891.00/1866: Telegram

The Minister in Iran ( Dreyfus ) to the Secretary of State

139. My number 134. Kuniholm reports as follows:

May 2, 2 p.m. Soviet Consul General, commanding officer Red troops, Iranian officials, and Kurds have met at Askerabad village near Rezaieh. Kurds have resented [presented] series of demands which must be discussed further at Tehran as well as by Russians. Soviet Consul General has appealed to Kurds to disband and go home. Kurdish depredations continue.

Dreyfus