THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 26, 1941.
Soviet Note Gives Facts. In
Detail
Precise
THE SOVIET NOTE WHICH-WAS HANDED TO THE IRANIAN AMBASSADOR IN MOSCOW ON SUNDAY NIGHT BEGAN WITH A RECAPITULATION OF THE STEPS TAKEN BY RUSSIA TO ESTAB- LISH CORDIAL RELATIONS, STATING THAT ALL THE PRIVILEGES EXTENDED TO RUSSIANS ON IRANIAN TERRITORY WHICH WERE HUMILIATING TO IRANIAN SOVEREIGNTY WERE VOLUNTARILY ABRUGRATED.
Various Russian enterprises in Iran had been handed over to the Iranian Government, and by this the Soviet Government proved to the Iranian people their readiness to assist in the development and prosperity of Iran.
By the Treaty of February 26, 1921, the Soviet Government returned to Iran the islands along the coast of the Astrabatsk and Corndatsk provinces of Iran, and also the railways, ports and various establishments which were formerly exploited by the Tsarist Government.
Forther treaties belvren the Soviet Government and fran also give prest of the constant hen ly intentions of the USSR. to- wards Tran During recent years the Soviet Government took steps: to consolidale and develop the economic welfare of Iran.
NEVERTHELESS, EVEN IN TREATY THE FUNDAMENTAL OF FEBRUARY 26, 1921, IT HAD BEEN FORESEEN THAT DIF. FICULTIES MIGHT ARISE IN VIEW OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT IRAN TERRITORY MIGHT BE EXPLOITED BY
Para-
security, measures which it is not only their right, but also their duty to take for their self-defence in strict accordance with graph 6 of the Treaty of 1921.
Since German aggression on the U.S.S.R., the Soviet Gov. ernment has thrice given warn. ing to the Iranian Government, on June 26, July 19 and August 16 regarding the danger repre- sented by the subversive and diversion at activities of Ger- man agents and spies.
U.S.S.R, AND IRAN USING IRAN TERRITORY THE BASE FOR AGGRESSION Germans. AGAINST THE U.S.S.R.
Names Given
On July 19, the USSR. Gov-
ernment, in conjunction with the British Government drew the at-
tention of the
Iraman Govern-
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On June 26, the Soviet Govern-
The Working ENEMY DICnt informed the Shah of Iran ELEMENTS AGAINST THE that they possessed reliable in-mittee of the All-India
formation that a ITSELF.
political coup
League A5 d'etat was being prepared by the, Moslem
has unanimously passed a re- the solution calling on three Premiers, Sir Sikan- |der Hyat Khan, Faslulhuq and Sir Mohamed San- dullah, to resign from the National Defence Council. Sir Sikander and Sanduliah ex- At the same time the Soviet
nsked and British Governments insisted Pressed their willingness to
of expelling sign while Fazlilhug upon the necessity
time. Germans whose presence on Iran territory was against the interests of Iran itself and of the U.S.S.t and Great Britain.
The agents of German Fasrisinment to the necessity of putting (the Note here gives the names stop to the activities of the Ger- of the agents and of the commer- mum agents which equally con- cial firms by which they are stiluted a threat to the security employed). have reacheil their and interests of her neighbour Imils in their subversive activi- states. ties in attempting to introduce intu] the Soviet provinces of Azerbai-j jan and the oil region of Baku, saboteurs Kroups of rorists.
ter- and
20-
at
On the other hand their tivities were also directed engineering a military coup in Iran itself.
With the arrival in Teheran
Third Warning
re- for
Presi-
He was given 10 days' time to resign failing which the dent, Mr. Jinnah, is authorised to deal with the matter.
It was stated in Bombay yes- terday that as Sir Sikander and-
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On August 18, the Government Sandullah have decided to resign from Iraq of the chief of the of the U.S.S.R., again acting in the question of disciplinary action German Secret Service in Iraq. conjunction with the British against them does not arise and Gammot, and his assistant Maver, Government, delivered the third it was added that failing receipt satisfactory reply from and with the close cooperation warning to Iran, urging the neces- of of the German Embassy at sity of taking steps to stop the Fazlulhuq within the time allow- Teheran, armed groups were dangerous activities of German ed, the Committee had authoris- formed at the frontier region with agents, and to expel them from ed Mr. Jinnah to take such ac- tion as he may deem proper and the view to organising of the country. activities in the Baku `region and Thus, on three occasions the necessary.-Reuter.
Soviet other districts.
Government warned Iran of the danger which on the one hand threatens the inter- ests of Iran, and on the other those of Great Britain and the U.S.8.R., and of the necessity of taking drastic steps to coun ter this danger.
Notorious Spies
German agents at various
Iran points in
territory have established dumps of arms and ammunition, especially in the Northern provinces of Iran.
It is regrettable that the Iran-
In the neighbourhood of lan Government in their reply to
Mianeh, they had prepared over
RICH WOMEN PILFER SHOPS
Wealthy women, restricted by
these representations refused to clothes rationing from making
the
petty theft.
"The increase in shoplifting is a London tremendous," stated police court official:
60 tons of explosives, and In undertake any measures against luxury purchases, are turning to the Toharan district they gave the dangerous activities of military Instructions to Ger- German agents, and by this very man residents to further their fact encouraged the Germans to criminal Intentions, while 56 continue their criminal work. German secret. service mon
have penetrated into a number
Temporary Occupation.
of big Industrial concerns. Especially dangerous is the "ac- The Soviet Government found tivity of the Krupps agent, a themselves confronted with the spy named Artel, while von necessity of taking immediate Radonovitch, director of the Ger- steps and exercising its rights by man firm of Siemens is another virtue of Paragraph 6 of the 1921 notorious German sny, as well Treaty in the form of dispatch of troops to Iranian territory for as his assistant Wolff, PENA
There German agents are tram-temporary accupation with the pling on the elementary rights of view to safe-guarding the security Iranians, and with complete dis- of the U.S.S.REAL regard of Iranian sovereignty are proparing Iranian territory as a base for aggression against the
U.S.S.R.
Grave Danger
the
Stores in all parto country tell the came tale.
The manager of a big LondonTM ahop explained: “The regular thieves: can now, find plenty of customers for off-the-ration clothes, but most of the new offenders seem to be better-class women,
"They are appailed because their coupons won't run to the lovely clothes they've been used to.":
These measures are in no way directed against the Independence. of Iran. The military measures its forces from Iranian territory, undertaken by the Soviet are The Note which was dated solely directed against the danger August 25, was presented, simul- created by the hostile activities taneously by M. Molotov to the of the Gormans, and as soon as Iranian Ambassador in Moscow This situation in Iran consti- the danger threatening the and by the Soviet Ambassador in tutca ne grave danger and It Im- U.S.S.R. has disappeared,. the Teheran Moscow radio, i adds poses upon the U.S.S.R. Govern- Soviet Government, in obedience that the British Ambassador in Note ment the necessity of taking all to its obligations undertaken in Teheran presented' the measures required" for their own the 1021 Treaty, will withdraw simultaneously. — Reutor.
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