Coll 28/112A ‘Persia. Tabriz – Monthly despatches of internal situation in Azerbaijan & misc. reports.’ [‎331r] (664/1237)

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ismael tahadar, is being transferred to Maragha as Fanwndar, the
present occupant oi rhe post, All ,i.sgiia Ptisan, having been recall-
eu to iehran. (ihulam Keza ahawi is coming from Tehran in place of
/v i^Taorlz * liumi ® iather ««« at one tiote acting Governor-General
The foraer Director of Posts and Telegraph* at Tabriz, A'bul
nassan Parvaz, whose stay here was extremely profitable, has been
appointed an inspector of the ministry in Tehran*
flections*. The counting of the votes still continues
Tt la on instant, it is understood* So far
Vo,000 votes have oeen dealt with and only 7,000 still remain* The
success of eight candidates seems practically assured - Kiioyi,
Piahivari, Sadigi, Xsjtimdari, Ipekchian, Segat-ul-Ialaai mid
^anjayi but there is consideiable competition for the ninth
Piece between Gartip hade, &usavi (who is at present tenth),
^amaganiand kujtahidi* If Gartip hade is able to oust the Russian-
supported Musavi it will be little to their taste as the dislike is
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hhoyi 51 « lead is far from pleasing to Tudoh Iran who accuse
nlm .probably rightly) of spending large sums of money* As soon as
th* acting Soviet Consul-General realised Khoyi’s strong oosition
ue visited aim (having previously regarded him with considerable
nn?^ V0Ur ^ aa f sought co point out why he should support Russian
pdliuy und not others* Khoyi said afterwards to a friend that he
nad not Previously realised the extent of Russian jealousy of
British 1 ^ iluenct * ilboyi is an independent candidate and his chief
;hi!?®n£V n bis success is that he will be able to shake off the
ausu oi Azerbaijan for a couple of years.
It will be noticed that the election of Pishivari and
Ipexchiaa, the principal Rueaian sponsored candidates, is certain*
ihoie has been a oreeze between rishivari ?md Hussein Vais, a well-
xnown local mullah and member of the electoral committee, during
the counting of the votes. Pisfiivari objected to Vaiz hmidling the
voting papers as his mullah’s garments made it possible for them
to oe changed* Vaiz retorted that everyone in Azerbaijan knew who
*'ore tije honest men and who the dishonest men who had been in
prison. People still wonder oy wnat means ilshivari has obtained
oO Muxiy /otes, pointing out that both ne and his paper were unknown
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Ghulaa Hussein Ipekchian, the younger brother of Fathali
Xpekchian, is trying to upset the latter's election, de contends
tnat ne too was a candidate and that according to documents produced
he has the right to tne family name in preference to hia brother*
until his brother’s return from Russia his brother’s name was, he
says, Ipeakchi, while he was known to eveiyone as Ipekchian* He
therefore claims that all votes in this name should'be given to him.
ne mis appealed to the Governor-General, who replied that it was a
matter for the courts to decide, and he is also trying to enlist
other support. His claim is certainly ingenious as it was only
when it was made taat anyoody realised that he had been a candidate*
nut he is well-versed in the wiles of duplicity a* he was formerly
in charge oi the Road Transport department here. Gulam Hussein
Xpexchian has also stated that it was the Russians who advised his
I ♦5+® r# *P«kohian, to get in tough with Tudoh Iran and
that ne maue a contribution of 20,000 tumans to their funds.
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fj» P 6, .. v ^-Xectlon^. The validity of Zuka’e eleotioa aa deputy
* 10 ^ hhal Anal has been confirmed*
c‘ * f h f election at Gaqqiiz has been suspended and the Faraandar
r"'^roiU iiahabad, laduliah Haril-ul-Ualam, who had one there to
supervise, has returned to his post.
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