Coll 28/112A ‘Persia. Tabriz – Monthly despatches of internal situation in Azerbaijan & misc. reports.’ [‎451r] (904/1237)

Kaarl f h©w«Y#r f wn® not »ba»h«d* He told hia uudlenoe that the
oons\Lk% A VKL\iljl have attended but for the foot that they had been
Invit&F&y me Rueelan Coneul-Oenarel, and ho made thi ueual aort
of speech ahout labour everywhere tolling for the defeat of
faaoiam*
106. Trade . J rloee here have elu&ped aa In Tehran, reooverlng
allghtlTy' towax’ds the middle of the month, again under the
Influence of aentlment in Tehran.
tool, after touching Bla.600 a poud (roughly 35j Ibaj^ fell
to Bla»ift0 9 reooverlng to Ble*290.
Almonds, after touching Rla.850 a poud, fell to f'le.250
nominal, recovering to ’la.290.
r.aialna, after touching ^la.SSO a poud, fell to T le.l00
nominal, recovering to something over Us.200. The uasiana
have purchased a quantity at just over His. 200 a poud from a
merchant who had loat heavily and who had to sell for oaeh*
•ugar fell from Hla*130 a kilo to Us.60, recovering to
ale.76.
The pound sterling gold was quoted as low as la.640 at
mid month*
The dominating influences are the prospect of a bumper
harvest, the grant of special powers to Dr. Mlllspaugh, and the
reported arrival of atooks of goods from abroad, with the
possibility that the flow of goods from abroad will increase now
:that the Mediterranean la aa good as opened*
106* Trioes* The minor operations against the Talish tribesmen
have ended with the arrest of two leaders and all la reported
quiet in the Ardehil region*
All seems quiet in estern Azerbaijan too. There la no
report of brigandage from any quarter* This calm la something
! worth noting, since the Kurds ara no leas turbulent than other
tribes, and since this is the aeason for making trouble. Have
the Huesiana got something we haven 1 t got? Obviously not, so
Mr* vice Joasul cgden will leave for Besaleh on May 18th for ten
days, and he will try to discover, if he can, juat how the
restless Kurd has been persuaded to control that spring itch in
his trigger finger*
ilitary : ritl&n * Two sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. were stabbed, though not
seriously, near this Consulate General on the evening of Wtf 4th*
It seems that they had sold tea to some natives and that a
quarrel ensued* On the night of the 7th other sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. let off a
number of rounds and then some of them fired a couple of rounds
in the main khi&han at about 9*30 a.m*, causing considerable
excitement, on the morning of the 8th.
usalon . Cases continue to occur of Fusslsns in
uniform, sometimes mounted men, holding up and robbing civilians
after dark* Daytime discipline remains good. A visiting
British officer has just told ms that in the south it is believed
that Russians go into shops, lay their revolvers on the counter
sad take what they want at their own price, if any* Thet it
a calumny* Any shopkeeper so threatened has but to call the
military police, of whom there are plenty about by day, and the
chances are that there will be a funeral within twenty-four hours*
^erlo&a * Captain Hi**, a H.S. military
attache from Tehran, is 04 a visit to Tabriz. He will ride with
Russian horsemen in a forthcoming display, and appears to be
effectively cashing in on the present cordiality of the Russian
military authorities hsre.
108 • The Russians ars indeed showing cordiality* It began
with Stalin's order of the day for May 1st and his friendly
mention of British achievements* With the victories in /frioa
feS®* 0 ?*? att ««*arrsssing pitch, and so far it is
t0 th ® •Ithough I n.T*r fail to work
sofliethin* iato »y remarks about the Americans and i reneta. cn
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