The Archive · 1934

Independence from the Soviet Union

Geneva, July 21, A pact providing means for "liber tion from the Soviet yoke" has been Jconcluded by the representatives of Azerbeldjan, North Caucasus and the Georgian Republic, according to information received here by the Georgian press bureau.

'The pact stipulates that complete independence of the signatory Cau-Jcasian nations is an indispensable leon dition of their future development, and provides for the union of Jail' Caucasian forces under joint Jcommand with a view to attaining this The pact contains six articles has a clause concerning eof the signatories by a The political form fof this union is given as the "Confederation of Caucasian States'—

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