VISIT OF TUDEH LEADERS TO SOUTHERN IRAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001800120006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: August 18, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

LASSIFICATION
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IN FOR ATIO WNWO T
COUNTRY Iran
CCHVFtp"IAL
SUBJECT Visit of Tudeh Leaders to Southern Iran
PLACE
ACQUIRED
Ali Amir Khizi, travelled secretly to the provinoecf Khuzistan, where
it is believed that they were active in labor circles of the Anglo-
Iranian Oil Company and also that they did organizational. work for the
Tudeh Party in the Persian Gulf area. Other members of the delegation
included Akbar Shandarneri, Ltansuri, A razazi and Alamdara
Amir Kbizi, who left the delegation and returned to Tehran on 12 July,
had been in hiding and was on the "wanted" list until early July,
when the P9ajli.s voted a general armlesty for former Azerbaijan Democrat
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DATE DISTR. 18. August 1918
NO. OF PAGES 1
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
1, In early I'ay 1988 a delegation of five Tudeh Party leaders, headed by
3.
After the departure of Amir Khizi, the rest of the delegation travelled
to other areas of southern Iran, including Abadan and Aha2. They are
thougk to have been engaged in organizational work with the Tudeh
Party in Isfahan, Shiraz and Yezd.
Early LW - 20 July 1948
4. As of 20 July they mere still in central or southern Iran and it was
not known' when they intended to return to Tehran,
is dement is hereby r"raied to
CQt4F$DEWIAt In acco dance wii + the
letter of 16 October 197 from tilt
Director of Central InteIligen c for the
Archivist of the Unlte4 ttaa.
Next Review Date: 2008
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