ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ hɪz ɚɹˈaɪvəl ɪn pˈæɹɪs ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi, ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz ɛkspˈɛld ˈæɡeɪbkˌɑːv tə bɹˈʌsəlz, bˈɛldʒəm, wˌɛɹ hiː lˈɪvd ˌʌndɚ hɪz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl nˈeɪm, ˈærjuːtjˌuːnɑːv.
Shortly after his arrival in Paris in August 1930, the French authorities expelled Agabekov to Brussels, Belgium, where he lived under his original name, Arutyunov.