Coll 28/112B Persia. Tabriz. Monthly dispatches of internal situation in Azerbaijan, & misc: reports.’ [‎166r] (332/451)

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iiotc Iha aov«rara«at. tira r««p3aaibl<i for tne bulldiog an&
rtpalr of tn« xaain ronde wail© tm Provincial Council la
r©8poaaibl# Xor tm> jaDaeriaBatlon and rapalr of the aacond^xy
and local roada.
14oW* 3* In recognition of tn«s great aarvicas wbich tn«
,ij£«roaijan people ,iave reikiered to tb© Iranian ^onatitution
and in appreciation of tb« aacrificta aade by tbe zealous
people of Azerbaijan in eat&blisr;ing freedoia and democracy,
tno Government agree tnat £5;- of tn© Guatomc revenue of
Azerbaijan aimil be allocated to meet the expenses of the
Azerbaijan dnivtraity.
Article 6* in© uoverikment agree that tne extension of tne
railway between «tian©h and i’abriz sball be begun forthwith
and completed with all speed* it is understood that In this
work Azerbaijan wor&u*n and technicians snail have priority
of employment#
A rticle 7* The volunW^r forces (other tnan the regular army)
which are known as lida’is shali be conv rted into a Gendarm
erie one it is agreed ta&t in order to define the functions of
these regular forces and likewise for the purpose of appointing
tneir com^onuers th«r* snail be formed, In Azeroaijan, a
commission composed of representatives of the Government of
as -altan©a and representatives of tae Azerbaijan
Iroviuclai council vnich will submit proposals for tiw rapid
settili% of this question*
hots 1* bince in recent yea rs as a result of a number of
improper acts the name of ^canieh" or ueadarmcrie rouses
general aversion in Iran and par icuiarly in Azerbaijan, and
since, of late, tna head of tue Gov« ramsat has personally
assumed control of this force and it is expected that reforms
and a purge of undesirable elements will be carried out In
this department, it is agreed that tna general feelings about
l hh Gendarmerie and particularly tne f«elli%8 of the people of
Azerualjan shall be brought to tn* notice of tne head of the
vioverximent so that the name of this force may be changed and
the neo©a&ary decision taken to choose a nor© suitable name.
Article S* As regards ti# lands which were distributed among
the peasants aa a result of the democratic rising in Azer
baijan, us the Government accept th© principle of the dis
tribution of Gtate lands among the peasants througnout the
^Ingdon tikey see no objection to Urn execution of this matter
in Azerbaijan as far as the Gtate lams are concerned and will
take the first opportunity tc put before the National Majlis
a law to sanction tnis measure* As regards the other lands
which were distributed among the peasants as a result of the
late changes in Azerbaijan, It is agreed that in order to
make good the losaes suliered by tne larnUords or to compen
sate them for tneir properties tnere snail oe set up a com
mission composed of representatives of the Government of
uavam as waltaneh and representative& of the Azerbaijan
Irovinaial council wnlch will submit proposals for the
settling of this question*
Article &• Xhe Government agr«e that as soon as the fifteenth
^ajlis opens they will present to the -aj 1 la a law for the
holding of elections on a free and democratic basis, that Is
to say, universal, secret, direct, proportional, equal and
including women, and the Government will request the im
mediate approval of this law* The Government likewise agree
that on the opening day of the fifteenth ^ajlls tney will
present a law providing for the increase of tne number of
deputies from Azerbaijan and other parts of tne kingdom so
as to bring the numb, r of Gap U ti«8 into proportion with the
population and will request the passiikg of this law with
doable urgency so that after ita approval the remaining
deputies from tuese uistriota may be elected and sent to the
^ajlis*
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