File 1341/1921 Pt 1 'Khorassan Intelligence Summaries 1921-1922' [‎601r] (849/1080)

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No conflict has occurred so far but it is believed locally that
the parties will coine to blows before long.
Humours are prevalent regarding other Bolshevik difficultie
in the direction of Baku, fhe mail boat service between Bandargas
and Baku, whose inauguration has been noted previously, appears
to have stopped or been suspended. This is ascribed to the
troubles proceeding in Baku.
■ijUJNUiilB There is little news from this region. Greneral Sir
Araz Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. who is resident there communicated news brought from
Hussia by a refugee who had lately been at Bostov on the Don.
This man communicated the infonnation of active unrest in the
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North Caucasus, the Daghestanis and the Ussetin and Chech in
tribes being in revolt against the Bolsheviks. He also stated
that on the Don a guerilla leader. Colonel Nazarov, had ovemm
/oronezh and Kharkov. An expedition was despatched from Moscow
fco round up the partisan bands operating in the Don country.
Arrived there this force, which was under the command of one
Antonov, refused to fight. Another force was sent to apprehend
Antonov but instead allied itself with him. Makhno appears to
be active again for the refugee describes him as operating
between Ekaterinoslav and Nikolaev.
A statement appeared in a Meshed paper during the week
under surrey to the effect that Odessa had been again wrested
from the Bolsheviks. There is nothing to show there is any truth r
in this statement which mgy he merely an intelligen anticipation
of success on the part of insurgents operating in the Chersonese
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MJG IRAK. - A correspondent at this point communicated the state
ment that Babardast and Mur sal Sadiqov of Darragaz were in secret
treaty with the Bolsheviks at Askhabad and that thqjr had received
a consignment of 100 rifles and 1,000,000 rounds S.A.A. from them
A question on this information was addressed to the Military