Coll 28/112A ‘Persia. Tabriz – Monthly despatches of internal situation in Azerbaijan & misc. reports.’ [‎244r] (490/1237)

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^3Eert>eiJaa Continue# t© life la e
*t t© of suspended animation, eve it ini’ the end of the war
I without ©nthusiasia end fearful of til#-re-ad 4iift»ent»| of the
traneitlon period. Tlie eserohant o 1 a.• *.*>»,.jrieli m wltjk increae-
ing apprehension the lo&aee they will have to free, but still
olutoh «t every straw of hops rather than begin the painful
process of liquidation, for this re eon th© yarded speech of
Mr. Churohill on September 2Bth. has tended to bolster up the
local market end maintain the present price level# delations
between the lerelan and Ht*&ai*a authorities are, at the iRO{sent f
easier than they have been for the past year and there are
( reasons for believing ttmt the present Soviet Consular official*
I are on the aide of peace and order# Much inter at is aeverthe-
xeee being shown in the Soviet deisand for oil ooncesslone in
Wortham Iran, which streagthen® the still deep-rooted convict
ion that the Soviet lion is hardly likely to give up its prey.
There h-ss al&o be n soma discuss ion on the punitive expedition
against Haim saahid, although, except is Sgababad 9 tliere is no
fee lint! that it is a matter of direct concern.
239. Persian Ufficiala . The Director of Finance, Fa^san -
llajid«aaen 9 Icft rcr Tehran on September S4th. He will not be
returning. Mohammed li .Sgevli is acting in hie place, but
will not remain ling owing to friction with members or the
J illsptfUgft mission. Nothin rarthcr has been heard of the
appointment of Mr. Bill 3ar. lisaa to this position, ' ho in
ability of certain Mlllepaugli officials to work smoothly with
**•1* Pereian colic: guee offers an excellent pr^tekt r^r the
■ Pueciens to refuse facilities md may even, it is rumoured, ;
1* d to the eliMlnatlon of those otTioicls already working
here.
Yajs&on Parr has been appointed ; irector or Muc^tlon in
succession to Xesall Amir ^hixi, brother of kli Amir Fhi&i.
Both the ilhitis are now in Tehran.
Mr* Shields, head of the Fersian Government Transport
Department, visited Tabriz towards the end of eptember.
Her tin Khorrovani, eost&eoft lug the Tabris Division, i« et
pros an i 1 n T sh ran •
Aarhang Hussain hiqaddoia, h«fcd of the Conscription
Department and nephew or arifeshkar rluqaddes» t has be^n retired.
^70. Tabriz Deputies > : md Local Politic s. Electioneer lag for
th© aexf Wjiis is already beginning# Dr# ; hefag, at present
a deputy for lehr n, although by birth a Tabriz!, is anxious
to represent his native city and is now here organizing support#
He expects the backing of Tudeh Iren and affiliated bodies.
J artip Sade, the Tabriz deputy who Is anathema to the Dusaien,,
has also been spending « few days here to arrange for the dis
tribution of monopoly goods to his supporters in Hashterrud.
He c&me with recommendations from Dr. Fillspaend »l»o an
English interpreter to help bias with the fmcrioan heed of the
: apply Department. He w«.s visited by the Soviet Consul—Deneral,
who had a two hours convereatlon with him, and it is stated by j
his supporters that !£• Matvoev requested him to curtail bla
visit. Blryn, the Tudeh lampoonist, has iuIbo attacked him in
a breedsheet, ***tt*l&g hi of being a henchmen of eyyid "ia
and trying to organize his pa/rty here.
It is understood that the Russians have ceased to agi
tate for the acceptance of the msadatoe of Pishivari, Lenkereni,
Hovhannaeian and Inekchian and that no further interest 1#
being taken in than in Tehran. The son of Habln "ade Khoyi,
the other rejected deputy, etates thut a certain Hussein
Flncbengel Tabriz! Ms arrived from Tehran saying that eyyid
55ia had told .hoyi that if ft telegram was seat to bin by in
fluential people in Tebrla eakin^ for Thoyi’s acceptance by
the Majlis, he could arrange it. luch a telegram was drafted,
but for understandable reaaons no Tabrizis could be found
/willing ,