki
territory for the establishment of the authority of Morteza Quli Khan, Governor
of Bakhtiari, which were referred to in Summary No. 42/43, paragraph 11 , have
been successfully concluded and Morteza Quli Khan’s nominee has been installed
as Governor.
Kuhigalu.
15. Plans have now been made for operations for the disarmament of the
Bahmai and Taiyyibi tribes to begin on the 7th December. Columns are to
operate southwards from the Isfahan Division and northwards from Ram
Hormuz. It is considered unlikely that the Boir Ahmadi will come to the
assistance of the Bahmai and Taiyyibi, as they are occupied with inter-clan
dissensions.
Ears.
16. Only a few cases of minor looting have been reported during the past
week.
Tehran, 1st November, 1943.