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Coll 28/112A ‘Persia. Tabriz – Monthly despatches of internal situation in Azerbaijan & misc. reports.’ [358r] (718/1237)
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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iiXvxixify it lu ««kiu Uiat X&brX& divac%or la lilao
oomproaiaad aui ale atva&t lifiislaaat. i'ae &&&ooadlQg merchant^ ■'6»cd
i4lriiaoitt aaa fcaau arra^tad In 1'ahran and la balng aant back to T&brl*
ior trini. vuc opinion Uns o«on ckpraaeod tnat tula fraud ml at have
u^on aucca^afully conpoundad but for tna pr^&^nco iu tha country of
xiib ^IXlapuugh n la & Ion#
viu# ^ u^ui ^4n .,.y0i4t^.fclul .ctlvlvlaa# ina auaai.*;m» ara ^nxl >ua to
buy or acquire on Ton t , leauw a ©lie ior the erection of fj bulk ator& a
dax>ot for oil product©# It 1© tnought tnat they ftava a plot In view
la fcha lma*©di©t© viainlty of the ©inti on# fhelr present at ora*;#
OttpaoiV la i’abrla (apart irou; the railway taakaga taken over) is an out
l»ObJ tons# o* wuicu one lar^a tank of &&Q ton© i© for kerosene and
tne hai©naa squally divided iatvaan baaalaa ^nd i;a© oil# It an/ o«
that thay arc looking unaad and piunniiig for tha future# in whidi caoe
ao«ia of the equipment ©nab as pumps#eto# > with which tnay are now
appurcutly to be supplied irem nrmy ©tore© for use at Tabriz, and
other jpiucea «tay eventually be used to compete fcith British interest©#
it would ue interest lag to know more precisely what are Mae a lan
intent ions*
FiTs^iundred arutee of Ruasian crook#ry arrived in Tabrls about
a a^nfu ago for tne account of the Persian wOVerna«at# It wa© under*
fctood timt the finance Papartaant would take delivery ©t the station
providing their own aontainers# do lur tae necessary boxes are not
ready and # large bill is accumulating for demurrage* thera have ©Iso
been imparts of crockery for private account and further quantities
are cap#cted#
having successfully kept down the price ay their lanutnjr prohib*
iti>n of export outside toa ©re©# tne kuaaians have recently bought
boa tana ol eprioots at Rials 10 per kilo {100 tons delivery Tsbrls#
400 tons dell vary dhahrood)^ bOO ton© of almond© at ^ials 33# dO per
kilo for delivery Tabri© and i#000 tons of raisin© also for delivery
w&brls at Rials 11 per kilo* i nymmit 1© as log made promptly# fha
price of ©Inends an© stiffened m the export ban has been lifted#
There i© a considerable den and for f e aran and the hear a.ast#
db* ■■:h^.lo*iy-a iia 4 bjl yompah/ auyplic©# ithou h the use inns
promised more than six weeks ago to ^ove Ub#OoO tin© of b«nsir*a froa
ill ©nan to Xabris only udO tins have ©o far been received# There Is
now un accumulation of about db#000 tin© &t kianah and tii# plan to
cave road transport# etc*# by brio*. 1% supplies froa the a oath by rail
to mianah iimtead of ay road from der&aaa&afc is ooacequently not
working •
binoa ^pril 1943 the Oompany have oetn unable through transport 1
shortage to supply aoaaercial enterpriea© in Tabris with fuel oil in
bulk# though prepared to sup ly it in tins at greatly erdtancad price#
ihe dompany apparently hope that tula will act a© a deterrent a© It
eonaidere tiiat the duns Ians are in a better position to supply the
market with fuel oil# adued to the consideration tnat many factories
are working directly far them#
itooka of kerosene are stated adequate for local requirements
although transport short s A ,« is hinds ring efficient distribution#
1,© cr I © ala ct.ri c.i t,/ • ?apgyf T mouaaaec marsaban# Direct »r of
huatoms# has been permitted to take over toe aaas^anant of this cancers
ss^a ©par# time occupation* ha a tabes that im is doin^.. it in a purely
^ra Ipaaitfe la out nia wife*© relative© who ©re leading
shareholders* Apparently tii# company ’« affairs had got into © tangle# j
Rial© 1#000#000 being outa>ending iroa recalcitrant consuaara m& the
iiusslans wanting tneir current at wholly uneconomic rata©# although
often rt©ailing «st ©lx times west tnay ©re prepared to pay# fh«
oral., . mashers .are now being dealt with very firmly by the new
asnager* debtor© huva had to pay or have their current cut offi the
price of industrial currant ha© been increased from dial© 3 to
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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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- Title
- 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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