Coll 28/112A ‘Persia. Tabriz – Monthly despatches of internal situation in Azerbaijan & misc. reports.’ [‎311r] (624/1237)

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1S0 * jaMaral ^i Suatiog. ilia \|iait to A*ert»aijaa wiUoh the 3 liah
proposed to undertake towards too end of lUy 'eta postponed at the
iiistanae of the Governor-denerai, who (JglegrapLd that .veattor woe
^ extreaely unpropItiouo and that ! ifc-*iil^L a d|!iBaSe wait *h?
advent of buuaar. itie Governor-uenoral oobaequently wrote, however.
t0 tlis 0 '* tt . B tateaant, pointing out that the general
cond iiions accompanying the i<uaelan oooupatian were unfavourable for
Uie proposed visit. He felt that it would be veiy difficult to
ai*range a satisfactory programs and that the Imitations of
sovereignty , ae indeed of the authority of toe Iranian administrat
ion, »oulu be unduly emphasised. Jfor, in all probability, had he
uisoovered any signs of enthusiasm among the population for such a
At the eaix© time the aov©rnor-ue*ieral hae thought it
o©C 0 eaary to make a statement to the eiTect that Azerbaijan is
destiiied to remain a part of Iran. In a circular Just issued to
Government uepartaents, aid reproduced in the local press. Mehdi
undvaruraws attention to the fact that the independence and territ
orial integrity of Iran has been guaranteed by the Tehran
declaration of last year, he tnen proceeds to state that there are
certain unprincipled adventurers who are nevertheless spreading
false rumours to toe contrary among the lower ranks of Government
employees, oovh in fabrls and elsewoere in Azerbaijan, he has.
therefore, ordered the police to hunt out the propagators of such
rumours, whoa he will then deal with. In conclusion the Oovernor-
ueneral expresses appreciation, on behalf of the Government, of the >
co-operative spirit shown by the Goviet authorities In Azerbaijan
. and wspcclally in iabriz. It needs only to be added that the
j Governor-uensral himself le amongst those who have recently exuressed
grave doubts as to whother toe Russians intend to leave IzerWton
at tfj© termination of hostilitioe. In comiaon vritb otLre ^ho ahare
tnia viey, and they aro a majority, lie is impressed by the fact that
- U Doiftin A ^ r ^ reUC ? in intdrnal affairs and their general activities
economic and cultural - go far beyond tba r*eQuiruments
of a purely military occupation. requirements
xiic retrogressive movement in favour of old-style Persian
iiats and women’s veils is to be checked. In another circular to
acrtbeTbv th Part ^f S u iQ p0inted out 'aoth have been pro*
^ ^ lis * consequently no dovernment department may
transact any business with a person presenting himself thus
Improperly attired, nor can a veiled woman be allowed to enter a
wntlwfl a J ?® 1 ? 11 cia ims that she veils herself for religious
h thija ^hat same x*eligian puts the cinema out of bounds for
h l l aaw ra « u:uti<mfi heing allied by the National Bank
^^in wi i ar * S * customer, failing to realise that the officials
<vere in earnest, sat aom to wait until they had had their joke. He
to oe wjakened three hours later at closing time and to be
told to came the next day with a different hat.
-.*<v«n+<r« Q b£?° tS < ? f ? cereal crop inamain unclouded, the only
exception 0ii MOgium area where the appearance of locusts is
causing some ds»age. The Iranian Governmmt has sent four aeroplanes
to combat oiiem. hail has, however, played iiavoc with many vineyards
orunurds around Rezaieh, which will cause a steep decline in the
aried fruit production, similar damage, though on a lesser scale,
uas also been occasioned at uianeh and har^lia. At the former Dlaoe
two children have been killed and others injured by hailstones the
ize of a cricket ball.
io:U -'ff Sarhang Yusef Iranpour has been transferred
ii^om Aesaieh to coiomand tixe troops at Miaoduab*
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