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13. The Russian Charge d’Affaires, M. Yakubof, has left. As at the time
of the- ambassador’s departure no intimation was given either to the Persian
Government or to his diplomatic colleagues. The Russian Embassy is now
believed to be in the charge of the First Secretary.
14. Some days ago a Russian civilian styling himself the Consul at Qazvin
(there is no Russian Consul at Qazvin), accompanied by two Russian officers,
visited the villages of Razan and Awaj (54 and 75 miles respectively from
Hamadan) and Hamadan. At the two first named places they contacted the
■| population and urged them to enlist in the Azerbaijan People’s Army. The
officer commanding of the newly-arrived Persian army infantry battalion at
Hamadan reports a rumour current in that town to the effect that Russian troops
will soon arrive there.
15. Certain Assyrians who frequent the Russian Consulate at Kermanshah
have stated that the Russian Consul has spoken to them of a scheme to establish
a Christian State west of Lake Urumiyeh. Great importance is not attached to
this statement. It has long been known that the Russians have been using Persian
minorities to further their own ends and it may well be that, having promised
the Kurds an autonomous Kurdistan and the Armenians a welcome to Soviet
Armenia, the Russians may feel obliged to hold out-some bait for the Assyrians
and Chaldeans of this area. In any case, in the light of past history, no Assyrian
or Chaldean living in an enclave surrounded by Kurds could be regarded in
insurance parlance as a first class life.
American Interests.
16. Several Tehran papers publish the text of an official communique from
the United States Embassy in Tehran, denying allegations recently made in
certain sections of the Tehran press that the United States Government has
opposed any steps taken by the Persian Government to lay their complaint before
the U.N.O. These allegations, the communique states, are completely untrue. It
is the opinion of the United States Government that every member of the U.N.O.
must be free to make its own decision as to whether or not it is necessary to draw
the attention of the U.N.O. to any of its problems. No direct or indirect action
has been taken by the United States Government to exercise any influence*in the
decision taken by the Persian Government in connexion with the current problem.
Tehran, 27th January, 1046.