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October 2, 1946

Cable Nº 32951/32947/32970 from Tehran

Soviet Ambassador to Iran Sadchikov informs the Soviet leadership that Qavam claims not to be delaying Majlis elections in order to avoid implementing the Soviet Union's oil concession in Iran. Qavam instead insists that elections will be held once there is an acceptable resolution to the Azerbaijani and Qashqai conflicts as well as other conditions necessary to ensure a majority in the Majlis.

October 1, 1946

Cable Nº 19815 from I. Stalin to Cdes. Molotov, Zhdanov, Beria, Mikoyan, and Malenkov

Stalin expresses his outrage that Soviet Ambassador to Iran I. V. Sadchikov extended the deadline for the realization of the Soviet Union's oil concession in Iran and insists that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately draft a note demanding that Qavam implement the oil concession agreement.

February 21, 1946

Reception of Prime Minister of Iran Qavam os-Saltaneh by Cde. I. V. Stalin

Stalin and Iranian Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam discuss the future of the Soviet-Iranian relationship, Qavam's slim majority in the Majlis, the withdrawal of Soviet troops, the possibility of a Soviet oil concession in Iran, and the risks of Azerbaijani autonomy.

April 14, 1942

Letter of USSR Ambassador in Iran Cde. Smirnov about Our Relations with the British in Iran

Soviet Ambassador to Iran A. Smirnov describes British policy in Iran as well as its implications for the Soviet Union and for the Anglo-Soviet relationship. He suggests that the British are pursuing an imperialist policy in Iran and that this policy is responsible for the mutual distrust forming between the British and Soviet governments.

April 5, 1946

Memo from a Telegraph Report of Ashurov from Tehran

Memo describing the conclusion of Soviet-Iranian negotiations. A joint communique was adopted with provisions to withdraw Soviet troops from Iran, establish a joint oil company, and conduct reforms in Iranian Azerbaijan.

July 9, 1945

Message from General Tyulenev to the Commanding General of the 4th Army

Plans for the organization of a hyrdogeological detachment to begin prospecting work for oil in northern Iran.

June 21, 1945

Decree of the GOKO [State Defense Committee] No. 9168SS,

A decree on prospecting and drilling for oil in Northern Iran, detailing the exact plans of the Soviet Union.

April 12, 1946

Telegram from the CC CP of Azerbaijan to M.D. Bagirov on the Soviet-Iranian agreement

The Central Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR responds approvingly to the Soviet-Iranian agreement in which the Soviets agreed to withdraw military forces in exchange for oil concessions from Iran.

April 4, 1946

Message from Ambassador Sadchikov to Prime Minister Qavam About the Joint Oil Company

Sadchikov expresses the Soviet government's interest in exploring a joint oil company using Northern Iranian oil.

April 4, 1946

Message from Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam to Ambassador Sadchikov About a Joint Oil Company

The Shah of Iran agrees to starting a Soviet-Iranian oil company using oil from Northern Iran. The letter contains Iran's conditions for this company and the promise that a treaty will soon follow this letter.

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