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Coll 28/112B Persia. Tabriz. Monthly dispatches of internal situation in Azerbaijan, & misc: reports.’ [90r] (180/451)
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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Jan. 1st.
h «
M 2nd.
H 5 th.
« 7 th.
»* 9th.
H 10th.
11th.
« 13 th.
»* 16 th.
•» 17 th.
” 18th.
M 20th.
H 21st.
Agerbaljan lu^roary of events in ^anuarv r 1947
General Zarrabi replaced General Hachlral a* Officer Comm&mding
Azerbaijan division.
Mr. Pimiya, Under Secretary In Prime Minister’s OffteeJ received
a letter from Prime Minister telling him to instruct la^idovmers not
to claim last year's crops or their counter-value from peasants as
the crocs had oeen confiscated by the democrats an&J^J/as unfair
to claim anything.
Dr, Hbal, Minister of Health, arrived in -szerbaijan to inspect
public health organisation.
New Govern or-General All Mansur arrived with new Governor of Tabriz
Mumtaz-
Governor-General announced programme of reforms for Azerbaijan.
Pimiya and Iqbal left for Hezaieh.
It was announced that sugar, tea and piece goods would be sold at
controlled prices shortly.
Curfew in Tabriz made from 10 instead of 9.
Arrests of former Democrats proceeding - in villages leaders and
secretaries of Democrat societies being examined.
Armenian Bishop and leading Armenians assured the Governor-General
that Armenians had no weapons and were always law-abiding citizens.
Garrisons under lieutenant-colonels have now been established at
Astara, Julfa, Ahar (Khuda Afrin) and Aranlar (near T^aku).
Iqbal returned from Western Azerbaijan and left for Tehran.
It was learned that in Khoi pimiya asked landowners to cooperate
with the peasants and said that the Agricultural Bank would help
them with long term loans for reconstruction work.
Gendarmerie established at ftozaleh, Khoi, Miku, Iferand, Sarah,
Ardebil and Astara.
"Whispering campaign ’ against Central Government evident in Tabriz.
Stories of robberies and murders being put about by Armenians who -
are notoriously pro-Russian.
officer Commanding Azerbaijan left for Marand, Khoi and waku.
Landowners have formed a Union with the following objects «-
cooperation with the oovemment to put Government plans in force*
legal defence of members* buying members' crops at fair prices*
formation of cooperatives for extension of irrigation* supplying
agricultural machinery* seeds and cattle
A major and 200 Fidais captured near Ardebil.
Confinnation of reports that Christian villages in Bezaieh district
had been attacked - no religious basis - victims were active
Democrats.
Announced that all arms must be surrendered by 31st January. After
that search will be made.
2ieikh Ahmad who with 2,000 Iraqi Kurds is at Ushnu has refused
request of his brother Xtallah Mustafa Barzani, in Tehran in Covem-
raent custody, to surrender to Persian army with all their arms
(about 25,000 rifles and some guns). Sheikh Ahmad has been joined
by some 700 Bezaieh Kurds and some Assyrians, Azerbaijan Democrats,
and the Kurdish Communist leader '’ero Beg.
■azi Mohammed, Seif Gazi and Da dr Gazi condemned to death by mili
tary tribunal in Mahabad.
Troops and Gendarmes arrived from Sragheh - main garrison to be
in Tabriz with total of about 40,000 troops in Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan secret radio operated by former Azerbaijan Democrats
from somewhere over the Russian frontier and which has been threat
ening vengeance on all anti Azerbaijan Democrats and promising to
restore freedo m Iran, has not been heard for several days
/ Jan. 22nd.
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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.’
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:146v, 148r:164v, 168r:197v, 200r:224v, back-i, back
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