Coll 28/112A ‘Persia. Tabriz – Monthly despatches of internal situation in Azerbaijan & misc. reports.’ [‎532r] (1066/1237)

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Mr an answer; and indeed there is no one to say them nay$
Kianduab, in the main street, a Kurd was shot dead in the
saddle as he was unslinging his rifle at sight ot some other Kurd
he had sworn to kill. The sequel oame ten days latfcr; this time
three Kurds were reported killed and two gendarmes.
The Jalali have been out of hand around Maku for some weeks*
Theirs is a speoial case. They were dispersed by Reza ! hah to
the south and east, and straggled back to thibir own territory as
s—^ as he fell* They returned mostly in rags and the Government
pi ised Rls. 300,000 to re-establish them. That subvention has
not been paid and for some time the Jalali have threatened that they
would have to help themselves to some share of the world’s goods
before the winter, and they have now done so raiding villages around
Ivlaku. The Governor-General here told me at the end of August that
he had sent Sarhang Hadivi, comnanding the gendarmerie in ‘Eastern
and Western Azerbaijan, to treat with the Jalali, and to promise them
payment of this subvention if they would keep quiet; he said he per
sonally had a good deal of sympathy with them. A week later, after
the Ushnu conference, the Persian attitude has changed and with
Russian approval they were planning to use force. Goodbye subvention!
45* Consular Colleagues . The Turkith Consul-General has called on
me to avow he was mistaken, and that he now thinks the Germans
can’t get here this year. His Cate.su! is planning a trip to
Ankara to fetch his wife. Twice he obtained from the Russians a
pass for the trip to the frontier and both times he failed to start.
His third application coincided with a large movement of Russian
troops northwwads during the "week ended Sept. 19th and the Soviet
Vice-Consul in charge refused the permit. He explained to me that
he did so in the Turkish Consul’s own interest, but his way of doing
so lacked polish and the Turkish Consul General came to see me somewkat
excited about it. The Soviet Vice Consul Undertook to call on him
and explain.
The Russian Consul General left for Tehran on August 28th and
went straight on at once by plane to Moscow. He called on me and
the U.S. Consul before leaving to explain that he had been bitten
by a dog and must as a matter of course take the Pasteur treatment
against Hydrophobia. He seemed depressed and it seemed possible
that he, like some others, was under a cloud. Local rumours said
at once that he was in disgrace - for holding too many gay parties!
(He returned on September 21st)*
Visitors . Air Vice Marshal de Crespigny, Air Officer Commanding,
Iraq, arrived by plane on September 4th on a visit to General Melnik
and returned on September 6th.
Ten ch/ Brigadier/, Chief Engineer North-East Persia, visited Tabriz
from the 5th to the 7th. The more frequent visits of his engineer
officers are not recorded. Work has started on the Tabriz - Tehran
road.
A reconnaissance party from Baghdad, with Russian officers in
company, arrived on September 14th, having reconnoitred the West,
North and East of Lake Urumia and on the 15th then proceeded to
reconn*oitre the South. It is good to know that Tefath Army have
at last had an opportunity to make good the gaps which were discovered,
so late, in military knowledge of this area. But of course at this
time of year, with the weather delightfully cool and dry overhead,
and the ground firm and dry underfoot, such an excursion is a picnic,
as those who have had to do the journey at other seasons will readily
acknowledge.
47* Consular Tours . The Governor - General of Western Azerbaijan sent
me towards the end of August an urgent invitation to pay my projected
visit to Rezaieh. My room was ready, he said. Unfortunately Dr.
Marzeban’s flattering courtesies are not given for the sake of my
blue eyes. He is always in search of support in his relations with
the Russians and I hove no intention of becoming a pawn in his game
against the Russians, so I found it inconvenient to go there at this