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Middle East
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1896 - 1956
1879 - 1953
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February 22, 1946
Ivestiya briefly reports on Stalin's meeting with the Prime Minister of Iran Qavam os-Saltaneh.
February 21, 1946
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.
December 7, 1943
Brief reports on the tenor of official conversations between Soviet and Iranian leaders including lists of those present at each conversation.
September 27, 1942
Molotov reports on a conversation between Stalin and Iranian Ambassador Ahi on the Soviet Union's lack of designs on Iran, the planned withdrawl of Soviet troops from Iran, Iranian opposition to Kurdish autonomy, and other aspects of the Soviet-Iranian diplomatic and military relationships.
April 14, 1942
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.
January 3, 1941
Pahlavi notes continuing rumors that various forms of firearms are being smuggled into Iran.
November 16, 1920
I. V. Stalin discusses Kuchuk Khan's past correspondence with the Shah of Iran, his replacement in the Gilan province by Communist leader Ehsanullah, and the limited possibilities for revolution in Iran.
June 27, 1956
Krushchev, Voroshilov, Bulganin, and Mikoyan speak with Iranian Shah about international affairs, atomic and hydrogen bombs, the situation in the Middle East and South Asia, and the Baghdad Pact.
January 11, 1956
Khrushchev asks Sayed, the head of the Iranian delegation, about his impressions of the Central Asian and Caucasian republics that they visited. He also expresses his dissatisfaction with Iran’s entry into the Baghdad Pact and urges for improvement of relations between the Soviet Union and Iran.
December 2, 1945
A letter reporting about the situation in Iranian Azerbaijan and pressures from the Iranian government on the separatist regime.
