ELECTION ACTIVITIES OF THE TUDEH PARTY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009900170014-4
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 27, 2003
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: January 5, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Pr-or ?a;o 4 December 1951
:L.;, The Tudeh Party,, under the auspices of the Partisans of Pwace, is sending its
most capable organizers to the provinces to prepare for the forthcoming elections.1
During the first week of December 1951 organizers were sent to Tabriz, Resht0
I. sfahan., Shiraz a Teshed,i Abadan;, and Yozd:> Fakhreddin Mirr?arazei (doputy
chief of the Iranian delegation to the August 1951 Youth Festival held in
Berlin; Germany) is believed to have been sent to Isftdian for Party election work0
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Election Activities of the Tudeh Party
In mid-December 1951 the Tudeh Party dispatched seven or eight Party members
to Tabriz for election activities on behalf of the Tudeh? Subsequent to the
departure of these individuals, Tudeh members Forghan (fnu) and Heartaid (fnu)
were also sent to Tabriz for the seine purpose,,
Prior to 27 December 1951
3., Morteza Lankerani and Afr?ashti (friu),: editor of a Tudeh-front newspaper, will be
supported by the Tudeh-front Association for the Freedom of Iran (Jeidiyat-e_
Azadi I ran) . Afrashti w ll be a candidate from Gilan and Lankerani probably
vliil be a candidate from ore of the northern Azerbaijan cons tituoneies,,
Other possible Tudeh cmididates will include Ip'kchi (fnu)$ Dr< Ftastarudian (fnu),
a r, Fermi? xl F.?rme:y - (f nu; "
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4s The Jamiyat-e..Aserbai Jan (sic) has selected six of its members as Ma jl is
candidates, including Ahmad Lonkerani and Seyyed Haman Qoreishen0
Prior to 4 January 1952
S. a Tudeh.-front leader and who may be a Tudeh supported
oanaaaate, estimates that the Tudeh Party controls 6,000 votes in the
Tehran area,
Prior to 4 January 1952
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7o Members of the Tudeh Youth organizations and of the Partisan of Peace
are being queried as to the number of votes they are able to solicit on
behalf of candidates to be proposed by the Partisans of Peace group0,3
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u ? a y controls 50000 votes,
Prior to 4 January 1952
1a L-1com Pamphlets, which were diaLributed olanduetinely throughout
Tehran,, contained the purported election policy of the Tudeh Central
Committee and included the following points%
Accusations against the national Front of intending to "p&ok'" the
new Soventoenth Uaflis with National Front deputies by fixed elections
prior to reaching an "ignominious ftmpramlse with Anglo-American
imperialists in the oil dispute,
bo Attacks on alleged National Front terrorist tactics designed to
intimidate the fieedombloving people of Iran" and referring
specifically to the 15 July and 6 December 1951 riots.
ca Statements that the elections would afford the Tudeh Party an
opportunity to mobilize its forces and to test the strength of its
national and ante-imperialistic friends; and that this valuable
opportunity should not be lost,
The pamphlets did not name preferred candidates but stated only that the
Iranian people should vote for peace and democracy,, and that Party members
should vote only for "national candidates,"
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2n Cormzent:so a, Although it has been rumored that certain candidates
aye he support of the Tudeh Party and it is known that Certain other
candidates have leftist sympathies or past Soviet connectio?w,. it is not
definitely known to which ones the Tudeh will give its official support,
b. It is probable that members of the Tudeh Party and
of Tudeb t organizations will not receive specific voting instructions
until immediately prior to the time whoa voting begins in their respective
constituencies, and that such instructions will then be issued clandestinalyo
oo It is probable that TudehK.supported candidates will
be members of various front organizations, rather than members of the
Party itself. In some instances? candidates may have no known connections
with TudehmfroAt groups but may have reached a secret agreement with the Party,
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Lmm- e -front Society for the Struggle againsmperialiat
Companies, the Society is supporting tha following Tdiran candidates,
ao Shame Zenjanis President of the Society,
b0 Yahya Khodabandeh,9 Vice Presidents and
c, Partu Alavi, Vice President,
According to the press organ of the Tudeh.front Society to Aid the
PeasantsF, the following will be candidates for this Tudr*h front
Society,
ao Samnans Hedayotallah Davaris
bo Shahruds Nabavi (fnu)s
ou Demavands Mahmud Dehgan (editor of Ra&ar Imruz) s and
do Lahijanx Taqi Radmanesh,
According to the leftist press, the Tehran candidates 'sho my be
supported by the Partisans of Peace are%
ao General Mohei ad Hoseyn Firugs
b0 Abrnad Lankeranii and
Oo Seyyed All Akbar Borqai Qum.
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