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Persian government note opposing the Assyrians' return to Urmia, 1920

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Persian government note opposing the Assyrians' return to Urmia, 1920

Place
Urmia · today Iran
Date
1920
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Summary translation, on Persian Legation letterhead, of a Persian government telegram of May 1920 objecting to British plans to send the "Nestorian refugees" back to Urmia and Salmas.

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Source

The National Archives (UK), via its blog "Britain and Assyrian refugees after the First World War" (16 June 2020)

Persian Legation, London · The National Archives blog: "All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated."

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