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Coll 28/112B Persia. Tabriz. Monthly dispatches of internal situation in Azerbaijan, & misc: reports.’ [‎82r] (164/451)

The record is made up of 1 file (223 folios). It was created in 18 Mar 1946-16 Mar 1948. 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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Gov«mor-a«n#rol ord«r«d fbctori«P to in^tal
cast workers * programmes.
^□lla XistafO Barzani nas eed tbrourfb Tebri* ft*om Te^ron^en his way
to ^habad to persuade Narzan! FurdP to surrender to Government
forces* on the understanding that they could settle in Persia.
Business is staf^nant as prices are too Mflh.
Inspector from Ministry of Corwim teat ions is visiting Tabriz.
Feb. 2nd. Colonel Zanfruineh (O.C. Besaleh) left Tebris with inetrtjctions to
inform Rezaieh Kurds, as well as those to the north, that the Thah
had given them amnesty. Phe Central Government wish to avoid,, as far
as possible) conflict with the® near the Russian, lUrkish, or Iraq
borders. On the other hand, the Government require the surrender of
arms and en.munltion at all costs.
Feb. 6th. Civilian police officers who served under Azerbaijan Democrats have
been dismissed, and a few arreted.
A commission has been formed to arrange distribution of clothes and
money to the poor.
Feb. 6th. Mlkpay, under Secretary in prime Minister* a office, .and Aramesh,
from Ministry of propaganda, arrived< the former to study conditions
generally and to put the Labour Law of Aserbaijan into force, the
latter to inaugurate the Azerbaijan Labour and Propaganda Department
under Ha eri and to find out the prospects for establishment of Iran
Democrat Party in Azerbaijan.
Barzani Kurds have been given five days to band over their arms.
Ihey are in toueh with soviet Russia through one ^Aistafb Khusbnam.
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***>. 7th. rbikkak, Begzadeh, and Harki tribes (Uirumieh district) are still
retaining their arms and awaiting outcome of Barzani Kurd? affair.
Feb. Sth. Nlkpay left for Tehran with Arameeh, HlVnay satisfied that the
stories he had heard about Army excesses were untrue, and Aramesh r
reflecting on the Covemor-nanere!‘a declaration that the Azerbaijani'
would have no political party thrust on them (even the Tran Democrat)
and that they would choose their own candidates.
Feb. 11th. Ihere have been ccuriaints to Government authorities that trial of
democrats In prison Is being unduly delayed. General ^arrabi visited
prison today and said cases would be classified and trials expedited
ty means of more tribunals.
Feb. 12th. Free clothing has been given by Bed Lion to 1,700 schoolboys, whist
sweaters will be given to needy women and children and underclothes
to poor men.
Feb. 13th. Three colonels arrived from Tehran to organise police department.
representative of ministry of Justice aieo reached Tabriz today.
All Government servants yjho served with Azerbaijan Democrats are
being removed.
Ministry of Health has sent 10 trucks, 2 ambulances, and 1 car, to
gether with medicines.
There are 7o would-be candidates for the 9 places for Tabriz in the
new uajlls.
^eb 17th. tould-be deputies for Azerbaijan are arriving hopefilly from Tehran.
’*ny will be disappointed.
40 students, mostly Kurds, have returned from Baku Ikiiverrity. It
is said that Russians are v«ry tired of keeping Hriiajjlrs, Armenians,
and Kids is who fled with 'democrats - and that they may expel some
400 of them.
IPth. General ^•rrabi formed a epeclal comission under his own presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
to speed up trials of Democrats. As a result 55 former Democrat
/ officers

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Monthly reports submitted by the British Consul General at Tabriz, concerning events in Tabriz and Azerbaijan. The reports, which span the period January 1946 to January 1948, cover: the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Azerbaijan following the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Iran during the Second World War; the short-lived existence of the Azerbaijan People’s Government, declared in November 1945; the activities of the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan and its leader Ja’far Pishevari; the Iranian Government’s reassertion of control in Azerbaijan in 1947. The reports include sections describing: the general situation (with a detailed chronology of events given for reports covering January 1947 to May 1947); the activities of the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan; military operations; internal security; trade and industry; finance; communications; agriculture; Kurdish affairs; Armenian affairs; British, Soviet and American [USA] interests, including propaganda. The file includes an English translation of an agreement between representatives of the Government of Iran and the Azerbaijan People’s Government, the original of which was published in the newspaper Azerbaijan on 16 June 1946 (ff 165-167).

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (223 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 (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 225; 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.

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Coll 28/112B Persia. Tabriz. Monthly dispatches of internal situation in Azerbaijan, & misc: reports.’ [‎82r] (164/451), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3525, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100063070656.0x0000a5> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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