Guba, April-May 1918. Documented Pogroms of the Muslims
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File No.1
The Government of Azerbaijan
The Ministry of Justice
The Ad Hoc Investigation Commission
December 11, 1918,
Reference No.12
Guba
URGENT
To: Municipal Police Superintendent, Guba
The Ad Hoc Investigation Committee hereby requests Your Most
Honorable Sir to provide around 15-20 names of permanent residents
of the town of Guba of Muslim origin, as well as several names of rep-
resentatives of other ethnic groups not involved in any violent actions
towards the Muslims in general, and residents of Guba in particu-
lar, who could be in a position to advise the Commission regarding
the assault on Guba committed by the Armenian gangs followed by
the town’s devastation and the violence towards the town’s Muslim
population.
Signed by: Novatski, member of the Commission
Note on the reverse side
The list enclosed to the original correspondence is hereby
mailed to the Ad Hoc Investigation Commission in Guba. Please be
also informed that no representatives of other faiths are available in
Precinct 1 of the town of Guba at the moment.
December 11, 1918,
Signed by Police Superintendent, Precinct 1, Guba
Reference: SARA, f.1061, op.1, f.96, l.3 and the reverse