... troops in Persia. No decision to that effect had been taken, nor had they taken any steps to open negotiations with the Persian Government for the return of British troops. Mr. Rtvin said We received moat categorical assurances tram Generalmimo Stalin and ...

... Wednesday. The United Nations Organisation has reached to-day a crucial point in its young history. The decision of the Persian Government, which resizned earlier this week. to confront the U.N.O. Security Council with the problem of alleged Russian interference ...

... newspaper eorreivondents of those countries was at present inopportune.' . The crisis may be solved by the pre. sent Persian Government going out, and a pro-Soviet Government, favourable to conceding Russia the concessions she demands. coming in. As things ...

... is a new Persian Government friendly with Russia the dispute might drop it might still be broirt in due rouse to the Security Coutici if only to demonstrate to the world w esti& factorily and easily it could be settled. A new Persian Government would. of ...

... transit camp, it was learned to-day. United States equipment and installations left in Persia have been sold to the Persian Government and to private syndicates. Camp Stalingrad.” near Kazvin. northern terminus of the American supply line to Russia through ...

... problems __ the new so-called democratic ‘‘National Government” set up in the North Persian province of Azerbaijan. The Persian Government’s appeal to the United States that all foreign troops removed from Persian soil has been forwarded from Washington to ...

... TANKS ON PATROL As the Persian Government repeated its assertion that the autonomy movement in Azerbaijan was Russian-inspired, Moscow radio to-day broadcast reports of execu tions and mass arrests in a town of Northern Persia. A curfew has been imposed ...

... forces and engaged, under the treacherous title of democracy, in an armed uprising against the monarch, the democratic Persian Government and constitutional law,” it says. The Soviet assertion that the Russian commander had not interfered with the movement ...

... protest to the United Nations against what is described as the “usurpation” of Azerbaijan. An unconfirmed report says the Persian Government intends to ask Britain as a signatory of the 1942 treaty to make an approach to Moscow on the situation. Colonel Chahende ...

... not provoke any disturbances. It was the local forces of the gendarmerie who provoked a series of incidents. When the Persian Government (continued the Soviet reply) raised the question of sending additional army and gendarmerie units into the Northern ...

... Saltaneh. a former Premier believed ready to meet all Russia’s demands, including oil concessions. . • The position of the Persian Government is also affected by yesterday’s elections to the Azerbaijan National Council. Although new Azerbaijan Democratic Government ...

... ISTANBUL RIOT Soviet Embassy, in Note giving its final decision to the Persian Government, has refused categorically to permit Persian troops to go to Azerbaijan. The troops, still waiting at Sharifabad, were on their way northward when they were refused ...