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February 27, 1946	Presented to USSR NKID official P. B. Zudin by Mr. Qavam on 27 February 1946 Iranian Prime Minister Qavam os-Sultaneh requests that Soviet troops not obstruct the Iranian gendarmerie in Gilan and that they allow reinforcements to be sent to counter Azerbaijani detachments there.
February 27, 1946	Aide Memoire, Presented to USSR NKID official P. B. Zudin by Mr. Qavam on 27 February 1946 Iranian Prime Minister Qavam os-Sultaneh voices his objections to the presence of Soviet troops in Iran as well as to Soviet support for Azerbaijani autonomy.
February 27, 1946	Handwritten note, V. M. Molotov to Cde. Stalin Molotov forwards documents to Stalin from Iranian Prime Minister Qavam os-Saltaneh
February 22, 1946	Izvestiya of 22 February 1946, Nº 46 Ivestiya briefly reports on Stalin's meeting with the Prime Minister of Iran Qavam os-Saltaneh.
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.
December 7, 1943	Conversations of I. V. Stalin and V. M. Molotov with Iranian leaders Brief reports on the tenor of official conversations between Soviet and Iranian leaders including lists of those present at each conversation.
September 27, 1942	Cable, V. M. Molotov to the Soviet Ambassador A. Smirnov Molotov reports on a conversation between Stalin and Iranian Ambassador Ahi on the Soviet Union's lack of designs on Iran, the planned withdrawl of Soviet troops from Iran, Iranian opposition to Kurdish autonomy, and other aspects of the Soviet-Iranian diplomatic and military relationships.
April 14, 1942	Letter of USSR Ambassador in Iran Cde. Smirnov about Our Relations with the British in Iran Soviet Ambassador to Iran A. Smirnov describes British policy in Iran as well as its implications for the Soviet Union and for the Anglo-Soviet relationship. He suggests that the British are pursuing an imperialist policy in Iran and that this policy is responsible for the mutual distrust forming between the British and Soviet governments.
January 3, 1941	Cable, Reza Shah Pahlavi to Mitskevich Pahlavi notes continuing rumors that various forms of firearms are being smuggled into Iran.
November 16, 1920	Telegram, Stalin to LENIN and the TsEKA [Central Committee] I. V. Stalin discusses Kuchuk Khan's past correspondence with the Shah of Iran, his replacement in the Gilan province by Communist leader Ehsanullah, and the limited possibilities for revolution in Iran.