Tenseness in Teheran Growing Hourly

Chronicle (Levin), 8 March 1946, Page 5

Tenseness in Teheran Growing Hourly

Press Assn.

J • ^ Russian Failure to Leave Persia " SOVIET ANNOL'NCEiENT WAS A LIE "

By Telegraph

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Received Friday, 11 a.m. LONDON, , March 7. Reuter's Teheran correspondent, quoting a Persian Cabinet Vhdsfcer, says the Red Army stopped Persian troops cn their to take over places said to have been evacua'ed by the •'*:r fcsians. The Russians arrested some of the Persiaji officers not having proper passes. The Minister said: "When the Russians announced that had evacualed Mesked, Semnan and Shadrud, v/s c ssvhec! our forces. They were stopped at Jarmsar by ihe Rec! . 7- The Russians have not evacuated any place and their cuncement was a lie." The correspondent says the atmosphere at Teheran is • *-ving more tense hourly over reports of the failure oi tiie ians to evacuate the country. The Commander of ihe • ■» « a r gendarmerie telep.ioned this afternoon that the ■ . ■ r .itiRS are still in occupation. Three were killed in Teheran and five injured when gen- ■ :s prevented Tudeh supporters and partisans of the : * -wiag from entering Parliament Buildings. oscow radio to-day hroadcast a joint Russian- P ersian umique stating that questipns concerning boVh counfcrzes Ascussed in an atmosphere of friendshlp dursrrg the ; -fences between the Prinae Minister, M. Sulianeih, avxd . vnlissimo Sialin and M. Molotov between February 19 and h 6. "Both Governments regard that with the appomtei the new Soviet Ambassador to Persia favourable co.nfor a pont^nuafion of friendly relations between the ■ . c;.-n£ries have been created." ?/. Sultaneh left Mosco.w by air to-day. He is calltng a.: en route tq Teheran. Ts Russian radio and press have still not menlioned Mr. ■■ •: hill's spkech, tf e British and American noies on Persia e recent speech by the U.S. Secretary of State, f/ir. J. F. . s.