CONCLUSIONS 9. From our study of reports received, we conclude as follows:(a) Reported movements of Russian troops in Persian Azerbaijan indicate the strengthening of Russian forces on the frontier with Turkey and Iraq, and on the border between Azerbaijan and Persia proper. "Democrat" forces have also moved into the northern part of Gilan with the object of incorporating this territory into Azerbaijan. (b) Confirmed Russian movements are of small bodies of troops of battalion strength or less.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Azerbaijan Iraq Persia Turkey
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/132/26
- Document Types
- Report Map
- File Reference
- CAB 81/132
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0132.026
- Keywords
- Soviet-iranian Relations Predicting Enemy Intentions Iranian Politics Politics Political Intelligence Oil Soviet Foreign Policy Communism Ideology Soviet Army Troop Movements Soviet Satellite States Geographic Intelligence Personnel Tanks Military Dispositions
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 4
- Persons Discussed
- Harold Caccia Thomas Elmhirst Edmund Rushbrooke
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- International Relations Military Intelligence
