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October 19, 1946	Cable Nº 35418 from Tehran Soviet Ambassador to Iran I. V. Sadchikov forwards a letter from Iranian Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam to the Soviet leadership requesting approval for Muzaffar Firuz's appointment as Iranian Ambassador to the Soviet Union.
October 2, 1946	Cable Nº 32951/32947/32970 from Tehran Soviet Ambassador to Iran Sadchikov informs the Soviet leadership that Qavam claims not to be delaying Majlis elections in order to avoid implementing the Soviet Union's oil concession in Iran. Qavam instead insists that elections will be held once there is an acceptable resolution to the Azerbaijani and Qashqai conflicts as well as other conditions necessary to ensure a majority in the Majlis.
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 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.