Word: sadchikov
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...recent garden party given by Russian Ambassador Ivan Sadchikov, someone asked Hakimi what he thought would be the nature of the next Persian government. Hakimi thought he was being asked what kind of shoes he was wearing. "American," replied Hakimi to the amazement of his hosts, "yes, American...
...April 1946, while Russian troops occupied Persia's northern province of Azerbaijan, Premier Ahmad Gavam notified Ivan V. Sadchikov, Russian Ambassador to Persia, that the Persian Government agreed that the two Governments should establish a joint company "to explore and exploit oil-producing territories" in northern Persia...
...Majlis had been sitting since mid-July and there was still no action on oil. Moscow struck-verbally. Pravda screamed that Gavam was trying to sabotage the deal and warned him against following that "dangerous road." His attitude, Pravda averred, was "dictated by certain foreign circles." Soviet Ambassador Ivan Sadchikov pounded on Gavam's desk, demanded immediate action. Gavam answered smoothly that the matter would have to wait its turn on the parliamentary schedule...
Several weeks ago, when Gavam announced that Persian Government troops would be sent into the province, Ivan Sadchikov, Moscow's bald, pink Ambassador to Persia, protested vigorously. Gavam did not back down. On his instructions, Ambassador Ala reported Sadchi-kov's remarks to the Security Council (in his letter they were called "friendly admonitions") and asked the Council to keep an eye on northern Persia. At a Persian Embassy dinner in Washington, word was informally passed that the U.S. would vigorously support "Persia and any other nation that defends its established rights...
There was no laughter when Ala told how Russian Ambassador Ivan Sadchikov, acting as a "friendly mediator," had urged Premier Ahmed Gavam to grant the Azerbaijan autonomists' demands. Said Ala quietly: "That, to my mind, is an interference." Said Stettinius: "I believe more than ever that it would be a mistake to drop the case. . . ." The Council agreed. But Russian-sponsored rebels continued to hold Azerbaijan...