Kid-Glove Tactics In Preliminary Phase
AIR FORCE BEGINS WITH DELUGE OF
LEAFLETS
BRITISH RESIDENTS SAFE IN TEHERAN
The British Minister and all the British in community Teheran are safe and well. News to this effect has been receiv ed in authoritative quarters in London, according to Reuter.
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THE SHAH MAKES A MOVE
The Shah has person- ally intervened in the
(By Reuter's Air Correspondent)
HEAVY-HANDED R.A.F. ACTION IN IRAN IS NO DOUBT BEING AVOIDED IN FAVOUR OF A KID-GLOVE APPROACH WHICH MASKS A BIG PUSH IF THIS IS REQUIRED.
This method follows that which was ini- tially adopted in the two earlier similarly ticklish campaigns, Iraq and Syria, where it was sincerely hoped at first that serious air action would not be necessary.
Beating bonibers, according to a Samia compusique, thre again feeling communique first with leas fets There is no confirmation in London of Asis propagandist stories of the bombing of Teheran It is very unlikely that action of the souf has yet been necessary
The bombing of military ob jectives behind the lines must depend on the degree of mis.
the Iranian
taken resistance militarists put up.
Naval and air cooperation.
be expected
Iranian situation, though the landing at Abadam the nature of the inter-| vention is not yet known. It was learned in authoritative quarters in London yesterday that
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the Shah asked the British Russian Ambassadors to see personally after the two Ambas- sadors at dawn on Monday had in- formed the Iranian Foreign Min- ister of the intention of the Governments to take action against German Fifth Columnists and had given assurances of the intention to withdraw the British and Russian troops as soon as the military necessity for their pre- sence was removed.
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The Fleet Air Arm has already
this
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 27, 1941.
In
.
Iran
Of Move
TWO ENEMY SHIPS SUNK Two enemy ships
were sunk and others hit off the French, Dutch and German coasts yesterday by Bomber Command aircraft some of which were escorted by fighters, it is learned in London. An aerodrome in German - occupied France was also at- tacked.-Reuter.
Allies Moving Rapidly
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
DE 6 PIT E INCREASING IRANIAN RESISTANCE THE BRITISH AND RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE REPORTED TO BE MOVING FAST ON SEVER. AL KEYPOINTS.
British troops are said to be overrunning the southern oilfields while Cossack and Turkoman cavalry, aided by tanks, druve 25 niles toward the Teberan rail. road linking the Persian
Gulf and the Caspian.
Turkey is reported to be neu- tral.- International News Service,
NEW EAST
BRITISH TROOPS AFRICAN
SECURE IRAN OILFIELDS
THE THREE POINTS at which the invad- been in action utice yearing forces made their entry into Iran, accord- the ing to a military commentator in Simla yester-
day, are Abadan.
from the Persian Gult, during the suppression. Frugi revolt.
Air Cover
This was
of
near
Khanquin, Khorramshah and
COMMAND
A new East African Command has been creat- ed. Lt.-General W. Platt has been appointed G.O.C. and he will be
under the direct orders of the War Office.
The appointment was made ow- ing to the virtual termination of the operations in Abyssinia and in order to allow the C-in-C Middle East, to devote his time to
The former is the most important because other theatres of war. mission it is the oilfield which it is the British intention
Hab-
families
So, too, have airborne infantry, They were landed
anivah with a similar
British for protecting who later, as the situation wor- sened, evacuated to India in the troop-carriers which brought the troops.
An interview between the two The British triple advance info Ambassadors and the Shah took Iran from the south and centre, place at 10 o'clock on Monday it is certain, is being curried out morning and a discussion ensued with air cover. but no details have transpired in regard to the course of the con- versation. --Reuter.
SYRIA APPROVES
Further information about R.A.F. support should be forth- coming from the Middle East Command from which the neces- sary aircraft will chiefly ba drawn.
Tactics in this campaign may be expected to follow the now familiar lines of complete co. operation between the B.A.F., Army and Navy, brilliantly ex- That Allied initiative in ploited in the Near and Middle
Eaet on half a Iran
dozen occasions was necessary in
already. order to consolidate the
Whether Iran will feel the full security of the Middle
power of the R.A.F. and the East countries, is the view American aircraft with which it
ἐπ this
expressed in political cir- is so largely equipped
part of the world, and of the Red
cles in Syria.
The press comments sympathe- tically on the Anglo-Soviet action, comparing it to the recent suc- cessful intervention in Syria and pointing out that the second stage is the process of eliminating Nazi intrigues in the Middle East.
