... situation, it is believed, will be discussed at the Moscow talks. The United States delegates will point out that the Persian Government, rather than the Russian occupation forces, should determine the number of troops needed to maintain order in Persia ...

... FORTY TO With the fall of Tabriz the last osition in Azerbaijan which was *ft in Persian Government hands has gone. The Azerbaijan Democrat forces have also occupied about L towns in the neighbourhood of ■Tabriz, according to Moscow radio. The town of ...

... when the Court will adjourn for Christmas. “SUPERIOR COUNCIL” FOR PERSIA To Direct the Nation in the Emergency The Persian Government has formed a Superior Council to direct “emergency affairs” in Persia, it was officially announced last night. The members ...

... URGED MOSCOW REPLIES TO BRITISH NOTE A Reuter report from Teheran last night described as precarious the position of the Persian Government. Several political groups are pressing for a stronger regime to deal with Russia. The conciliatory Persian reply to ...

... never interfere in Persia’s domestic affairs or her political life.” The commentator said that the Soviet Note to the Persian Government had made the Russian position in Northern Persia perfectly clear. The tripartite Treaty of 1942 has been faithfully ...

... troops should be withdrawn from Persia. A Note to the Persian Government from Russia, sent through the Soviet Ambassador to Teheran, however, completely denies allegations made the Persian Government against the Russian occupation policy. The Note, according ...

... of the Note is designed to allow Moscow to rescind the decision of the military authorities on the spot, and giv© the Persian Government rights of sovereignty in Azerbaijan. The form of words used thus permits the immediate termination of the incident if ...

... y deferring to Soviet policy in Persia, and instancing a incident, Mr. Eden mentioned it was not the first that the Persian Government had been refused per- to move troops in the area under Russian control. , Mr. Bevin (Foreign Secretary) will reply to ...

... On recent events in Persia, Mr. Eden referred to repox-ts of disturbances in North-West Persia, of a decision by the Persian Government to send troops to deal with those disturbances and a report that those troops were turned back by the Soviet authorities ...

... Bevin did not give the expected statement. From Teheran, however, there are renewed official reports that forces of the Persian Government, sent to quell the rising in Azerbaijan, have been turned back at the frontier of the Russian zone. This would amount ...

... Treaty, of 1942; in which the Protecting and Occupying Powers undertook to respect and protect Persian integrity. The Persian Government is suspicious of the northern rising, which looks if it had been carefully planned. It believes the arms the rebels ...

... occupation authorities to move into the northern provinces. Earlier, a high ranking Persian Army spokesman had said that the Persian Government had sent an official Note of protest to the Soviet Embassy, demanding “ a free hand to move troops and gendarmes in ...