... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... Teheran says the tone of the Persian Note to Russia is consjdered there te mark a further weakening in the position of the Persian Government which is seeking to placate the Russians. Ebrahim Hakimi, the Prime Minister, dimissing Ghulan Hussein Eptahaj, anti-Russian ...

... all Persian requests, although in very friendly terms. Authoritative quarters regard the note unsatisfactory and the Persian Government is believed to be placing the whole issue before the Persian Parliament to-morrow.—Reuter. ...

... MARCH” ON TEHERAN Now York radio reports from Teheran that Persian Government has announced that insurgent forces are marching on Teheran and Government has ordered the capital defended ail costs.—Ex. Tel. NEW R.L. SECRETARY Flight-Lieut. W. Fallowfield ...

... PERSIANS TOLD “RETURN” The Russian military authorities have stopped the battalions of Persian Government troops _ sent from Teheran to restore order in the north Persian province of ‘Azerbaijan at Kazvin, 85 miles north-west, of Teheran, and ordered ...

... years. Within few yards. East and West are found together. The transition must be slow, and the difficulties of the Persian Government are increased by the terrible poverty of the great mass of the people, and by their complete inertia. Many have no ...

... hundred all told. It was relation to the task of supplies to Russia that the problem of Persia assumed such importance The Persian Government had already accepted in principle that they should sign a treaty of alliance with the Soviet Government and ourselves ...