It is pointed out that the Iran operations show the Allies are now taking the initiative and are ready to take firm action wher-
the Nazi menace
shows it- Reuter.
ever self.
VALEDICTORY
Air Force as well, remains be seen.--Reuter.
DOROTHY WANTS U.S.
TO FIGHT
to
to secure against attempts at sabotage.
Khorramshah is located at the} mouth of the Khorram River and is the starting point for an im- porlant transport route.
Abadan is also important as it is the location of one of the world's largest refineries, employ- ing a large number of Indians.
Bandar Shapur, where 2 landing was made, is the south- ern torminus of the trans- Persian railway.
Lt. General A. G. Cunningham, been G.O.C. East Africa, has transferred to a command in the Middle East. Reuter.
HAWKER 'PLANES
IN SOUTHERN IRAN
STRAFED
The British Government had been pressing the Iranian author-; ities to take action against Cer- man and Italian ships, including tankers, which are interned here. ing events in Iran was issued from British crews removed and Persian headquarters in Cairo yesterday afternoon.
THE FIRST R.A.F. communique concern-
The British wished to have the
guards placed aboard the ships
the part of Iran under Inter- national IRW,
and adequate steps taken in It stated that in addition to dropping leaf- order to prevent scuttling.
Besides being obligatory on lets over Teheran and other Iranian towns these steps are and protecting the advancing British troops,
three Hawker-type aircraft were "strafed" a hostile landing ground in southern Iran.
the
of the utmost urgency and Im- portance to Britain from the viewpoint of keeping the Por- sian Gulf clear. Nevertheless the Iranian Gov-
ernment, under the influence of The communique says: During
Germans, have taken notice of the British representa- tacked Tripoli harbour
no Sunday night heavy bombers at-
tions.
Reuter.
NAZI COMMENT ON
IRAN MOVE
starting
a number of fres.
bombs on enemy Bardia.
During Monday South African aircraft dropped a,
number of dumps
near
INDIAN BORDER OPINION
of It is the general opinion tribes on the Indo-Iranian border and that the entry of British Russian troops into Iran signifies on the British determination to pre- vent the war spreading to the Muslim countries in the
on
bombers R.A.F., medium [SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]Monday dropped leaflets
The German Foreign Office Teheran and other Iranian towns. limits its comment on Iran to
Middle
MISS DOROTHY THOMPSON, an attack on Britain, but the During the day R.A.F. fighters East on the borders of India, THE AMERICAN JOURNALIST, Nazi press charges that President provided protection for our ad- It is felt that if Britain had not RETURNING TO THE U.S. BY Roosevelt was informed before- vancing troops and strafed three taken the present action the Axis CLIPPER, SAID IN HAMILTON hand of the move.
whole Hawker type aircraft on a hostile might have occupied the (BERMUDA) YESTERDAY
landing ground in the south as country. THAT THE BRITISH HAD "IN-
they were taking off to attack dur
The British declaration that she in CREDIBLE" COURAGE,
has no territorial ambitions troops.
Iran is welcomed.-Reuter.
Sir Shouson Chow will be host at a farewell dinner party at the
· Chinese Merchants' Club to-night in honour of His Excelency the She disagreed with Lord Beav Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, erbrook when he said he did not and Lady Northcote.
want an expeditionary force from] America.
TOBRUK EXCHANGE
She said: "I believe Britain
D.N.B., the official Nazi agency, claims that Soviet planes bombed Tabriz, en route to Teheran. International News Service.
Transport àircraft were BUC- cessfully employed In colla- boration with the Army,
PROCESS CONTINUES It is now known that another
CORVETTE SUNK
The corvette "Picoteo" (Lt. R, been
The German Government has Junkers 88 German bomber was Some exchange of artillery fire, vill want an expeditionary force informed the Mexicon Charge destroyed, in addition to the one A. Harrison, R.N.R.) has both at Tobruk and in the fron- from the United States before the d'Affaires of the decision to reported on Monday as having sunk, stated an official Admiralty tlor area, is all that was recorded wer is over. I think Americans withdraw exequaturs from Mexl- | been shot down while attempt-communique in London last night
shipping. in yesterday's Cairo Middle East should be told so and told so em- can consuls in Germany. communique, says Reuter.
phatically."-Reuter.
ter.
Reu-ing to attack Reuter.
our
quoted by Reuter. Next of kin of. casualties have been informed.