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Coll 28/112A ‘Persia. Tabriz – Monthly despatches of internal situation in Azerbaijan & misc. reports.’ [154r] (310/1237)
The record is made up of 1 file (615 folios). It was created in 16 Dec 1941-6 Mar 1946. 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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th u£'ht for their own interests. Such on explen-ticn oppeols, of
, to toe Muslim ruling close lorgely because it ignores those
xuaiv.'.omentol conflicts oni griev-nexS for which the Hussions connct
possibly be blsmeu, but soioe of which might, on closer analysis, be
helu tw be the responsibility of the Iranians themse_/es. Nor is the
bismissol of the agitation in Western Azerbaijan as an exhibition of
vindictiveness by an irroconcilablo Christian minority in my opinion
any nure valic. I believe that uhere is more understanding and co
operation between Christian and Muslim werking classes than the
Iranian officials, 13 noowners anu industrialists wish to admit. The
bulk cf the active members of the Party in Hesaieh may be Assyrians
-.nd Armenians, but of the outs tending leaders cf the movement there -
; z a c Vh t c n, Ghu 1 am Ha z a Az imah, Mu ‘ ayyir b ade h» basimi He zai, Imadi
Divan end F-ramaspur - r 'nly the last is a orris It an.
24. Most of the various r
population of this province
with the old orders the
present gross exploit-ti
security from persecution 5
opportunity for ^nplcyrent
ces,
h-.-ve
Turki ;
n cf th
the
and ]
sects and classes that make up the
sufficient grounds for discontent
:asants wont land and freedom from th
landlords^ the Armenians want
same, and equality of
Assyrians th
‘ele se from the
fear of violent
extinction, the Kurds want the
institutions together with a she:
benefits th t have ’so f-r been d
as they may be out of old. tragic
arrive by different paths at tho
alien Iranian Government that is
It is not unreasonable cn the c;'
h°ve spcntaneousj.y gon^ 0 sbep ■
that in co-operation with the at
its own aspirations, aim sjean .,
w h ; t e a ch gr _up mo st bes ir- s c ?r
under the protection cb she Fowe
they believe to be the antithesi
freedom of their own organisation ana
re .f the social and economic
enied uhem. All these people, ready
ion to cut each other's throats,
same ncnclusi;nss that it is she
to bl me for their present plight,
idonco to suppose that some of them
irther and hnve begun to see first,
l ass each group may realise some of
that the security which is at bottom
b: s.most :chioved by continuing
r whose social and ec nomic policies
e cf those of the present Government
f Ir°n ana Azerbaijan,
I have the honour to be,
Your most obedient, humble Servant,
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Reports and correspondence concerning the internal situation in Azerbaijan and Tabriz during the region’s occupation by Soviet military forces, part of the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Persia [Iran] in the Second World War. The file chiefly comprises reports, submitted on a monthly (and later fortnightly) basis by the British Consul-General at Tabriz, reporting on events in Azerbaijan and Tabriz. Reports up to July 1942 are printed, while subsequent reports are typewritten. The typewritten reports are organised under subheadings that vary from one report to the next, but generally cover: weather; agriculture, locust movements, food supply and reports of hoarding; consular tours; the activities of consular colleagues and counterparts; local government, local politics, and elections; Kurdish affairs, including events at Rezaieh [Orūmīyeh]; Armenian affairs; public order; the activities of the Persian, Russian and United States military; trade, commerce and labour; transport and communications, including convoys, and the activities of the United Kingdom Commercial Corporation (UKCC); propaganda. From late 1944 onwards the reports increasingly focus on rising political and social unrest in Azerbaijan, which would eventually culminate in the Iran-Azerbaijan crisis of 1946. These later reports focus on the emergence and activities of new political parties (including the Tudeh Party and the Democratic Party), new political newspapers, and Soviet activities in Azerbaijan.
The file also includes: correspondence sent by the British Ambassador in Tehran, Reader William Bullard, forwarding the Tabriz Consul’s reports with comments to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; note sheets covering numerous reports, giving a précis of the report’s contents; the translation of a report by the Persian Minister for War, secretly obtained by British sources, describing military and political conditions at Rezaieh, dated 17 May 1942 (ff 560-564); a report of a visit to Rezaieh in February 1945, compiled by the British Consul-General at Tabriz (ff 147-154).
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 (615 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 617; 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 28/112A ‘Persia. Tabriz – Monthly despatches of internal situation in Azerbaijan & misc. reports.’
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:69v, 71r:136v, 138r:150v, 150ar:150av, 151r:194v, 196r:197v, 199r:300v, 302r:420v, 424r:560v, 565r:575v, 577r:581r, 583r:616v, back-i, back
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