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May 8, 1946	Telegram, Lozovsky to I. V. Sadchikov Lozovsky passes on instructions from the Soviet leadership to Soviet Ambassador in Iran Ivan Sadchikov. Among other things, he tells the Ambassador to support Qavam in his struggle against Anglophiles in the Iranian government and to instruct President of the People's Government of Azerbaijan Ja'far Pishevari to do the same.
April 26, 1946	Cable Nº 12753 from Tehran Soviet Ambassador to Iran Ivan Sadchikov details Iranian Deputy Prime Minister Firuz Muzaffar's observations on the actions of Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam's opponents. These opponents, Firuz argues, are attempting to remove him in order to increase their influence over Qavam, are distancing Qavam from the People's Party, and are organizing various tribes against the government. Firuz also stresses the importance of a resolution to the Azerbaijan question.
April 27, 1946	Cable Nº 12703/12705 from Tehran Soviet Ambassador to Iran Ivan Sadchikov discusses Muzaffar Firuz's fears of British and local intrigues against Ahmad Qavam's government.
March 4, 1946	Record of a Conversation between Cde. I. V. Stalin and Prime Minister of Iran Qavam-os-Saltaneh Stalin and Iranian Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam discuss the lack of consensus on Azerbaijan between their two countries and confirm logistics for Qavam's departure.
February 26, 1946	The Iranian Cabinet of Samsam [sic]-os-Saltaneh This list of Iranian cabinet members at the time of the Versailles Peace Conference was compiled in 1946 using NKID archival data to show that the Iranian Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam was not among them.
March 1919	II. The Right to Territorial Restitution This report details Iranian territorial claims, including the Transcaspian District, various oblasts lost to the Russians, Turkish Kurdistan, and other Persian-majority areas the Iranians believe to have been unjustly taken from them.
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 11, 1984	Memo: Support Measures for the Activity of the Communist Party of Turkey, as well as the Tudeh Party of Iran Memo requesting Stasi (MfS) support for the Communist Party of Turkey and People's Party of Iran (Tudeh) through consultations, inspections, and political security investigations.
November 8, 1979	Information about a Conversation of Comrade Hermann Axen, Member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Central Committee, with Comrade Nureddin Kianouri, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Tudeh Party of Iran East German Politburo member Hermann Axen and First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Tudeh Party of Iran Noureddin Kianouri discuss the Iranian revolution and the place of the Tudeh Party within Khomeini's Iran.
October 21, 1980	Lieutenant Parche, 'IC "Reza" on the Role of the Political Organizations in the Islamic Republic of Iran' Report on the rise of political parties after the fall of the Shah, including many that claim some connection to Islam.