Deputy Chairman Andrey A. Andreyev is present in Iranian Azerbaijan along with a number of staffers to observe the independence referendums in Mahabad and Iranian Azerbaijan. Following the reveal of Soviet agents' involvement in the voting commissions, Major Teymur Bakhtiar of the Internal Intelligence mission securing the secessionist regions has been authorized to seize the staffers of Deputy Chairman Andreyev.

Andreyev, as the head of the delegation, holds diplomatic immunity in the eyes of the Imperial Government. The Imperial Government remains committed to international law, even in the face of continued Soviet aggression, and will not hinder the Deputy Chairman's movements. He is however asked to remain present to answer questions if need be and bear witness to the good treatment of his staffers.

In an official statement, Interior Minister Ali Dashti recounts illegal Soviet involvement in the freshly finished secessionist referendums. The staffers of the Andreyev Delegation have been arrested and are now part of an ongoing internal security investigation to determine whether they have any connections to the Soviet agents who infiltrated referendum commissions.

In a public missive, the Soviet government is asked to answer for these agents with certain Soviet ties.